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Rudy Williams

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Rudy Williams (nicknamed Looney; 1919 Newark, New Jersey – 1954 Cape Cod, Massachusetts) was an American jazz alto saxophonist.
Williams started on saxophone at age twelve, and concentrated on alto, though he was also capable on baritone and tenor sax. He became a member of the Savoy Sultans in 1937 and recorded frequently with the group. In the 1940s he played with Hot Lips Page, Luis Russell, Chris Columbus, and John Kirby, and led his own bands in Boston... more

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