Joseph G. Williams
| Joe Williams | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Joseph George Williams |
| Also known as | Joe Williams |
| Born | July 1, 1920 |
| Origin | Warsaw, Missouri, U.S. |
| Genres | Country Music |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-Songwriter |
| Instruments | Acoustic Guitar |
| Years active | 1950 – 1990 |
| Labels | Six-Shooters Recordings (1954 – 1974) Nashville Records (1974 – 1984) Eagle Records (1984 – 2009) |
Joseph "Joe" George Williams (born July 1, 1920 in Warsaw, Missouri) is best known for his songwriting work in country music from the mid-1950s until the early-1980s.
Joseph George Williams was born on a farm on July 1, 1920 in Warsaw, Missouri. His father George Earl Williams (b. 1900) was a farmer and his mother Jenny Martha Williams (b. 1901) was a homemaker. Williams had 1 older brother John (b. 1918) and 3 younger brothers Gregory (b. 1922), Samuel (b. 1924) and David (b. 1925).
After working on the farm most of his life Joe finished school in 1938 and right after school he went right into the Army. In 1950 after 12 years in the Army Joe came back home to Warsaw and married his high school sweetheart Dolly Johnson on March 3, 1950. Then in June 1950 Joe and his wife Dolly moved to Nashville, Tennessee to become a country music artist.
Once Joe moved to Nashville he started to work in the night clubs for tips and was writing songs for superstars such as Ernest Tubb, Kitty Wells and many others. After working in clubs and bars for 4 years he was signed to Six-Shooter Records in 1954 and released his first album titled "Joe Williams' Songs." In 1955 Joe and Dolly welcomed their first son, James and in 1957 they welcomed their second song Joe, Jr. and in 1959 they welcomed their 3rd and final son Merle.
After many un-successful albums in 1967 he became one of Nashville's best songwriters. He had many Top 10 and Top 20 hits for artists like George Jones, Conway Twitty and Bill Anderson just to name a few. Williams made it close to No. 1 on the charts but never made it but he did come close with a song called "It's Never Too Late Baby" released in 1975 by Jerry Lee Lewis and it made it to No. 3 on the country charts.
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