Billy Williams (singer)

Billy Williams (singer)

Billy Williams (born 28 December 1910, Waco, Texas — died 17 October 1972, Chicago) was a singer, who had a hugely successful cover recording of Fats Waller's "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter" in 1957. His trademark hook for his songs was to shout "Oh, Yeah" at the end of lyrics.

He was the lead singer of The Charioteers between 1930 and 1950, when he formed his own Billy Williams Quartet with Eugene Dixon, Claude Riddick and John Ball. Many appearances on TV followed, especially on "Your Show of Shows" with Sid Caesar.cite book
first= Joel
last= Whitburn
year= 1992
title= The Billboard Book of USA Top 40 Hits
edition= 5th
publisher= Guinness Publishing Limited
location= Enfield, Middlesex
pages= p. 494
id= ISBN 0-85112-528-X
]

By the early 1960s he had lost his voice due to diabetes. He subsequently moved to Chicago and worked as a social worker until his death in 1972.

References

External links

* [http://home.earthlink.net/~jaymar41/bwilliams.html The Charioteers, The Quartet, and Billy Williams]
* [http://www.geocities.com/doo_wop_gino/billwill.htm Billy Williams discography]


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