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William Johnson Biography, Photos, Pictures

That a new generation of gospel performers with this name should materialize is no surprise, seeing as how the name is as prevalent as the shout of “Amen!” at a prayer meeting

William Jones Biography, Photos, Pictures

Not to be confused with the Willie Jones who led an orchestra out of Richmond, IN, in the ’20s, William Jones is a tenor saxophonist who was part of another territory band several decades later, led by alto saxophonist Sherman Williams

It is not considered good luck for a guitarist to be named William Jones The same rule applies, joined at the hip, to variations of the name such as Bill Jones and Billy Jones

There may be more than one background or choral vocalist named William Jones active in gospel music One who has performed and recorded with groups such as the New York Fellowship Mass Choir has been identified more specifically as a tenor

Gospel songwriter William Jones seems to be serving as a spokesman for the dark side with his best known composition, “Down Here Waiting” The song is part of the repertoire of black gospel performer Rev

William L. Dawson Biography, Photos, Pictures

This prominent Afro-American composer, arranger, and educator was born William Levi Dawson and was credited with and without the middle initial throughout his long and accomplished career

William Lewis Biography, Photos, Pictures

William Lewis has been collecting credits since the ’60s, working diligently in two areas of extreme importance in the business of reissuing material Lewis creates bright, busy, attention-attracting album covers, his garish montage style setting just the right mood for material that ranges from the bawdy jokes of Pigmeat Markham to fervid gospel music

William Lindsay Biography, Photos, Pictures

This artist came along as a replacement singer during the lifespan of the Crickets, a doo wop vocal group from the Morrisania section of the Bronx that should not be confused with Buddy Holly’s backup outfit

William Moore Biography, Photos, Pictures

Half of the recordings done by this artist may have gone the way of Jimmy Hoffa’s corpse, but the eight tracks that were released in the late ’20s and subsequently reissued time and time again easily maintain the reputation of William “Bill” Moore as an elite country blues multi-instrumentalist in the elaborate syncopated East Coast blues or Piedmont blues style

Here’s a name for collectors of obscure R&B bass players, often a key to a musical treasure chest William Moore was a bassist from the Jackson, MS, area who played on a few sessions for the Trumpet label

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