J. Mayo Williams

Real name: Jay Mayo Williams
Born: September 25, 1894
Died: January 2, 1980
Country: United States
IPI: 00032987561
00077345163
Comments: One of the first three African Americans to play in the National Football League. His football career ended in 1926, at which time Williams was already a talent scout and producer of blues records in the Chicago area. Williams became an important producer of "race" records. He is also credited as a songwriter, although it may be that he obtained copyright credit without creative input.

Songs written by J. Mayo Williams

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
Corrine Corrina	Mitchell Parish, J. Mayo Williams, Bo Carter	Charlie McCoy and Bo Chatman	1929	Covered by (138 artists)
Drinking Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee	J. Mayo Williams, Sticks McGhee	"Stick" McGhee and His Buddy	January 1947	Covered by (34 artists)
Fine Brown Frame	Guadalupe Cartiero, J. Mayo Williams	Buddy Johnson and His Orchestra	March 1946	Covered by (21 artists)
I Like 'Em Fat Like That	Claude DeMetrius, Louis Jordan, J. Mayo Williams	Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five	January 1947	Covered by (3 artists)
Mama Mama Blues	J. Mayo Williams	Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five	June 1942	Covered by (3 artists)
That Cat is High	J. Mayo Williams	The Ink Spots	May 1938	Covered by (7 artists)
Toodle-Loo on Down	J. Mayo Williams, Rodney Sturgis	Rodney Sturgis with Lovie Jordon's Elk's Rendezvous Band	1939	Covered by Diane Schuur
When My Man Comes Home	Buddy Johnson, J. Mayo Williams	Buddy Johnson and His Band	1942	Covered by (2 artists)

Title	Written by	Originals	Originally by	Covered by
Fare Thee Honey Fare Thee Well	J. Mayo Williams, John Akers	I'll See You in the Spring, When the Birds Begin to Sing	Georgia White	Covered by (4 artists)