| LC control no. | n 95012421 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Paul, Billy |
| Variant(s) | Williams, Paul, 1934-2016 |
| Birth date | 1934-12-01 |
| Death date | 2016-04-24 |
| Place of birth | Philadelphia (Pa.) |
| Place of death | Blackwood (N.J.) |
| Field of activity | Rhythm and blues music |
| Profession or occupation | Singers Rhythm and blues musicians |
| Found in | Got my head on straight, p1975: label (Billy Paul) All music guide WWW site, Apr. 10, 2002 (Billy Paul; b. Dec. 1, 1935, Philadelphia, PA; R&B vocalist) The Rolling stone enc. of rock & roll, 2001 (Paul, Billy; b. Paul Williams, Dec. 1, 1934, Philadelphia, PA) Enc. of pop. mus., 3rd ed. (Paul, Billy; b. Paul Williams, Dec. 1, 1934, Philadelphia, Pa.) New York times WWW site, viewed Apr. 26, 2016 (in obituary published Apr. 25: Billy Paul; b. Paul Williams, Dec. 1, 1934, Philadelphia; d. Sunday [Apr. 24, 2016], Blackwood, N.J., aged 81; singer whose suave but impassioned vocal style made Me and Mrs. Jones, a slow ballad about a man's love for a married woman, a No. 1 hit in 1972; the song earned him a Grammy Award in 1973 for best R&B male vocal performance) |
| Not found in | Int. ww in mus. Vol. 2, Pop. mus., 3rd ed.; Contemporary musicians, v. 1-35 |
| Associated language | eng |
| Invalid LCCN | n 95012425 |
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