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 Paul Williams - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Paul Williams was a prominent African American architect in Los Angeles, California.
Paul Williams is an English association football (soccer) player for Stoke City F.C. Paul Williams is an Australian rules football player for the Sydney Swans.
Paul Williams is an American professor at American University and Director of the Public International Law and Policy Group.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Paul_Williams   (169 words)

  
 PAUL WILLIAMS - LINKS TO OTHER PEOPLES WEB PAGES ABOUT PAUL WILLIAMS MUSIC AND ACTING CAREER
Paul also talks about the effects of alcohol and drugs on his career in an interview with "The New York Daily News" in July 1998 as well as in interviews in "Treatment Today" and "Nashville Scene" in the summer of 1998.
Paul Williams has been been actively involved in the work of both Community High School in Nashville, where he is a member of their Advisory Council, as well as the work of their 'umbrella' association The Association of Recovery Schools.
Paul Williams supports the work of Forgotten Angels Animal Foundation/Rescue who believe that animals, as living creatures, are entitled to a quality life, with respect and compassion.
www.paulwilliamscouk.plus.com /paulwilliamslinks.html   (3108 words)

  
 Paul Williams (saxophonist)
Paul Williams (1915 — 2002) was an American blues and rhythm and blues alto and baritone saxophonist and composer.
After performing with Clarence Dorsey[?] and King Porter[?] he formed his own band in 1947.
He was best known for his 1949 hit, "The Hucklebuck." He later worked in the Atlantic Records house band and was musical director for Lloyd Price and James Brown.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/pa/Paul_Williams_(saxophonist).html   (63 words)

  
 [Deathwatch] Paul 'Huckle-Buck' Williams, musician, 87   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Saxophonist Paul 'Huckle-Buck' Williams Dies at 87 Wed Sep 25, 5:28 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jazz saxophonist and band leader Paul Williams, whose 1949 Rhythm and Blues hit, "The Huckle-Buck," was covered by Frank Sinatra, has died, his former record label said on Wednesday.
Williams scored one of the first big hits of the RandB era in 1949 with "The Huckle-Buck," based on Charlie Parker's "Now's the Time." It was the biggest-selling record in the Savoy label's 60-year history, topping the RandB charts for 14 weeks, and spawned vocal versions by Sinatra and others.
Williams was later part of Atlantic Records' house band in the '60s and directed the Lloyd Price and James Brown orchestras until 1964.
slick.org /pipermail/deathwatch/2002-September/000255.html   (301 words)

  
 Billy Paul at AllExperts
Billy Paul (born Paul Williams on 1 December, 1934 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a well known soul singer, famous for his Grammy-winning vocals on "Me and Mrs.
Paul has been a frequent member and hit maker for the soul music scene in the years before and after his Grammy Award, especially with the use of the consistently popular Philadelphia soul style as his backing.
Paul is married, and continues to tour around the world extensively.
en.allexperts.com /e/b/bi/billy_paul.htm   (266 words)

  
 Paul Williams at AllExperts
*Paul Williams is currently a New York University (NYU) student who established P an' Di, a tech based company in New York.
*Paul Williams is an American boxer of the welterweight division.
*Paul Williams is a professor of Indian and Tibetan Philosophy at the University of Bristol, UK.
en.allexperts.com /e/p/pa/paul_williams.htm   (285 words)

  
 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Paul Williams
Paul Williams (songwriter) (born 1940), songwriter for the Carpenters and many other groups; also film and television actor
Paul Williams (British singer), vocalist and keyboardist for 1970s bands Tempest and IOU.
Paul Williams (British professor), professor of Indian and Tibetan Philosophy at the University of Bristol, UK.
www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Paul_Williams   (342 words)

  
 Rhythm-and-Blues Music - Printer-friendly - MSN Encarta
Two other styles of R&B were popular in the late 1940s and early 1950s: an instrumental strain largely modeled on jump blues and featuring a coarse, honking tenor saxophone sound; and the vocal-group genre.
The most important musicians who promoted the instrumental style were tenor saxophonist Big Jay McNeely, alto and baritone saxophonist Paul Williams, and tenor saxophonist Joe Houston.
The majority of Motown artists (exceptions including saxophonist Junior Walker and singers Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder) were vocal groups that updated the doo-wop style of the 1950s with a heavy, even beat.
encarta.msn.com /text_761557760___4/Rhythm-and-Blues_Music.html   (1838 words)

  
 Slim Henderson - Free Music Downloads, Videos, Lyrics, CDs, MP3s, Bio, Merchandise and Links
Tenor saxophonist Slim Henderson, his real first name Douglas, was active in the first half of the 20th century in a stylistic netherworld somewhere between classic blues and classic jazz.
Paul Williams came up with his R&B hit entitled "The Hucklebuck" after listening to two records, bebop maestro..
Paul Williams came up with his R&B hit entitled "The Hucklebuck" after listening to two records, bebop maestro Charlie Parker's "Now's the Time" and bluesy bandleader Lucky Millinder's "D-Natural Blues" -- the latter featuring a superb improvisation by Henderson in a key that many saxophonists would rather eat their reed then try to play in.
www.artistdirect.com /nad/music/artist/bio/0,,524460,00.html   (398 words)

  
 MPR: Mr. Smooth keeps on playing
Williams came to Minnesota when he enlisted in the navy during World War II, and was stationed outside the Twin Cities.
Minneapolis saxophonist Gary Berg, who compared to Williams is a youngster at 66, first ran into him in the early 50s on the local jazz circuit.
Williams himself has no regrets about the time he's spent in Minnesota, but unfortunately his time may be running out.
news.minnesota.publicradio.org /features/2005/09/09_robertsc_williams?rsssource=1   (831 words)

  
 Life In Legacy - Week of 09/28/2002
Paul Williams - R&B saxophonist and bandleader who scored a mammoth hit on the R&B charts in 1949 with “The Huckle-Buck” (14 weeks at number 1), and who worked as a house musician at Atlantic records throughout the 60’s, died on Sept. 14 of cardiac arrest at the age of 87.
Hobbs Adams - Former football head coach at Kansas State in 1940-41 and 1946 who was a 3-year letterman end at USC in the 20’s and captain of their 1925 football team, died Sept. 24 at age 99.
Dr. William Figueroa - Lung specialist who published the landmark report linking lung cancer with the chemical compound CME, that led to regulations that ended employees exposure to it, died of ALS on Sept. 22 at the age 66.
www.lifeinlegacy.com /2002/WIR20020928.html   (2745 words)

  
 New Milford Spectrum Paul Williams is ‘always there’ for Canterbury students   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Williams focuses on his main role at the school — enhancing and promoting the school and its image, updating the school’s website and communicating the happenings of the school with the public.
Williams, who earned an MBA from Clark Atlanta University in 2002, was behind the planning for and posting of a pink Canterbury School billboard on Route 7 near The Cookhouse in recent months, he noted with a chuckle.
Williams discovered the job at Canterbury after his wife was hired as the director of multi-cultural affairs at Taft School in Watertown in August 2002.
www.spectrum.newmilford.com /story.php?id=61863   (1012 words)

  
 San Francisco Bay Times
Paul Williams took the stage at the Plush Room looking as if time had stopped for him.
Williams commented several times throughout his set that he was experiencing some vocal difficulties, yet he sounds very much like I remember him on Merv Griffin.
Paul Williams tells us that after approaching super stardom in the ‘70s –-I mean, come on, he didn’t just appear on The Love Boat, he also wrote the theme song!
www.sfbaytimes.com /article_p.php?article_id=5600   (630 words)

  
 Paul Kendall - Jazz Saxophonist - Album Reviews
The tenor saxophonist plays with a broad, nasal tone, brusquely pushing his way ahead and making brief forays into the upper and lower registers of the horn.
The solo that follows is the saxophonistís most heartfelt of the set, expanding to a passionate release without transforming the bittersweet temper of Silverís composition.
The new CD "Excursions" from saxophonist, Paul Kendall and drummer, Bob Leto accompanied by Kenny Drew Jr., on piano and John Ray on bass is a spectacular display of forward vision and composition without sacrificing the standards of traditional jazz.
www.kendalljazz.com /albums.shtml?Excursions   (1103 words)

  
 United Press International - Americas(p) - Famed songwriter Paul Williams sings, too   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Williams, 63, has teamed with a number of collaborators, and those whose work is represented in his current show are Barbra Streisand, Roger Nichols, Johnny Mandel, Ken Ascher, Jon Vezner, Ivan Lins and Victor Martins.
Williams has had a career as an actor, of course, appearing in dozens of films, television comedies and dramas.
Williams has just completed an AIX label DVD-Audio/Video disc featuring Willie Nelson, Melissa Manchester and Gonzo the Muppet, titled "I'm Going To Go Back There Someday," to be released this summer.
www.upi.com /view.cfm?StoryID=20040513-124246-6061r   (718 words)

  
 Hot Jazz Management Artist's Tributes
Williams moved to Kansas City in 1928 when it was a hot-bed for swing, the new popular music of the era.
Williams said "Nat didn't even know he could sing then, but he was the best piano player in Chicago." As part of the Count Basie Orchestra, Claude Williams briefly enjoyed national fame.
Williams was born in Oklahoma, but he and his wife Blanche have long considered Kansas City, Missouri, to be home.
hotjazznyc.com /tributes.html   (6478 words)

  
 PAUL KELLER
Paul is a prolific composer and arranger for these three groups and they are all regulars at the Montreux Detroit Jazz Festival.
In addition, Paul plays with many different groups at the festival and was voted MVP in 1994.
Paul is currently on the faculty of the University of Michigan in the Jazz Studies Program and conducts improvisation clinics and workshops throughout the mid-west.
www.riverwalk.org /profiles/keller.htm   (525 words)

  
 Paul Williams - TheBestLinks.com - Popular music, Rhythm and blues, The Temptations, Paul Williams (saxophonist), ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Paul Williams - TheBestLinks.com - Popular music, Rhythm and blues, The Temptations, Paul Williams (saxophonist),...
Paul Williams, Popular music, Rhythm and blues, The Temptations, Paul Williams...
Paul Williams, songwriter for Carpenters and many others
www.thebestlinks.com /Paul_Williams.html   (133 words)

  
 Jazz Studies Faculty
Paul Bollenbeck's emotionally expressive style and eclectic approach is the result of years of listening, studying and playing music by Carlos Santana, Yes, Wes Montgomery, George Benson, John Scofield, Pat Metheny, Kenny Burrell, Herbie Hancock, Bill Evans, John Coltrane, Wayne Shorter, Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Winter and Lenny Breau.
Paul was featured at the 1998 World Internet Trade Show in Los Angeles, and his band opened the New York Guitar Show in May 1998 where he also performed with John Pisano.
Paul Bollenbeck currently lives in New York City, where he can be heard informally in a number of settings.
www.music.columbia.edu /~cecenter/JazzConcentration/faculty.htm   (4522 words)

  
 Respect Page
Paul 'Tubbs' Williams, founder and member of the U.K. Soul ensemble, Light Of The World, has died.
Details are scarce right now, however, Paul's passing has been acknowleged by Incognito band member 'Bluey' Maunick (whose band 'Tubbs' was also member of for a while).
Paul was an accomplished Bassist, Percussionist and Vocalist.
www.soulwalking.co.uk /Respect.html   (1802 words)

  
 Paul "Hucklebuck" Williams - Biography - AOL Music
Saxophonists Noble "Thin Man" Watts and Wild Bill Moore, trumpeter Phil Guilbeau, and vocalists Danny Cobb, Jimmy Brown, Joan Shaw, and Connie Allen were among Williams' band members.
He was later part of Atlantic Records' house band in the '60s and directed the Lloyd Price and James Brown orchestras until 1964.
Get Paul "Hucklebuck" Williams biography information, download, listen and watch Paul "Hucklebuck" Williams music, mp3's, song lyrics, music videos, Internet radio, live performances, concerts, and use the music search function to find information on other new and established recording artists.
music.aol.com /artist/paul-hucklebuck-williams/23888/biography   (190 words)

  
 Local 802 News - Publications & Press Releases
Harvey Estrin, 73, a saxophonist, flutist and 802 member since 1946, died on Sept. 21 after a six-month battle with complications from surgery.
He is survived by his wife Dona, daughters Sonya, Arlinda and Meredith, stepson Dahoud, sisters Earlene, Daisy Lee, Rosa Lee and Carrie, brothers George, Bob, Farris, Vernon and Richard, and nephews Bradley, Tracey, Pierre and John.
It was there that he picked up the baritone saxophone and, at the urging of producer Teddy Reig, created a driving, honking timbre that became his signature style.
www.local802afm.org /publication_entry.cfm?xEntry=53890454   (1062 words)

  
 Chico Hamilton: Reviews, Discography, Audio Clips, and more ||| Music.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Tony Williams' death in 1997 of a heart attack after routine gall bladder surgery was a major shock to the jazz world.
Just 51, Williams (who could be a very loud drummer) seemed so youthful, healthy, and ageless even though he had been a major drummer for nearly 35 years.
Originally a saxophonist, Manne switched to drums when he was 18 and started working almost immediately.
www.music.com /person/chico_hamilton/1   (332 words)

  
 JOHN WILLIAMS Fan Network   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Vocalist Nancy Wilson and saxophonist Daniel Higgins join John Williams and the Boston Pops Orchestra for the August 3 "Evening at Pops" broadcast, in a program of classic film music and jazz.
Williams accompanying a montage of silent film clips o­n piano, and a segment in which he explains the basics of film composition through a sequence from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, before leading the orchestra in the actual music he wrote for that clip.
Williams' own "Make Me Rainbows" (written with Paul Williams), Duke Ellington's "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)," George Gershwin's "Embraceable You," and Johnny Mercer's "When October Goes."
www.jwfan.net /print.php?sid=339   (227 words)

  
 New Gibraltar Encyclopedia of Progressive Rock CO-CZ
This wonderful British saxophonist is at home in any conceivable musical context (and a few inconceivable ones!).
Paul doesn't play with the group anymore, but some of you might recognize the current lead guitarist.
The same goes for the rabid "William Tell Overture" at the end of "Surf City." After the release of the live album, Palumbo returned to the band, and his songwriting became increasingly grim and bitter.
www.gepr.net /co.html   (15903 words)

  
 Garey Williams - Events
Williams sounds like a combination of Vinnie Colaiuta and Peter Erskine through his careful attention to the orchestration of each section of the tune.
This four-piece group with guest artist saxophonist Bruce Babad kept the crowd clapping in the cozy venue, including one group of Ellensburg High School music students." "This band is one of the best I ever heard.
Among the crowd favorites were Jay Ralston on trumpet, Garey Williams on drums, John Sanders on piano and Jake Bergevin on vocals.
www.gareywilliams.com /2003events.html   (3534 words)

  
 Lycos Music
This accomplished saxophonist and flautist rose to prominence during the mid-60s as a member of London RandB group Tony Knight's Chessmen.
Williams (vocals), Jimmy Crawford (guitar), Geoff Condon (trumpet), John Wiggins (keyboards), Roger Sutton (bass) and Alan White (drums) were featured on Patent Pending, a propulsive set drawing inspiration from both jazz and blues, but Almond subsequently disbanded the line-up, and a second album, Hollywood Blues, was completed with the aid of American musicians.
Wonderful) and John Mayall (Bluesbreakers With Eric Clapton), the saxophonist joined the latter in 1969 in a pioneering "drummer-less" unit captured on The Turning Point and Empty Rooms.
entertainment.lycos.com /music/artist_bio.php?id=Mark-Almond   (227 words)

  
 City Pages - We Got Us
Williams takes at least 10 hats on the road, his road manager reports.
Williams and Allen have the ready humor of guys who came up together.
Mint Condition are considered old-fashioned that way, though their music helped cut a new edge for rhythm and blues, with Williams applying his agile tenor to scatting, and Ricky Kinchen's almost subliminally low bass lines swinging hard into O'Dell's squirrelly guitars.
www.citypages.com /databank/26/1276/article13294.asp   (2419 words)

  
 WU Libraries - Gaylord Music Library - Necrology - W
Paul Hahn {Paul-Hahn@library.wustl.edu} from Reid Byers {rbyers@chubb.com} on HPSCHD-L, 4/12/1997.
Williams, Claude (Fiddler), jazz violinist and guitarist (and other string instruments), d.
Williams, James, jazz pianist, bandleader, and educator, d.
library.wustl.edu /~music/necro/necro-w.html   (2029 words)

  
 Bruce Crowther's gone but not forgotten
A remarkably gifted multi-instrumentalist, Pete Brown became one of the most distinctive alto saxophonists in jazz and was a foremost member of the small number of swing era musicians to make the transition to bop.
The down side was, inevitably perhaps, that the saxophonist was obliged to play extended gallery-pleasing, up-tempo solos every night, a fact which overshadowed his great love for ballads.
When Williams left Ellington in 1940, he was briefly with Benny Goodman, playing in both the full band and the sextet.
www.swing2bop.com /gone.html   (7311 words)

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