Fess Williams

Fess Williams (born Stanley R. Williams; April 10, 1894 – December 17, 1975) was an American jazz musician.
As a child Williams played several instruments. He received his formal education from N. Clark-Smith at Tuskegee University. By his late teens he had settled on clarinet, and soon afterwards formed the first of many bands he was to lead over the coming years.
From 1919 to 1923, he led his own band before moving to Chicago,... more