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Billy Paul
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Overview
Born
December 1
,
1934
·
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died
April 24
,
2016
·
Blackwood, New Jersey, USA
(pancreatic cancer)
Birth name
Paul Williams
Mini Bio
Billy Paul was born on December 1, 1934 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for
Beautiful Girls (1996)
,
Coneheads (1993)
and
Breakfast on Pluto (2005)
. He was married to
Blanche Williams
. He died on April 24, 2016 in Blackwood, New Jersey, USA.
Family
Spouse
Blanche Williams
(1967 - April 24, 2016) (his death, 2 children)
Children
Jamal Williams
Relatives
Gwendolyn Murray
(Cousin)
Trivia
He had a #1 R&B hit with "Me and Mrs. Jones" for Philadelphia International Records in 1972.
After "Me and Mrs. Jones" made him a star, radio stations refused to play his more socially conscious follow-up song, "Am I Black Enough for You".
His manager suggested that he change his name to Billy Paul to avoid confusion with songwriter
Paul Williams
and other musicians with the same name.
He was drafted into the military in his early 20s. He was on the same base in Germany with
Elvis Presley
and Gary Crosby,
Bing Crosby
's son.
He performed with such jazz stars as
Charlie Parker
and
Dinah Washington
, and was featured on a handful of singles while still in his teens.
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