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Andre Williams
voc, *1936 US, Bessemer, Alabama
Singer / Producer of R&B/Soul and Rock
A.k.a. Zephire Andre Williams Jomo (4) Rudibaker
Zephire Andre Williams (born November 1, 1936) is an American R&B musician who started his career in the 1950s at Fortune Records in Detroit. His most famous songs include the hits "Jail Bait," "Greasy Chicken," "Bacon Fat" (1957) and "Cadillac Jack" (1966). He is also the co-author of the R&B hit "Shake a Tail Feather".Williams relaxed talking-style vocals on his mid-to-late 1950s singles are some of the earliest rap/hip-hop-style vocals on record.
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Bacon Fat on Mr. Rhythm Presents Bacon Fat by Andre Williams Happy (Is My Life) on Whip Your Booty by Andre Williams & Velvet Hammer The Monkey Speaks His Mind on I Hate CD's: Norton Records 45 RPM Singles Collection, Vol. 1 by Various Artists Agile, Mobile And Hostile on Silky by Andre Williams Hey Truckers on Red Dirt by Andre Williams & The Sadies I Understand (Do You) on Red Dirt by Andre Williams & The Sadies Only Black Man In South Dakota on Silky by Andre Williams She's A Bag Of Potato Chips on Red Dirt by Andre Williams & The Sadies Weapon Of Mass Destruction on Red Dirt by Andre Williams & The Sadies Pardon Me (I've Got Someone To Kill) on Red Dirt by Andre Williams & The SadiesTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
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Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Don't Touch! | Andre Williams | 2018 | Single |
| Don't Ever Give Up | Andre Williams | 2017 | Album |
| I Wanna Go Back To Detroit City | Andre Williams | 2016 | Album |
| Mean Jean | Andre Williams | 2015 | Single |
| Ganz In Weiss - Roy Black Tribute #1 | Andre Williams / Achtung Rakete! | 2013 | Single |
| Night & Day | Andre Williams & The Sadies | 2012 | Album |
| Hoods And Shades | Andre Williams | 2012 | Album |
| Bacon Fat: The Fortune Singles 1956-1957 | Andre Williams | 2012 | Compil. |
| Daytrotter Session | Andre Williams & The Goldstars | 2012 | Album |
| Life | Andre Williams | 2012 | Album |
| Andre Williams & King Salami | Andre Williams And The Goldstars, King Salami & The Cumberland Three | 2012 | Album |
| Nightclub | Andre Williams And The Goldstars | 2012 | Album |
| Mr. Rhythm Is Movin'! The Original 1955-1960 Fortune Recordings | Andre Williams | 2011 | Compil. |
| Agile Mobile Hostile - A Year With Andre Williams | Andre Williams | 2010 | Single |
| That's All I Need | Andre Williams | 2010 | Album |
| Can You Deal With It? | Andre Williams | 2008 | Single |
| It's A Long Way To The Top (If You Want To Rock N Roll) / Fight For Your Right (To Party) | Andre Williams With The Goldstars | 2007 | Single |
| Black Christmas | Andre Williams And Nathaniel Mayer | 2007 | Single |
| Aphrodisiac | Andre Williams With The Diplomats Of Solid Sound | 2006 | Album |
| Rib Tips (Parts 1 & 2) / Pearl Time | Andre Williams | 2006 | Single |
| Do You Remember? | Andre Williams & The Diplomats Of Solid Sound | 2006 | Single |
| Sweet Little Pussycat / Pig Snoots (Parts 1&2) | Andre Williams & His Orchestra / Andre Williams & Natural Bridge Bunch | 2006 | Single |
| Movin' On With Andre Williams - Greasy And Explicit Soul Movers 1956-1970 | Andre Williams | 2005 | Compil. |
| The White EP | Andre Williams | 2005 | Album |
| Rhythm & Blues! | Andre Williams | 2004 | Album |
| The Spider And The Fly / Andre's Blues | Andre Williams And The A-Bones / The Greasy Chickens | 2004 | Single |
| Red Beans And Biscuits | Andre Williams | 2004 | Compil. |
| Holland Shuffle - Live At The World Famous Vera Club | Andre Williams & Green Hornet | 2003 | Album |
| Detroit Soul Volume 4 | Andre Williams | 2002 | Compil. |
| Detroit Soul Volume 3 | Andre Williams | 2002 | Compil. |
| Detroit Grease Volume Two | Andre Williams | 2002 | Compil. |
| Detroit Grease Volume One | Andre Williams | 2002 | Compil. |
| The Monkey Speaks His Mind | Andre Williams | 2002 | Single |
| Bait And Switch | Andre Williams | 2001 | Album |
| Whip Your Booty | Andre Williams & Velvet Hammer | 2001 | Compil. |
| Whip The Booty | Andre Williams | 2000 | Single |
| Rib Tips & Pig Snoots | Andre Williams | 2000 | Compil. |
| Lap Dance | Andre Williams, The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion | 2000 | Single |
| Black Godfather | Andre Williams | 2000 | Album |
| Hot As Hell | Andre Williams | 1999 | Album |
| Red Dirt | Andre Williams & The Sadies | 1999 | Album |
| Silky | Andre Williams | 1998 | Album |
| Ramblin' Man / Lily White Mama & Jet Black Daddy | 2 Star Tabernacle Featuring Andre Williams | 1998 | Single |
| Poor Mr. Santa | Andre Williams | 1997 | Single |
| Mr. Rhythm | Andre Williams | 1996 | Compil. |
| Daddy Rolling Stone / Gin | Andre Williams | 1996 | Single |
| Greasy | Andre Williams With The El Dorados | 1996 | Album |
| Mr. Rhythm Is Back | Andre Williams | 1994 | Compil. |
| Directly From The Streets | Andre Williams | 1990 | Album |
| Turn Your Love Around | Andre Williams | 1990 | Single |
| So Hard To Let Go | Andre Williams | 1988 | Album |
| Signifying Monkey | Andre Williams | 1988 | Album |
| Nite Before Xmas / Signifying Monkey | Andre Williams | 1988 | Album |
| Bacon Fat (86) | Andre Williams | 1985 | Single |
| Jail Bait | Andre Williams With Gino Parks And The Don Juans | 1984 | Compil. |
| It's The Same Old Song | Andre Williams | 1984 | Single |
| Watusi / Cadillac Jack | The Vibrations / Andre Williams | 1982 | Single |
| The Same Time, Same Thing, Same Place / A Rockin' Good Way | Jo Ann Garrett & Andre Williams | 1969 | Single |
| It's Gonna Be Fine In '69 / Do The Popcorn | Andre Williams | 1969 | Single |
| Girdle Up | Andre Williams | 1969 | Single |
| Cadillac Jack | Andre Williams | 1968 | Single |
| You Got It And I Want It / I Can't Stop Crying | Andre Williams | 1967 | Single |
| The Stroke / Humpin', Bumpin' And Thumping | Andre Williams | 1967 | Single |
| Pearl Time / Soul Groove | Andre Williams | 1967 | Single |
| I'm All For You / Put A Chain On It | Andre Williams And Gino Parks | 1959 | Single |
| Jailhouse Blues / I Still Love You | Andre Williams | 1958 | Single |
| My Last Dance With You / Hey! Country Girl | Andre Williams | 1958 | Single |
| (Andre W. Is) M-M-Movin' / (Georgia May's) Movin' | Andre Williams And Gino Parks | 1958 | Single |
| It's All Over / Bobby Jean | Andre Williams With The Don Juans | 1957 | Single |
| The Greasy Chicken / Come On, Baby | Andre Williams | 1957 | Single |
| Don't Touch / Pass The Biscuits Please | Andre Williams, Gino Parks | 1957 | Single |
| You Are My Sunshine / Mean Jean | Andre Williams | 1957 | Single |
| The Greasy Chicken / Please Pass The Biscuits | Andre Williams | 1957 | Single |
| Mozelle / Just Want A Little Lovin' | Andre Williams | 1956 | Single |
| Jail Bait / My Tears | Andre Williams, Charlie Morris Orchestra | 1956 | Single |
| Pulling Time / Goin' Down To Tia Juana | Andre Williams With The Don Juans | 1955 | Single |
| Close Your Eyes / Jailbait | The Skyliners / Andre Williams | Single | |
| The Beating of My Heart / Going Down To Tia Juana | The Moonglows / Andre Williams | Single | |
| The Stroke / Cadillac Jack | Andre Williams | Single |
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