Earl Williams (musician)

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Earl Williams (* 1938 in Detroit ; † January 23, 2013 ) was an American jazz musician ( drums ).

Live and act

Williams began playing drums when he was eleven; he then studied at the Detroit Conservatory of Music and the Detroit Institute of Musical Arts . At the age of 14 he was already performing as a professional musician in the Detroit area. A year after graduating from high school, he went on tour with his father's big band, Paul "Hucklebuck" Williams; in the band he played with stars like Ruth Brown , Chuck Berry , Paul Anka , Frankie Avalon , Sam Cooke and Big Joe Turner . 1957 the first recordings were made in Chicago with singer Bobby Parker for Vee Jay Records . After leaving his father's band, he moved to New York City to play with Eddie Heywood . Eventually he found a job in the house band of the Apollo Theater . In the following years Williams worked as a studio musician for radio and advertising as well as a theater musician on Broadway in A Chorus Line and Doctor Jazz (1975). In the field of jazz he played from the early 1960s a. a. with Jimmy Hamilton , Galt MacDermot , Willis Jackson , Marion Williams , The Manhattan Transfer , Randy Weston , Lawrence Lucie , Ron Carter , with the Harlem Underground Band (including with George Benson ), the No-Gap Generation Jazz Band (with Paul Quinichette ) in the 90s with Hal Singer and Tsuyoshi Yamamoto ( Dinah ). In the field of jazz he was involved in 32 recording sessions between 1957 and 1998.

Williams has taught in schools, colleges, and cultural institutions. He was also artist in residence at the Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute and Doane College; he also taught at New York University and the Bronx Community College. He gave instrumental lessons at Old Westbury College, State University of New York and at Five Towns College.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Obituary at. Blackpast, March 5, 2013, accessed July 17, 2018 .
  2. ^ Broadway Database
  3. ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed July 12, 2018)
personal data
SURNAME Williams, Earl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz musician (drums)
DATE OF BIRTH 1938
PLACE OF BIRTH Detroit
DATE OF DEATH January 23, 2013