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Williams, Mars

LC control no.no 98107998
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Personal name headingWilliams, Mars
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Variant(s)Williams, Marc Charles, 1955-2023
See alsoCorporate body: Waitresses (Musical group)
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Corporate body: Psychedelic Furs (Musical group)
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Corporate body: Liquid Soul (Musical group)
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Other standard no.0000 0000 4583 9644
156149294375780522506
Q1652944
Associated countryUnited States
Associated placeNew York (N.Y.)
Birth date1955-05-29
Death date2023-11-20
Place of birthElmhurst (Ill.)
Place of deathChicago (Ill.)
Field of activityPopular music Punk rock music New wave music Jazz
Profession or occupationSaxophonists
Found inRussell, H. Eftsoons [SR] p1984: label (Mars Williams) container (tenor sax, slide whistles, bells)
New York times WWW site, viewed December 21, 2023 (in obituary dated December 19, 2023: saxophonist Mars Williams; died in Chicago on Nov. 20. He was 68. He joined the Psychedelic Furs, a British post-punk band, after the Waitresses fragmented in 1983. He toured and recorded with the Psychedelic Furs until 1989. After a long hiatus, he rejoined them in 2005. Marc Charles Williams was born on May 29, 1955, in Elmhurst, Ill.; ever the musical explorer, Mr. Williams performed with many rock and pop acts, and earned acclaim with several Chicago jazz outfits, including his own long-running ensemble, Liquid Soul)
Associated languageeng