ANDRE WILLIAMS

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Kurz-Bio:
Der R&B-Sänger Andre Williams wurde am 1. November 1936 in Bessemer, Alabama, als Zephire Andre Williams geboren. Als er sechs Jahre alte war verlor er seine Mutter und wurde von seinen Tanten aufgezogen. Mit sechzehn Jahren machte er sich "selbständig" und zog nach Detroit, Michigan, wo er Jack und Devora Brown, die Besitzer des FORTUNE-Labels, kennenlernte und sich mit ihnen anfreundete. 1955 durfte er die Lead-Stimme bei den Five Dollars übernehmen die, wenn sie als Begleitung fungierten, auch Don Juans genannt wurden.
Singles von Andre Williams, der Five Dollars sowie der Don Juans:
FORTUNE
08 55....8 2 1....THE FIVE DOLLARS..Doctor Baby (F 27)/Harmony Of Love (F 28 ) (dann FRATERNITY 821)
10 55....8 2 4....ANDRE WILLIAMS (Mr. Rhythm) with THE DON JUANS..Pulling Time (F 38 )/Going Down To Tia Juana (F 39)
02 56....825....JOE WEAVER With THE DON JUANS..Baby, I Love You So (F 42)/JOE WEAVER And His BLUE NOTE ORCHESTRA..It Must Be Love (F 43)
03 56....826....THE FIVE DOLLARS..You Know I Can't Refuse (F 46)/So Strange (F 47)
04 56....827....ANDRE WILLIAMS (Mr. Rhythm) MUSIC UNDER DIRECTION OF JOE WEAVER..Mozelle (F 48 )/Just Want A Little Lovin' (F 49)
06 56....520....DON LANE With THE DON JUANS Al Harvey Orchestra..Ooh! Ooh! Those Eyes (F55)/The Cha-Cha Of Love (F56)
09 56....8 2 8....ANDRE WILLIAMS (Mr. Rhythm) WITH THE DON JUANS..It's All Over (F 62)/Bobby Jean (F 63)
10 56....8 3 0....THE FIVE DOLLARS Featuring LITTLE EDDIE..Hard Working Mama (F 66)/I Will Wait (F 67)
11 56....831....ANDRE WILLIAMS (MR. RHYTHM) And His New Group..Just Because Of A Kiss (F 90)/Bacon Fat (F 91) (dann EPIC 9196)
EPIC
12 56....5-9196....ANDRE WILLIAMS (Mr. Rhythm) & his New Group..Bacon Fat (ZSP 39676)/Just Because Of A Kiss (ZSP 39677) (FORTUNE 831)
FORTUNE
01 57....8 3 2....JOE WEAVER With THE DON JUANS Music Under Direction Of EMPEROR MARTINO..Looka Here, Pretty Baby (F 94)/Baby Child (F 95)
03 57....8 3 3....THE FIVE DOLLARS Featuring LITTLE EDDIE..How To Do The Bacon Fat (F 99)/THE FIVE DOLLARS Featuring CHARLES EVANS..You Fool (F 100)
04 57....834....ANDRE WILLIAMS (Mr. Rhythm) TODD RHODES and his Orchestra..You Are My Sunshine (F 105)/ANDRE WILLIAMS (Mr. Rhythm) WITH VOCAL GROUP..Mean Jean (F 106)
07 57....8 3 6....LITTLE EDDIE and THE DON JUANS CHARLIE MORRIS and his Orch. ..This Is A Miracle (F 113)/Calypso Beat (F 114)
08 57....8 3 7....ANDRE WILLIAMS (Mr. Rhythm) CHARLIE MORRIS ORCHESTRA..Jail Bait (F 117)/My Tears (F 118)
12 57....8 3 9....ANDRE WILLIAMS (Mr. Rhythm) TED WALKER ORCHESTRA..The Greasy Chicken (F 129)/ANDRE WILLIAMS (Mr. Rhythm) CHARLIE MORRIS ORCHESTRA..Come On, Baby (F 130)
03 58....839X....ANDRE WILLIAMS (Mr. Rhythm) GINO PARKS TED WALKER ORCHESTRA..Don't Touch (F 129X)/ANDRE WILLIAMS (Mr. Rhythm)..Pass The Biscuits Please (F 130X)
05 58....8 4 2....ANDRE WILLIAMS (Mr. Rhythm) WITH THE DON JUANS..My Last Dance With You (-------)/ANDRE WILLIAMS (MR. RHYTHM) TED WALKER ORCHESTRA..Hey! Country Girl (F 140)
FRATERNITY
?? 58....F-821....THE FIVE DOLLARS..Harmony Of Love/Doctor Baby (FORTUNE 821)
FORTUNE
?? 59....8 4 5....LITTLE EDDIE AND THE DOLLARS Charlie Morris Orch. ..My Mama Said (F 153)/Yellow Moon (F 154)
?? 59....8 4 7....ANDRE WILLIAMS (Mr. Rhythm)..I'm All For You (F-161)/ANDRE (darunter: Williams) & GINO (darunter: Parks)..Put A Chain On It (F-162)
01 60....8 5 1....ANDRE (darunter: Williams) & GINO (darunter: Parks)..(Georgia May Is) Movin' (F-183)/ANDRE WILLIAMS With THE FIVE DOLLARS..(M m m m—Andre Williams Is) Movin' (F-184)
?? 60....854....THE FIVE DOLLARS..My Baby - O (F 195)/That's The Way It Goes (F 196)
10 60....8 5 6....ANDRE (Bacon Fat) WILLIAMS With THE INSPIRATIONS..Jail House Blues (F 207)/ANDRE (Bacon Fat) WILLIAMS With THE INSPIRATIONS JOE WEAVER AND HIS BLUENOTE ORCHESTRA..I Still Love You (F 208)
HI-Q
10 60....5017....MARSHA RENAY..Cha-lypso Of Love (H 48 )/MARSHA RENAY and THE DON JUANS..It's Nice (H 49)

Keep Searchin'
Gerd

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