| LC control no. | no 95049019 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Detroit Junior, 1931-2005 |
| Variant(s) | Detroit Jr., 1931-2005 Junior, Detroit, 1931-2005 Williams, Emery, Jr., 1931-2005 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Associated place | Detroit (Mich.) |
| Located | Chicago (Ill.) |
| Birth date | 1931-10-26 |
| Death date | 2005-08-09 |
| Place of birth | Haynes (Ark.) |
| Place of death | Chicago (Ill.) |
| Field of activity | Blues (Music) |
| Profession or occupation | Blues musicians Singers Pianists Composers |
| Found in | Chess blues [SR] p1992: container (Detroit Jr.) insert (real name: Emery Williams Jr., b. 1931, Haynes, Ark.; blues singer and pianist) Enc. of the blues, 1992 (Detroit Junior (Emery Williams, Jr.), b. 1931) Wikipedia, March 21, 2017 (Detroit Junior; Emery "Detroit Junior" Williams, Jr.; born October 26, 1931, Haynes, Arkansas; died August 9, 2005, Chicago, Illinois; American Chicago blues pianist, vocalist and songwriter; began his career in Detroit, Michigan, backing touring musicians such as Eddie Boyd, John Lee Hooker, and Amos Milburn; moved to Chicago in 1956, where he spent the next twelve years; in the early 1970s, he toured and recorded with Howlin' Wolf; in 1976 he returned to Chicago, where he lived for the remainder of his life) |
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