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Detroit Junior
p, voc, 1931-2005 US, Haynes, Arkansas
Singer / Musician / Songwriter of Blues and R&B/Soul
A.k.a. Emery Williams, Jr.
Emery "Detroit Junior" Williams, Jr. was an American Chicago blues pianist, vocalist, and songwriter. Born October 26, 1931 in Haynes, Arkansas, died August 9, 2005 in Chicago, Illinois. A native of Haynes, Arkansas, Williams learned to play piano as a child in Flint, Michigan after his family moved there. He started his piano career in the tough clubs and juke joints around Flint, eventually relocating to Chicago in the early 1950s. He got the nickname "Detroit Junior" for his first single "Money Tree", which was released in 1960. In 1969 Williams began a long stint as Howlin' Wolf's piano player, a spot he held until Wolf's death in 1976. He had several albums released in the 1990s and early 2000s.
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I Got Money on Living Chicago Blues, Vol. 4 by Various Artists Some Nerve on Living Chicago Blues, Vol. 4 by Various Artists If I Hadn't Been High on Living Chicago Blues, Vol. 4 by Various Artists Somebody To Shack on Living Chicago Blues, Vol. 4 by Various Artists Christmas Day on Santa's Funk & Soul Christmas Party by Various Artists Boogie Blues on Turn Up The Heat by Detroit Junior I Got High Last Night on Take Out the Time by Detroit Junior Call My Job on The USA Records Blues Story by Various Artists Call My Job on Chicago Blues Of The 1960's by Various Artists Chicken Shack Boogie on Take Out the Time by Detroit JuniorTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
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| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blues On The Internet | Detroit Junior | 2004 | Album |
| Live At The Toledo Museum Of Art | Detroit Junior | 2003 | Album |
| 8 Hands On 88 Keys - Chicago Blues Piano Masters | Barrelhouse Chuck / Detroit Junior / Erwin Helfer / Pinetop Perkins | 2002 | Album |
| Take Out The Time | Detroit Junior | 1998 | Album |
| Turn Up The Heat | Detroit Junior | 1995 | Album |
| Living Chicago Blues · Volume Number 4 | Detroit Junior / Luther Johnson / Queen Sylvia Embry, Big Leon Brooks' Blues Harp Band, Andrew Brown | 1991 | Compil. |
| Had To Be A Miracle / You're Too Pretty | Detroit Junior | 1987 | Single |
| Living Chicago Blues Volume 6 | Detroit Junior / Luther Johnson / Queen Sylvia Embry | 1980 | Compil. |
| Chicago Urban Blues | Detroit Junior | 1972 | Album |
| Don't Get In My Shape/Call My Job | Detroit Junior | 1969 | Single |
| Come On In / All Through With Love | Detroit Junior | 1966 | Single |
| Young Blood / Secret Love | Detroit Junior | 1966 | Single |
| Call My Job / The Way I Feel | Detroit Junior | 1965 | Single |
| Talk Fast / It's Bad To Make A Woman Mad | Detroit Junior | 1965 | Single |
| Zig Zag / I'll Find Me Another Girl | Detroit Junior & The Delrays | 1964 | Single |
| This Time Last Christmas | Detroit Junior | 1961 | Single |
| Money Tree / So Unhappy (So Unkind) | Detroit Junior | 1960 | Single |
| Too Poor / You Mean Everything To Me | Detroit Junior | 1960 | Single |
| Do You Or Don't You / Money Tree | Louis Jordan, Detroit Junior | Single |
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