25:
148:'s band as a vocalist. In 1962, Williams recorded his first singles for Chicago's Foxy label, "Hello Baby" and "I'm Trying". He recorded a series of singles for other labels, including King/Federal, Palos, Gamma, Shama and Tchula. His 1964 recording "Welcome to the Club" was a hit in Chicago, and was later covered by
164:, was released on the Roots label in 1977. In the 1980s, Williams released a slew of singles on labels including Tchula, 4-Way, True & Dis-Muke. He released an album on cassette with many of these cuts called
212:
In 2008, Williams signed with CDS Records. His first CD for the label was released in 2008 and produced the hits "It's Friday (Time To Get Paid)" and "Wrong Bed". Two more albums were released by CDS Records,
124:(May 21, 1938 – November 25, 2011) was an American blues singer. He got the nickname "Shot" from his mother at a young age, owing to his fondness for wearing suits and dressing up as a "big shot."
398:
197:, brought Williams home to the "Southern Soul Blues" world with the hit "I'll Take The Risk". In 2000, Williams scored another hit with
42:
89:
61:
68:
75:
477:
108:
160:. Several more singles followed including the popular "Drop Your Laundry Baby". His first album under his own name,
57:
467:
462:
46:
472:
422:
144:
in 1958. He joined
Smothers there and began singing with Smokey's band in 1960 and a few years later joined
373:
176:'s SoulTrax imprint. The Black Magic label decided to give Lee a "Shot" behind his own band. The result,
82:
35:
180:
was released in 1995 and was voted the Best Blues Album of 1995 (New
Recording - Soul/Blues) by
133:
457:
452:
8:
205:. Williams left the label again and recorded one disc for Charles Wilson's label called
156:
in 1965. Another regional hit, "I Like Your Style", came out in 1969 and was covered by
172:, containing tracks Williams recorded in Memphis apparently for (but not released by)
173:
153:
446:
157:
149:
190:
182:
132:
Williams grew up in the country close to his cousin and fellow blues man,
229:
Williams died on
November 25, 2011, aged 73, from undisclosed causes.
145:
168:. In 1994, the Japanese label Vivid Sound released an album called,
24:
426:
377:
141:
137:
374:"Lee "Shot" Williams | Biography & History"
49:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
444:
209:before returning to Ecko for four more albums.
423:"Lee "Shot" Williams | Album Discography"
399:"Three deep soul men have died - Post Mortem"
371:
109:Learn how and when to remove this message
396:
445:
367:
365:
363:
361:
359:
357:
293:Chicago Blues & Deep Soul Legend
47:adding citations to reliable sources
18:
13:
354:
14:
489:
23:
397:McArdle, Terence (2011-10-26).
34:needs additional citations for
415:
390:
232:
1:
347:
247:(Vivid Sound/Soul Trax 1994)
245:A Shot Of Rhythm & Blues
127:
7:
10:
494:
341:The First Rule Of Cheating
269:She Made A Freak Out Of Me
219:The First Rule of Cheating
199:She Made A Freak Out Of Me
170:A Shot of Rhythm and Blues
275:Somebody's After My Freak
203:Somebody's After My Freak
122:Henry Lee "Shot" Williams
478:Singers from Mississippi
224:
335:I'm The Man For The Job
281:Let The Good Times Roll
215:I'm The Man For The Job
207:Let The Good Times Roll
134:Little Smokey Smothers
468:American male singers
463:American soul singers
295:(Famous Grooves 2003)
58:"Lee "Shot" Williams"
473:Soul-blues musicians
287:Before The Honeymoon
43:improve this article
403:The Washington Post
265:(Diamond Lady 1999)
323:Shot From The Soul
253:(Black Magic 1995)
136:. "Shot" moved to
166:I Like Your Style
119:
118:
111:
93:
485:
437:
436:
434:
433:
419:
413:
412:
410:
409:
394:
388:
387:
385:
384:
372:Richard Skelly.
369:
299:Get Down Tonight
114:
107:
103:
100:
94:
92:
51:
27:
19:
493:
492:
488:
487:
486:
484:
483:
482:
443:
442:
441:
440:
431:
429:
421:
420:
416:
407:
405:
395:
391:
382:
380:
370:
355:
350:
311:Starts With A P
289:(Hot Spot 2002)
241:(Roots/TK 1977)
235:
227:
186:readers' poll.
174:Quinton Claunch
154:Checker Records
140:in 1954 and to
130:
115:
104:
98:
95:
52:
50:
40:
28:
17:
16:American singer
12:
11:
5:
491:
481:
480:
475:
470:
465:
460:
455:
439:
438:
414:
389:
352:
351:
349:
346:
345:
344:
338:
332:
326:
320:
314:
308:
302:
296:
290:
284:
278:
272:
266:
263:You Turn Me On
260:
254:
248:
242:
234:
231:
226:
223:
201:, followed by
189:His debut for
129:
126:
117:
116:
31:
29:
22:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
490:
479:
476:
474:
471:
469:
466:
464:
461:
459:
456:
454:
451:
450:
448:
428:
424:
418:
404:
400:
393:
379:
375:
368:
366:
364:
362:
360:
358:
353:
342:
339:
336:
333:
330:
327:
324:
321:
318:
315:
312:
309:
306:
303:
300:
297:
294:
291:
288:
285:
283:(Wilson 2002)
282:
279:
276:
273:
270:
267:
264:
261:
258:
255:
252:
249:
246:
243:
240:
239:Country Disco
237:
236:
230:
222:
220:
216:
210:
208:
204:
200:
196:
192:
187:
185:
184:
179:
175:
171:
167:
163:
162:Country Disco
159:
158:Junior Parker
155:
151:
150:Little Milton
147:
143:
139:
135:
125:
123:
113:
110:
102:
99:December 2016
91:
88:
84:
81:
77:
74:
70:
67:
63:
60: –
59:
55:
54:Find sources:
48:
44:
38:
37:
32:This article
30:
26:
21:
20:
430:. Retrieved
417:
406:. Retrieved
402:
392:
381:. Retrieved
340:
334:
328:
322:
316:
310:
304:
298:
292:
286:
280:
274:
268:
262:
256:
250:
244:
238:
228:
218:
214:
211:
206:
202:
198:
194:
191:Ecko Records
188:
183:Living Blues
181:
177:
169:
165:
161:
131:
121:
120:
105:
96:
86:
79:
72:
65:
53:
41:Please help
36:verification
33:
458:2011 deaths
453:1938 births
331:(Ecko 2009)
329:The Best Of
319:(Ecko 2006)
313:(Ecko 2006)
307:(Ecko 2005)
301:(Ecko 2004)
277:(Ecko 2001)
271:(Ecko 2000)
259:(Ecko 1996)
233:Discography
447:Categories
432:2016-12-18
408:2011-12-09
383:2016-12-18
348:References
343:(CDS 2010)
337:(CDS 2010)
325:(CDS 2008)
305:Nibble Man
69:newspapers
251:Cold Shot
178:Cold Shot
146:Magic Sam
128:Biography
427:AllMusic
378:AllMusic
317:Meat Man
257:Hot Shot
221:(2010).
195:Hot Shot
142:Chicago
138:Detroit
83:scholar
85:
78:
71:
64:
56:
225:Death
90:JSTOR
76:books
217:and
152:for
62:news
45:by
449::
425:.
401:.
376:.
356:^
193:,
435:.
411:.
386:.
112:)
106:(
101:)
97:(
87:·
80:·
73:·
66:·
39:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
