Williams, Billy, 1913-2001
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Williams, Aston Deacon
Williams, Aston Deacon, 1913-2001
Williams, Deacon, 1913-2001
Williams, Aston P., 1913-2001
Williams, Smilin' Billy, 1913-2001
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found: Lee, L. Pennsylvania polka [SR] 1942:label (Aston "Deacon" Williams)
found: Sammy Kaye and his orchestra, 1944, 1988:container (vocals, Billy Williams) insert (Billy Wililams, also listed as composer of three numbers)
found: Sentinel record (Hot Springs, Ark. : Daily), June 29, 2001:page 10A (Aston P. Williams; Aston Parker Williams; also known as "That Singing Man, Billy Williams," dead at age of 89; vocalist with Sammy Kaye in the 40s; songwriter, singer, actor; formed his own big band and "played and sang")
found: The Rockaway record, December 6, 1945:page 9 ("Smilin' Billy" Williams; born in Avery, Texas; featured vocalist with Sammy Kaye and his orchestra; began as a saxophone player)
found: Billboard, March 22, 1947:page 124 (Billy Williams; singer with the Pecos River Rogues, "former Sammy Kaye warbler")
found: Social Security Death Index in GenealogyBank.com, February 19, 2014(Aston P. Williams; born December 1, 1913; died June 27, 2001; last residence: Hot Springs National Park, Hot Springs, Lake Hamilton, Arkansas
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2008-10-27: new
2014-02-26: revised
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