Singer Big Joe Williams was born 100 years ago today, on 12-December-1918. He sang with Lionel Hampton in the 1940s and Count Basie in the 1950s. He had a powerful voice.
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Sax player Grover Washington, Jr was born 75 years ago today, on 12-December-1943. He often played jazz-funk. "Just the Two of Us" with Bill Withers was a big crossover hit.
Both Joe Williams and Grover Washington, Jr died in 1999.
