Andre Williams (musician)
Andre Williams | |
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Williams at the 2010 Chicago Blues Festival | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Zephire Andre Williams |
| Born | November 1, 1936 Bessemer, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | March 17, 2019 (aged 82) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Genres | R&B |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, record producer |
Zephire Andre Williams (November 1, 1936 – March 17, 2019) was an American R&B musician who started his career in the 1950s at Fortune Records in Detroit. His most famous songs include the hits "Jail Bait", "Greasy Chicken", "Bacon Fat" (1957) and "Cadillac Jack" (1966). He was also the co-author of the R&B hit "Shake a Tail Feather".