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Joseph Leon "Jody" Williams (February 3, 1935 – December 1, 2018) was an American blues guitarist and singer. His singular guitar playing, marked by flamboyant string-bending , imaginative chord voicings and a distinctive tone , was influential in the Chicago blues scene of the 1950s.
Dec 1, 2018 · Chicago blues guitarist Jody Williams was an important sideman on the Windy City blues scene in the '50s and '60s, and his stinging lead guitar work was a highlight of such legendary sides as Billy Boy…. Read Full Biography.
Dec 3, 2018 · Jody Williams, a famed Chicago blues guitarist and Blues Hall of Fame member, has died at the age of 83. Williams succumbed to cancer at the at the Munster Med Inn in Munster, Indiana Saturday night, according to a statement from Alligator Records.
Dec 4, 2018 · Famed Chicago blues guitarist/vocalist and Blues Hall Of Fame member Jody Williams died of cancer at the Munster Med Inn in Munster, Indiana on December 1st, 2018. He lived in nearby St. John, Indiana. He was 83.
Dec 3, 2018 · Famed Chicago blues guitarist/vocalist and Blues Hall Of Fame member Jody Williams, who recorded with legends including Howlin’ Wolf, Otis Spann and his childhood friend Bo Diddley, as well as under his own name, died of cancer at the Munster Med Inn in Munster, Indiana on December 1, 2018.
Jody Williams, one of the hottest and most creative guitarists in Chicago during the 1950s, put his guitar down in disgust with the music business in the ’60s.
Jody Williams (born Joseph Leon Williams on February 3, 1935), is an American blues guitarist and singer. His singular guitar playing, marked by flamboyant string-bending, imaginative chord changes, and a distinctive tone, was influential in the Chicago blues scene of the 1950s.
