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J. Mayo Williams

real name Jay Mayo "Ink" Williams

J. Mayo Williams is credited on 1,627 releases across 515 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,627

Credits

515

Albums

8

Decades active

156

In collections

Biography

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A pioneering African-American producer of recorded blues music, born September 25, 1894 in Monmouth, Illinois, died January 2, 1980 in Chicago.
"Ink" Williams earned his nickname by his ability to get the signatures of talented African-American musicians on recording contracts.

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Credited work

1,627 releases · 515 albums · active 1950–2025

  • Performance · 1,700
  • Other credits · 29
  • Production · 12

Studios: Atlantic Studios · Village Gate · Electric Lady Studios · Olympic Studios

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