Williams, J. M. (Jay Mayo), 1894-1980
Variant namesJay Mayo Williams was a football player and producer of "race" records in conjunction with Paramount Records. Artists he recorded include Ma Rainey, Papa Charlie Jackson, and Blind Lemon Jefferson.
He was a member of the National Football Hall of Fame Association, and in 2004 was posthumously inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame.
Williams was born 25 July 1894 in Pine Bluff, Ark., and died 2 January 1980 in Chicago, Ill.
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
|---|---|---|---|
| referencedIn | Musical composers. African American Sheet Music Collection, 1879-1940 | University of Texas Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Southern Folklife Collection Artist Name File, 1940-2005 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection. | |
| referencedIn | African American Sheet Music Collection 2002-063, 2002-264., 1879-1940 | Dolph Briscoe Center for American History | |
| referencedIn | Southern Folklife Collection discographical files, 1907-2006. | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection. |
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| Relation | Name | |
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| associatedWith | Jackson, Papa Charlie, -1938 | person |
| associatedWith | Jefferson, Blind Lemon, 1897-1929 | person |
| associatedWith | Musical composers | person |
| associatedWith | Musical composers | person |
| honoraryMemberOf | National Football Hall of Fame (U.S.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Rainey, Ma, 1886-1939 | person |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
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| Chicago | IL | US | |
| Pine Bluff | AR | US |
| Subject |
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| Blues (Music) |
| Occupation |
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| Football players |
| Sound recording executives and producers |
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Birth 1894-09-25
Death 1980-01-02
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