Artist
Joe Williams
Joe Williams is a jazz artist from American. 90 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Jazz · American · Best jazz albums
- 90
- Releases
- 1958–2026
- Active years
Discography
77
Most popular
The Greatest!: Count Basie Plays, Joe Williams Sings Standards
1990
Me and the Blues
1999
Together / Have a Good Time
2001
A Man Ain't Supposed to Cry
1985
In Good Company
1989
Sing Along With Basie
1958
Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings
1993
The Heart and Soul of Joe Williams and George Shearing
2001
Here's to Life
1994
Everyday I Have the Blues
1959
I Just Want to Sing
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Joe Williams Live (Live At Fantasy Studio "A," Berkeley, CA / August 7, 1973)
2024
Life's Sweet Shadows: Vocal Works of Richard Thompson
2024
Where Do I Go From Here?
2023
Joe Williams Sings Everyday
2023
Feel The Spirit
2023
Jazz 'Round Midnight: Joe Williams
2023
Down and Out!
2023
A Night at Count Basie's
2023
A Song Is Born (Live)
2023
A Night at Count Basie's (2021 Digitally Remastered)
2023
Chicago Jazz Fest '81 (WBEZ Broadcast)
2021
The Classic Recordings
2021
Four Classic Albums (a Night at Count Basie's / a Man Ain't Supposed to Cry / Everyday I Have the Blues / Just the Blues) (Digital
2021
Joe Williams Sings
2021
Jammin' Night'n Day
2021
Every Day I Have the Blues (2021 Digitally Remastered)
2021
Those Sinking Blues
2021
At Birdland Live
2021
Just the Blues
2021
Just the Blues (2021 Digitally Remastered)
2021
A Man Ain't Supposed to Cry (2021 Digitally Remastered)
2021
Numero Uno Blues
2020
Joe Willims Sings - Count Basie Plays and Swings
2020
Jazz Collection - Count Basie - Joe Williams
2019
Rarities
2018
Milestones of Jazz Legends - Male Jazz Singers, Vol. 4 (1959, 1961)
2018
Allright, Okay, You Win
2017
Count Basie meets Joe Williams
2017
A Fine Romance
2017
Joe Williams & Harry "Sweets" Edison: Complete Small - Group Sessions
2016
The Song Is You
2015
The Exciting Joe Williams
2015
Everyday I Have The Blues - 50 Classic Tracks
2014
One More for My Baby
2014
Anytime Anyday Anywhere
2014
Ballad And Blues Master (Live)
2013
That Kind of Woman
2013
Teach Me Tonight
2013
Jump for Joy
2013
Joe Williams - Live In Las Vegas (MP3 Compilation)
2012
Best of The Straight-Up Blues From The Groove Merchant Vault
2012
Original Jazz Sound: Everyday I Have the Blues
2012
Joe Williams - Greated Hits Live (MP3 Compilation)
2012
Live At Orchestra Hall, Detroit (Live At Orchestra Hall, Detroit, MI / November 20, 1992)
2009
Sherman's Jazz Selection: Joe Williams
2007
Music For Lovers
2007
End of a Beautiful Friendship
2007
The Ultimate Jazz Archive 42 - Vocalists - 1946 - 55 (3 Of 4)
2007
Prez & Joe - Dave Pell's Prez Conference
2006
Every Day: The Best Of The Verve Years
2006
Having The Blues Under A European Sky
2005
Sings About You/Sentimental And Melancholy
2004
Joe Williams
2002
At Newport '63
2002
The Definitive Joe Williams
2002
Joe Williams' Finest Hour
2001
Joe Williams Sings About You!
2000
Joe Williams - Live!
2000
The Greatest!
2000
Together
2000
That Holiday Feelin'
1995
Feel the Sprit
1994
Presenting Joe Williams & Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Orchestra
1994
Ballad and Blues Master
1992
Worth Waiting For...
1970
Presenting Joe Williams and Thad Jones / Mel Lewis: The Jazz Orchestra
1968
Singles & EPs
13
Six Strings and Bad Decisions
EP · 2026
Luck in a Blue Suit
Single · 2026
Keep On (feat. Wilson Purdue & Cailyn Wilson)
Single · 2025
Soundtrack Of It All
Single · 2024
This Song Is Yours
Single · 2023
Orange and Maroon
Single · 2023
Shake, Rattle and Roll (Live)
Single · 2023
Son of a Sipper
Single · 2023
Blues In My Heart (Live)
Single · 2023
Roll 'Em Pete (Live)
Single · 2023
I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart (Live)
Single · 2023
Long Story Short
EP · 2022
The Hole EP
EP · 2021
Upcoming shows
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More about Joe Williams
About
Joe Williams (December 12, 1918 - March 29, 1999) was a well-known jazz singer. He was born Joseph Goreed in Cordele, Georgia and moved to Chicago as a child. He was raised by his mother and grandmother. He grew on the south side of Chicago, surrounded by jazz, blues, and gospel music. In the 1930s, as a teenager, he was a member of "The Jubilee Boys" and performed in Chicago churches. He worked as a singer and bouncer in Chicago in the late 1930s and early 1940s. In 1943, he was hired by the Lionel Hampton Orchestra. He toured with Hampton for several years but never achieved breakthrough success. He rose to national prominence as the singer for Count Basie's Orchestra in 1954. He remained with Basie for several years. "Everyday I have the Blues" is his biggest hit. After leaving the Basie band, Williams continued to have a successful career working with his own jazz combo. He and Basie remained on good terms and he would regularly appear with the band. Bill Cosby cast Williams as his father-in-law "Grandpa Al" Hanks in a recurring role on the 1980s sit-com The Cosby Show. Williams enjoyed a successful career and worked regularly until his death.
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He died at age 80, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Joe Williams shares a birthday with Frank Sinatra who was also born Dec. 12, three years before Williams
Joe Williams in brief
- How many Joe Williams releases are on Riffiter?
- 90 releases are catalogued, spanning 1958 to 2026.
- What genre is Joe Williams?
- Joe Williams is catalogued under Jazz.
- What is the most recent Joe Williams release on Riffiter?
- Six Strings and Bad Decisions, released in 2026.