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Nelson Williams

Nelson "Cadillac" Williams (September 26, 1917, Montgomery, Alabama – 1973, Voorburg, the Netherlands) was an American jazz trumpeter.

Williams began playing piano at age 13 and settled on trumpet soon afterwards; he may have played with blues pianist/singer Cow Cow Davenport while still a teenager. In the 1930s, he played in the territory bands Trianon Crackerjacks and Brown Skin Models, and acte…

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Artist details

Type
Person
Area
United States
Born
September 26th, 1917
Died
November 20th, 1973
Genres
Labels
MPS
BASF
Last updated: October 26th, 2018

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