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Joe Williams has been played on NTS in shows including The Gaza Strip, featured first on 8 November 2013. Songs played include Get Out Of My Life and For All We Know.

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…

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MOST PLAYED TRACKS
Get Out Of My Life
Joe Williams, The Jazz Orchestra
Solid State Records1966
Get Out Of My Life
Joe Williams, The Jazz OrchestraSolid State Records1966
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For All We Know
Joe Williams
Roulette1961
For All We Know
Joe WilliamsRoulette1961
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