Colton Thomas has pasted this up on Facebook …    R.I.P. Andre … 

Edited March 18, 20196 yr by Roburt

A real character. RIP Andre.

https://eu.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/music/2019/03/18/singer-and-composer-andre-williams-died-sunday-82/3200458002/

Great dialogue...a truly black sound. Jack and Devora Brown must have thought their Fortune was coming quicker than a snap of Andre’s fingers.

 

Also co-wrote this - 

 

Bettye LaVette was a close friend of his thru life. She posted this message up on Facebook .. 

This man, Andre Williams, taught me SO much about songs, choosing them, singing them, the difference between cocaine and heroin, how to stay up late and talk all night long, and hold onto your thought, no matter how high you get. To get enough rest to do your show the next day, the most horrible jokes you ever heard, and how to maintain looking like a lady through all of that. I loved him so much. I have lost another of the planks in the bridge that I came across on. I'll try to keep the bridge going, but I'll always remember that HE and that bunch, taught me how to swim. RIP from LaVette - which is what he called me.

So sad...RIP

The great performer

Ed

R.I.P Sir......

a true legend in the early northern scene before the casino when i discovered these great tunes .........he was

ONE-DERFUL!

Been through my box and discovered a copy of this from '96

RIP

 

US newspaper obit … 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/andre-williams-randb-singer-and-producer-known-as-mr-rhythm-dies-at-82/2019/03/19/1f3c466a-4a5f-11e9-93d0-64dbcf38ba41_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.e665357fa88e

  On 20/03/2019 at 07:56, Roburt said:

US newspaper obit … 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/andre-williams-randb-singer-and-producer-known-as-mr-rhythm-dies-at-82/2019/03/19/1f3c466a-4a5f-11e9-93d0-64dbcf38ba41_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.e665357fa88e

No wonder he could write and sing the blues!

Fame Famine Redemption culminating in the last Album. 

The first rapper no less.

RIP Andre

Ed

gonna spin this next time out... 

 

Great obits to a very talented guy ! RIP

he had a sense of humour too.

his writing credit on The Wasters 'don't stop/accept my love' was Hammer ( Nail was Otis hayes)