J. Mayo Williams

Real name: Jay Mayo Williams
Born: September 25, 1894
Died: January 2, 1980
Country: United States
IPI: 00032987561 5 works
00077345163 8 works
01034178581 2 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.
Related labels: Black Patti   owner of
Chicago   owner of
Ebony   founder
Harlem [US1]   founder of

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	December 1928	Covered by (203 artists)
Don't Hit Me No More	J. Mayo Williams	Mable John	September 28, 1967	Covered by (2 artists)
Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee	J. Mayo Williams, Sticks McGhee	"Stick" McGhee and His Buddy	January 1947	Covered by (44 artists)
Fine Brown Frame	Guadalupe Cartiero, J. Mayo Williams	Buddy Johnson and His Orchestra	October 4, 1944	Covered by (26 artists)
I Like 'Em Fat Like That	Claude DeMetrius, Louis Jordan, J. Mayo Williams	Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five	March 1, 1944	Covered by (6 artists)
Mama Mama Blues	J. Mayo Williams	Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five	November 22, 1941	Covered by (3 artists)
That Cat is High	J. Mayo Williams	The Ink Spots	May 1938	Covered by (13 artists)
The Dirty Dozen N° 1	J. Mayo Williams, Speckled Red	Speckled Red	September 22, 1929	Covered by (11 artists)
Toodle Loo on Down	J. Mayo Williams, Rodney Sturgis	Rodney Sturgis with Lovie Jordon's Elks Rendezvous Band	December 20, 1938	Covered by Diane Schuur
When My Man Comes Home	Buddy Johnson, J. Mayo Williams	Buddy Johnson and His Band - Vocal Chorus by Ella Johnson	July 30, 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 (5 artists)