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J. Mayo Williams

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Personal name
Jay Mayo Williams
Born
September 25, 1894
Died
January 2, 1980
Country
United States
IPI
00032987561 6 works
00077345163 8 works
01034178581 4 works
Affiliation
ASCAP
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.
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1317th most covered composer/author
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