More of this story Nov 16, 2008
This has led to many collaborative efforts, recordings and performances with such luminaries as Joe Williams, Sarah Vaughan and Doc Severinsen. Since 1990, the Airmen of Note has shared the stage with legendary jazz icons such as Clark Terry and Ron Carter, as well as some of today s top artists, including Eddie Daniels, Randy Brecker, Karryn Allison and Nicholas Payton, in its highly acclaimed Jazz Heritage Series in Washington, DC.. (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, OK)
EIU jazz ensemble plans concert with wide variety Nov 13, 2008
Each year, the EIU Jazz Ensemble performs with special guest artists, which have included legendary figures such as Mel Torme, Dizzy Gillespie, Diane Schuur and Joe Williams. Admission will be 12 for the general public, 10 for senior citizens and EIU employees, and 5 for students. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Crawford honors native bluesman Nov 5, 2008
Now blues legend Big Joe Williams has more than a tombstone honoring the time he spent wandering the planet and playing the music he loved. Monday evening in the town of his birth, the Mississippi Blues Trail Project unveiled its 56th and newest blues marker to Joe Lee Williams better known to blues connoisseurs as Big Joe Williams. (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)
The Jazz Singer Oct 27, 2008
It's as if Nat King Cole, Johnny Hartman, Joe Williams, Eddie Jefferson and a legion of other legendary black male singers never existed. James, fortunately, has more trump cards than the race one to play to his advantage. (Slate)
Southwest dominates in Nashville Oct 11, 2008
Pinnacle spokesman Joe Williams says the regional jet operator only has one weekend flight into Nashville, so the increase is likely from an event that attracted a lot of visitors. Denver-based had a 7. (Nashville Business Journal, TN)
Doing what he loves: Big Joe Shelton shows us how (7/10) Jul 13, 2008
Another significant influence was Big Joe Williams. And Ed Reed, a local country singer. (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)
Small cities should prepare for fewer flights Jun 5, 2008
"In a lot of places we have EAS service, we're looking at fuel costs of 5 and 6 a gallon," said Joe Williams, a spokesman for Colgan parent Pinnacle Airlines Corp. of Memphis, Tenn. "Nobody saw this coming two years ago.". (Sioux City Journal)
A little bit country, a little bit rock'n'roll May 16, 2008
"I remember seeing Big Joe Williams and Son House and all those guys at Birmingham Town Hall when I was about 14 or 15, and most of them were born after the turn of the 20th century, so really I am now of the age and the time that those men were when I looked at them like they were some sort of mysterious messengers from another time and planet. So I'm getting up there."I don't wish to start sounding like I'm gushing about this particular time of my life, but being with the right people is... (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
What do you think of the NSW Origin team? May 14, 2008
What about Joe Williams. He was surely runner-up to Joey for halfback of the century, so I'm at a loss to understand how he hasn't made the Origin side. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
'Honeyboy' Edwards, Delta bluesman, outlasts them all May 12, 2008
Edwards learned the guitar growing up in Shaw, started playing professionally at age 17 in Memphis and by the 1950s had played with almost every bluesman of note -- Tommy Johnson, Charlie Patton, Big Joe Williams, Sonny Boy Williamson I, Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters -- across the decades. Edwards was honored by the Johnson foundation along with the late Ike Zinnerman, who is believed to be the teacher who helped Johnson become the envy of his fellow bluesmen and a touchstone for a generation of... (Sioux City Journal, IO)
You dancing? Apr 9, 2008
With a bassline reminiscent of 1970s new wavers Television, Joe Williams' sings lines of "hand prints on the prisoners' daybeds" in between talk of "blue bruises" and the oddly uplifting chorus "New violence! New violence!" It's unclear what New Violence is about exactly, though lines like "long nights with the pink intruder" may lead the more gutter-minded of you to suspect the theme is sexual. You have less than three minutes before the song chips off if you want to figure it out, but you... (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
In the box seat with Elliott Mar 9, 2008
Unable to catch the great man's eye, he switches his focus to his own "Joey", halfback Joe Williams, who kicks off the game. It is an inauspicious start for Williams in his first game for the Panthers, as the ball barely trickles to the opposition's 30-metre line. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
The Fan moves to FM radio Mar 7, 2008
The on-air lineup includes "The Sports Guys" (Mike Evans, Sandy Clough and Thierry Smith) from 5-10 a.m.; Jim Rome (10 a.m.-1 p.m.); Irv Brown, Joe Williams and Jim Armstrong (3-7 p.m.); Patrick Watkins (7-9 p.m.); and the Dan Patrick Show (9 p.m.-midnight). Live broadcasts of Colorado Avalanche and Denver Nuggets games also will move to 104. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
It happened here, years ago Mar 6, 2008
Junior Olympic coach Joe Williams of Jonesboro noted that Phyllis Morgan is building a quality program in Piggott that will be a factor in Arkansas volleyball for many years to come. Some of the current and former players mentioned included Marty Wallis, Deanna Conley, Amie Binkley, Elizabeth Sale, Tammy Belote, Julie Davis, Lori Berry, Kim Henson and Brande Chronister. (The Piggott Times, AR)
The Air This Week Feb 26, 2008
8 p.m.-midnight Jazz from Studio Four/Steve Schwartz: Dakota Staton, Diana Reeves, Joe Williams, Andy Bey (WGBH). 9 p.m. Chicago Symphony (WQXR: ). (Boston Globe)
BET Networks Celebrates Black History Month With an Entertaining Lineup of Music Specials, Blackbuster Movie Premieres, and Ground-Breaking Documentaries Jan 24, 2008
The Story of Jazz showcases the great jazz artists: Dizzy Gillespie, Joe Williams, Buck Clayton, Illinois Jacquet, Tony Bennett, Lester Bowie, Zilner Randolph, Bud Freeman, Randy Weston, Carmen McRae, Billy Taylor, Jay McShann, Roy Haynes, and Wynton Marsalis among others and provides up-close interviews and classic archival performance footage. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
AGHS student hits all the right notes Jan 2, 2008
With his 2-day-old daughter securely nestled in the crook of his arm, Joe Williams sat down at the family's black Yamaha piano to pick out a tune. Advertisement. (Santa Maria Times)
Updated Brackets/Scores Dec 30, 2007
Fox faces the No. 8 seeded Nik Fakete (Hawk WC) and Tamillow the No. 7 seeded Joe Williams (Michigan State). Defending Midlands champion and No. 1 seed at 149 lbs. (Purduesports.com)
At long last, Ledisi hits a high note Dec 21, 2007
Her repertoire includes arrangements of songs originally recorded by the Basie band with Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Joe Williams and George Benson, as well as Rob Mounsey's arrangement of "Blues in the Night" that she sang on the PBS program "We Love Ella!" and a Verve CD of the same title. The following week, she'll cross the bay to Yoshi's in Oakland to perform songs from "Lost " and other Rrial with her own band Jan. 2 through 5. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Producer helped shape Atlantic Records' sound Dec 19, 2007
In 2003, Dorn helped start Hyena Records, an independent label mixing new and archival recordings by a variety of artists including Dr. John, Bobby Darin, Thelonious Monk and Joe Williams. More recently, he was the voice of Sirius Satellite Radio's "Pure Jazz" channel. (Los Angeles Times)
The beat goes on: Miss. Blues Trail marker celebrates Trumpet Records Nov 16, 2007
"Williamson eventually cut 11 singles for the label, including one that featured B.B. King on guitar.Considerably less prolific was James, who recorded only one side for Trumpet - his classic cover of Robert Johnson's Dust My Broom - before breaking his contract to record for another label.Other blues artists who recorded for the label included Clayton Love, Big Joe Williams, Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup, Sherman Johnson and Greenville's Willie Love, whose Nelson Street Blues featured the guitar of a... (The Clarion-Ledger)
Fiery Furnaces Nov 13, 2007
Goin' to Chicago Blues, Joe Williams, from the 70's Joe Williams Live Album. I suppose Joe Williams is my favorite male singer ... I'm concerned here with the "singer" and not the "artist", though certainly Joe Williams was a great artist too. (Guardian Unlimited)
Why can't Statesboro be hip? Nov 5, 2007
Joe Williams, a Georgia Southern senior, said he and other students want a more modern Statesboro. "They want to keep the town old-timey," Williams said. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Blues marker unveiling slated for Friday Sep 28, 2007
Another blues marker will find its home in Crawford this spring, honoring musician Big Joe Williams. Williams was one of many noted blues artists from the area including Bukka White, hort Stuff Macon, J.D. Short and Tom Turner. (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)
The great, free outdoors Sep 24, 2007
Good weather combined with free camping had lured quite a few people, said Chugach ranger Joe Williams. Good weather in September can make Alaska such a lovely place it can be painfully hard to leave, as Homer residents Pat Matthews and Patty Linehan could attest. (Anchorage Daily News)
N'awlins and back without leaving Golden Triangle (9/20) Sep 21, 2007
Catfish Alley was a popular gathering point and incubator for blues artists of the day like Big Joe Williams. An appropriate honor for this storied blues heritage destination and Columbus. (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)
Finally, an archive CD Sep 16, 2007
" That's obviously just scratching the surface. Practically all the greats of jazz and blues - and many of rock - have played Monterey, usually more than once: Charles Mingus, Billie Holiday, Earl Hines, Elvin Jones, T-Bone Walker, Big Brother Holding Company with Janis Joplin, B.B. King, Joe Williams, Erroll Garner, Bill Evans, Bo Diddley, Betty Carter, Chick Corea, John Scofield ... the list goes on and on. "I think the Monterey Jazz Festival brand stands for something, a community and a sense... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
50 Years Of Jazz Sep 16, 2007
" There were sublime moments - Joe Williams singing an impromptu version of the Ellington hymn "Come Sunday" in 1985, accompanied by Hank Jones' celestial electric piano and Clark Terry's sighing flugelhorn, comes to mind - but by the late '80s it was clear that change was needed. In 1991, the board hired Tim Jackson to replace Lyons. Jackson, a musician who co-founded and still runs Santa Cruz's Kuumbwa Jazz Center, brought in musicians who hadn't played Monterey in years, or ever, including... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Lowndes could have three blues trail sites Sep 14, 2007
In addition to the Catfish Alley marker, another comes to Crawford in the Spring for musician Big Joe Williams. Williams was one of many noted blues artists from the area including Bukka White, hort Stuff Macon, J.D Short and Tom Turner. (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)
Prep football: Four county teams, four wins Sep 12, 2007
"We let them score in the opening drive, then we messed up and fumbled and let them score again to go down 13-0 in the first quarter." Cody King found two of his receivers, Aaron Yelton and Joe Williams once each for the two scores. Jordan Cotton evened things slightly with a three-yard run in the second quarter followed by a Cody Smith PAT. Kirksville's Brian Hennke took an eight-yard run to the endzone before the half ended to leave the Panthers hanging behind at 19-7. (Washington Journal, IA)
Head of Con put out to pasture Aug 7, 2007
The Herald has learned of allegations that Professor Walker spent $55,000 on a motivational speaker, Joe Williams, who teaches personal communication skills to his students, among other things, by showing them how to talk to horses. At least some of that money was allegedly drawn from funds raised via a community program, the Open Academy, which offers classes to children and adults not enrolled through the university. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Chamber wraps up another year, presents awards Jun 24, 2007
Directors include Donna Skelly, McAnaw ny Realtors; Byron Boles, Boles Jewelry; Beth Heaton, ConocoPhillips; John B. Kane, Kane Cattle Company; Jim Bohnsack, Arvest Assest Management; Deborah G. Adams, ConocoPhillips; Glenn Bonner, BancFirst; Sherry Musselman Cox, Musselman Abstract Company; Kelly Diven, 66 Federal Credit Union; Brett Dugan, CableOne; Hank Hamilton, Home National Bank; David Kedy, Arvest Bank; Richard S. Kowalczyk, Bank of Oklahoma; Harvey L. Little, Bryan e; Melissa Loyd, Key... (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, OK)
John Eargle, 76, audio engineer May 18, 2007
Among the artists he recorded were Joe Williams, Ruth Brown, Etta James, the London Symphony, and the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. Mr. Eargle won a Grammy Award in 2001. (Boston Globe)
A sparkling, joyous return of 'Jazz Week' Apr 25, 2007
Singer Henri Smith, a New Orleans native, and tenor saxophonist Nat Simpkins, backed by the Rainbow Band rhythm trio, paid tribute to the Crescent City with "Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?" Smith's big voice and easy phrasing bore a touch of Joe Williams. Simpkins's sax was gruff and bluesy. (Boston Globe)
Cannes Do For Brangelina, Cannes Don't for Woody Allen Apr 21, 2007
Past recipients include Johnny Mathis, Frank Sinatra, Elton John, Peggy Lee, Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme, Lena Horne, Rosemary Clooney, Joe Williams, Tony Bennett, Tony Martin, Dame Julie Andrews, Placido Domingo, Barry Manilow and Celine Dion. But Gladys is an inspired choice. (FOX News)
East Coast Storm Breaks Rainfall Records Apr 17, 2007
In Patchogue, in Suffolk County, high winds ripped the roof off a building in the Fairfield Apartments, and eight families were moved to another building in the complex, said Joe Williams, commissioner of the county;s office of emergency management. On Fire Island, where winds up to 50 miles an hour howled in from the ocean, more than 1,000 people voluntarily evacuated Saturday night and yesterday morning, about 50 taking the last ferry to Bay Shore at 9:20 a.m. before the ferry was shut down... (Foster's Daily Democrat)
Weather makes Tri-America Clermont triathlon that much more difficult Apr 16, 2007
Do you like UCF removing "Golden" from their nickname. No, They're still 'Golden' to me. (Orlando Sentinel -- Sports)
Finger pickin’ good: All-Star Shoe Band guitarist Donohue plays Saturday Apr 6, 2007
He watched blues musicians like Lightnin Hopkins and Big Joe Williams when they played in town, hoping to find the secret to what made them so good. Then, he d muster up the courage to befriend them after shows and convince them to show the young guitarist a few tricks. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Pulling Rabbits out of the hat Mar 26, 2007
They then trust the instinctive ball-playing skills of halves Joe Williams and Jeremy Smith to selectively pass to the best option. It's pretty much the same play over and over again, but each time with a different twist. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Bunnies' beacons of hope Mar 24, 2007
The spotlight may be on Joe Williams, but don't underestimate the influence of Jeremy Smith on South Sydney's fortunes. Smith, at five-eighth, is the calming influence on Williams, who has been known to come undone by trying to force things to happen. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Reader's Alley Mar 23, 2007
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Senate Judiciary Set To Vote On Subpoenas For Rove And Miers... Mar 15, 2007
The Crypt's Blog - Politico. Senate Judiciary Set To Vote On Subpoenas For Rove And Miers. (The Drudge Report)
Poster kids named Mar 12, 2007
The son of Brooke and Joe Williams of Sikeston, Mason is diagnosed with verbal apraxia and receives occupational and speech therapy at the Kenny Rogers Children s Center. Occupational therapy focuses on hand skills and motor planning to promote play skills and independent performance of activities at home. (Skieston Standard Democrat, MO)
Jazz concert to benefit library addition Mar 1, 2007
He is an alumnus of the Woody Herman Orchestra and has opened for major performers such as Carmen McRae, Peggy Lee and Joe Williams. The group also performs at major jazz festivals and venues across the United States and has been written up several times in the leading jazz magazine Jazz Improv, where McMillion's trumpet playing has been favorably compared to Maynard Ferguson's. (Marco Island Sun-Times, FL)
Taylor's training wheels off Feb 26, 2007
"Joe Williams, Ben Rogers, Jeremy Smith and John Sutton are all in contention for the halves," Taylor said. "John will obviously be in the side, whether it's at lock or five-eighth. But the battle for spots in the halves will continue beyond the first round, like it will for a few other positions, while we look at the form.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
West Point's Ramsey keeping the blues alive Feb 13, 2007
Just on that (U.S.) Highway 45 corridor you've got Elvis, Tammy Wynette, Bukka White, (Howlin') Wolf, Big Joe Williams, Blind Ben Covington from Columbus and all the way down to Meridian the father of country music Jimmy Rogers. Mississippi has contributed quite a bit to the history of rock and roll. (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)
Nathan Gates, at 105 Pounds, Stands Out on Mats and in Classroom Feb 9, 2007
BARTOW - 103: DeAndre Collins (25-4); 112: Justin Hunter (6-14); 119: Billy Joe Williams (14-13); 125: Ellis McRoy (25-4); 130: Georgo Nemec (22-11); 135: Alex Duarte (10-16); 140: Josh Richardson (21-7); 189: Mark Keeley (16-3). HAINES CITY - 103: Jimmy Wilson (18-6); 112: Allen Santiado (9-12); 119: Ariel Callado (28-8); 140: Jose Claudio (8-17); 285: Zachary Bray (15-10). (The Ledger)
Whitney Balliett Feb 3, 2007
But musicians come into the Carlyle, too people like Miles Davis and Cy Coleman and Cannonball Adderley and Joe Williams and Marian McPartland. And a lot of fashion people but they have followed me all my career the designers and the models, the manufacturers. (New Yorker)
Wrestling Concludes Home Schedule against No. 19 Michigan State, No. 10 Northwestern Feb 1, 2007
16 (27-8) vs. Rocky Cozart (8-9) 174 -Tommy Priestley (3-5) vs. John Murphy (14-15) 184 - No. 3 (15-0) vs. No. 10 Joe Williams (21-7) 197 -No. 7 (16-5) vs. Nick Palmieri (10-15) 285 -Morrison (14-12) vs. Alan O'Donnell (9-15). (Ohiostatebuckeyes.com)
FHSAA strips Eustis of '06 district, regional boys hoops titles Jan 26, 2007
FHSAA strips Eustis of '06 district, regional boys hoops titles - Orlando Sentinel : High School Sports FHSAA strips Eustis of '06 district, regional boys hoops titles - Orlando Sentinel : High School Sports. As the NBA season nears the halfway point, which team has been the biggest surprise. (Orlando Sentinel -- Sports)
Father Lopez clinches top spot in 2A-9 boys hoops Jan 24, 2007
As the NBA season nears the halfway point, which team has been the biggest surprise. Results are not scientific. (Orlando Sentinel -- Sports)
Freshmen fuel area squads Jan 24, 2007
Joe Williams can be reached at jwilliams@orlandosentinel. com or 352-742-5921. (Orlando Sentinel -- Sports)
High seas musical Jan 22, 2007
Joe Williams , a fresh-faced guitarist from Brown's band, played electric lead from the dance floor and somewhere along the way Jess Franklin from the band Tishamingo tilted up the lid of the grand piano without spilling one of the dozen or more beers resting on it. A soundman with dreadlocks fixed a mike near the piano strings and in no time a sober-faced guy who played a lively fiddle passed the solo to Franklin. (Boston Globe)
DJ Keeps 'Night Train' Rolling Jan 16, 2007
" He Still Uses LPs From 30 Years Ago In the beginning, he said, he did the show from the closet-size penthouse of the school board's old Lindsey-Hopkins Building on Northeast Second Avenue, playing music on LPs and reel-to-reels and public-service announcements on magnetized cards that had to be inserted into a machine. Now he sat in front of a computer monitor and played Titus Turner, Count Basie, Joe Williams, Ella Fitzgerald, sometimes on compact disc, more often on the same LPs he used 30... (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- News)
Still spinnin' Jan 8, 2007
Now he sat in front of a computer monitor and played Titus Turner, Count Basie, Joe Williams, Ella Fitzgerald, sometimes on compact disc, more often on the same LPs he used 30 years ago. He smiled occasionally, never tapped his fingers, rarely moved but to adjust his weight. (The Miami Herald)
Last day for smokers to light up Jan 4, 2007
joe williams wrote on December 31, 2006 10:08 AM:"Uptown = Downtown?". Let the crying begin wrote on December 31, 2006 10:08 AM:"I'm so sick of hearing about "smokers" rights. What a bunch of crybabies.". (The Pantagraph newspaper)
