| LC control no. | no2008022724 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | ML429.W5507 Biography |
| Personal name heading | Williams, J. M. (J. Mayo), 1894-1980 |
| Variant(s) | Williams, J. Mayo, 1894-1980 Williams, Mayo, 1894-1980 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Located | Monmouth (Ill.) |
| Birth date | 1894-07-25 |
| Death date | 1980-01-02 |
| Place of birth | Pine Bluff (Ark.) |
| Place of death | Chicago (Ill.) |
| Field of activity | Blues (Music) |
| Affiliation | National Football Hall of Fame (U.S.) Paramount (Sound recording label) |
| Profession or occupation | African American football players African American sound recording executives and producers Football players Sound recording executives and producers |
| Found in | Austin, L. Down hearted blues [SR] 1931?: label (Williams) OCLC, Feb. 12, 2008 (hdgs.: Williams, J. M.; Williams, J. Mayo, 1894-1980; usage: J.M. Williams; Williams) AllMusic WWW site, Feb. 12, 2008 (J. Mayo Williams; b. Sept. 25, 1894, Monmouth, Ill.; d. Jan. 2, 1980, Chicago, Ill.) Southern Folklife Collection discographical files, 1907-2018 Finding aid for Southern Folklife Collection discographical files, 1907-2018, via UNC University Libraries WWW site, viewed 9 April 2021 (J. Mayo Williams; Paramount record producer) <https://finding-aids.lib.unc.edu/30014/> Find a Grave website, viewed 9 April 2021 (Jay Mayo "Mayo" Williams; born 25 July 1894, Pine Bluff, Ark.; died 2 January 1980, Chicago, Ill.; football player, record producer; 1924, producer of "race" records in conjunction with Paramount Records; member of the National Football Hall of Fame Association; 2004, posthumously inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame; artists he recorded include Ma Rainey, Papa Charlie Jackson, and Blind Lemon Jefferson) <https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23223758/> |
| Associated language | eng |
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