J. Mayo Williams
American football player and coach
Died when: 85 years 99 days (1023 months)Star Sign: Libra
Jay Mayo "Ink" Williams (September 25, 1894 – January 2, 1980) was a pioneering African-American producer of recorded blues music.Some historians have claimed that Ink Williams earned his nickname by his ability to get the signatures of talented African-American musicians on recording contracts, but in fact it was a racial sobriquet from his football days, when he was a rare Black player on white college and professional teams.
He was the most successful "race records" producer of his time, breaking all previous records for sales in this genre.
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