Paul Williams (born Paul Nigel Vincent Yarlett; 19 September 1940 – 1 March 2019) was an English blues and rock singer and musician.

Career

During his early career he joined

Zoot Money's Big Roll Band Zoot Money's Big Roll Band is a British rhythm and blues and soul group, also influenced by jazz, formed in England by Zoot Money, in the early autumn of 1961. The band has had a number of personnel changes over the years and was still performing ...

on bass and vocals, alongside the guitarist

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. He then replaced

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, while also recording with Aynsley Dunbar and

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. In 1970 he joined the band Juicy Lucy as lead vocalist and recorded the album '' Lie Back and Enjoy It''. This band included future

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guitarist

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and featured in the 1971 film ''Bread''. Williams later collaborated with Moody on the album ''Smokestacks, Broomdusters and Hoochie Coochie Men'' in 2002. In 1973 he joined the progressive rock group

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, led by

Jon Hiseman Philip John Albert "Jon" Hiseman (21 June 1944 – 12 June 2018) was an English drummer, recording engineer, record producer, and music publisher. He played with the Graham Bond Organisation, with John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers and later for ...

on drums with Mark Clarke on bass and Allan Holdsworth on guitar. After relocating to the United States, he joined Holdsworth in the group known as I.O.U. and recorded the three critically acclaimed albums '' I.O.U.'', '' Road Games'' and ''

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''. His most recent touring band had been Blue Thunder, with release in collaboration with

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in 2018 of Blue Thunder 2.

Discography

As leader/co-leader

* ''Delta Blues Singer'' (1973) * ''In Memory of Robert Johnson'' (1973) * ''Blues and Beyond'' with Blue Thunder (1998) * ''Smokestacks, Broomdusters and Hoochie Coochie Men'' (2002) with

With other artists

With

Zoot Money George Bruno Money (born 17 July 1942) is an English vocalist, keyboardist and bandleader. He is best known for his playing of the Hammond organ and association with his Big Roll Band. Inspired by Jerry Lee Lewis and Ray Charles, he was draw ...

* ''The All Happening Zoot Money's Big Roll Band at Klooks Kleek'' (1966) With John Mayall * '' Looking Back'' (1969) * '' Thru the Years'' (1971) * ''London Blues (1964–1969)'' (1992) With Aynsley Dunbar * ''Blue Whale'' (1971) With Juicy Lucy * '' Lie Back and Enjoy It'' (1970) * ''Get a Whiff of This'' (1971) * ''Pieces'' (1972) With

* ''A Story Ended'' (1972) * ''Blues and Beyond'' (2001) With

* ''

'' (1973) * '' Under the Blossom: The Anthology'' (2005) With Allan Holdsworth * '' I.O.U.'' (1982) * '' Road Games'' (1983) * ''

'' (1985) * '' I.O.U. Live'' (1997, unauthorised)Milkowski, Bill (5 October 2005)
A Conversation with Allan Holdsworth
Abstract Logix. Retrieved 2017-05-06. * '' Live in Japan 1984'' (2018)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, Paul (British singer) 1940 births 2019 deaths British rhythm and blues boom musicians 20th-century British male musicians 21st-century British male musicians Tempest (UK band) members English rock singers