John Williams (b. 1905-1996) sax player and band leader, best rememberred as Mary Lou Williams husband.
John Williams (b. 1908-1998) jazz bass player, played in, among others, Louis Armstrong's band, Lucky Millinder's band, Tab Smith's band...
John Williams (b. ????) drum player played in Fate Marable's band
John B. Williams, Jr. (b. 1941) bass player who played in Count Basie's band in the 1970s. Also did a stint on the the 'Tonight Show Band'.
John Williams (b. ????) English composer. (I know of a sax quartet written for the Myrha Sax Quartet in 1980)
John T. Williams (b. 1932) the best know of the Williams boys... Jaws, Star Wars, etc fame, but also jazz piano
John (Christopher) Williams (b. 1941) Australian classical guitarist.
John Williams (b.1929) the other jazz pianist which has been mentioned. Worked with Stan Getz among others.
John Williams (b. ????) trumpet player with the Carolina Cotton Pickers in the 1930s and 40s.
Johnny Williams (b. ????) baritone sax player with the Count Basie outfit in the 1980s. He also played with a lot of R&B acts including Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight, The Temptation, Marvin Gaye and Ike Turner.
John Williams (b. 1941) another baritone sax player, this time British, who played with the Centipede Orchestra.
John Williams (b. ????) a button accordion player (I know, I know.... must be zillions of these guys around)
John Radcliffe Williams (1920-2002), English singer and choir master. Was the first Master of Music at the Tower of London
John McLaughlin Williams (b.????), classical violin, conductor and composer. Played violin in the Boston Pops Orchestra.
I think that's enough. Or maybe someone knows another (hope not).
Bernard Savoie
David Hage wrote:
On 4/1/05 6:00 pm, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
There are two John Williamses IIRC--one a jazz pianist and one a movie
composer.
Likewise with John Eaton-one jazz pianist, one composer.
Jim "no relation to either" Williams
If you are referring to "Johnny Williams" the jazz pianist around in the
early 50's they are one and the same.
Could you be referring to John Williams the British classical guitarist and founder of Sky??
Bill
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