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John Overton "Bearcat" Williams (April 13, 1905 – November 24, 1996) was an American jazz reedist. Williams was born in Memphis, Tennessee, but moved to Kansas City in his youth and learned to play saxophone there as a teenager, playing in a local dance band and touring with the vaudeville revue, , in the first half of the 1920s. While with this show he met pianist Mary Elfrieda Scruggs, who became both a personal and professional companion; the pair married in 1926 and Mary Lou played piano in Williams' Synco Jazzers band on their 1927 tour and recording session. He then played with Terrence Holder's band, which Andy Kirk took over soon after; Williams played with Kirk for nearly a decade alongside his wife.

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  • جون أوفرتون وليامز (ar)
  • John Williams (Saxophonist) (de)
  • John Williams (saksofonisto) (eo)
  • John Overton Williams (en)
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  • جون أوفرتون وليامز (بالإنجليزية: John Overton Williams)‏ هو موسيقي أمريكي، ولد في 13 أبريل 1905 في ممفيس في الولايات المتحدة، وتوفي في 24 نوفمبر 1996. (ar)
  • John Williams (naskiĝis la 13-an de aprilo 1905 en Memphis (Tenesio); mortodato ne konata) estis usona klarnetisto kaj aldosaksofonisto de ĵazo (svingostilo). John Williams estis sininstruinto kaj komencis sian muzikistan karieron en la bando de Paul Banks, direktis ekde 1924 ĝis 1928 propran bandon kaj akompanis la vodevilo-ensemblon „Seymour and Jeanette“ en Pittsburgh. Ekde 1928 ĝis 1939 li muzikis kune kun sia edzino, pianistino Mary Lou Williams, en la bando de Andy Kirk en Kansasurbo, retiriĝis poste dumtempe el la muziknegoco kaj iris al Cootie Williams. Post tio Williams forlasis la jazmedion. (eo)
  • John Overton Williams (* 13. April 1905 in Memphis (Tennessee); † 24. November 1996 in Columbus, Ohio) war ein US-amerikanischer Klarinettist und Altsaxophonist des Swing. Williams war Autodidakt und begann seine Musikerkarriere in der Band von Paul Banks; er leitete von 1924 bis 1928 eine eigene Band und begleitete die Vaudeville-Gruppe „Seymour and Jeanette“ in Pittsburgh. Von 1928 bis 1939 war er zusammen mit seiner Frau, der Pianistin Mary Lou Williams, in Andy Kirks Band in Kansas City tätig, zog sich dann für eine Weile aus dem Musikgeschäft zurück und ging 1942 zu Cootie Williams. Danach verabschiedete sich Williams von der Jazzszene. (de)
  • John Overton "Bearcat" Williams (April 13, 1905 – November 24, 1996) was an American jazz reedist. Williams was born in Memphis, Tennessee, but moved to Kansas City in his youth and learned to play saxophone there as a teenager, playing in a local dance band and touring with the vaudeville revue, , in the first half of the 1920s. While with this show he met pianist Mary Elfrieda Scruggs, who became both a personal and professional companion; the pair married in 1926 and Mary Lou played piano in Williams' Synco Jazzers band on their 1927 tour and recording session. He then played with Terrence Holder's band, which Andy Kirk took over soon after; Williams played with Kirk for nearly a decade alongside his wife. (en)
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  • جون أوفرتون وليامز (بالإنجليزية: John Overton Williams)‏ هو موسيقي أمريكي، ولد في 13 أبريل 1905 في ممفيس في الولايات المتحدة، وتوفي في 24 نوفمبر 1996. (ar)
  • John Williams (naskiĝis la 13-an de aprilo 1905 en Memphis (Tenesio); mortodato ne konata) estis usona klarnetisto kaj aldosaksofonisto de ĵazo (svingostilo). John Williams estis sininstruinto kaj komencis sian muzikistan karieron en la bando de Paul Banks, direktis ekde 1924 ĝis 1928 propran bandon kaj akompanis la vodevilo-ensemblon „Seymour and Jeanette“ en Pittsburgh. Ekde 1928 ĝis 1939 li muzikis kune kun sia edzino, pianistino Mary Lou Williams, en la bando de Andy Kirk en Kansasurbo, retiriĝis poste dumtempe el la muziknegoco kaj iris al Cootie Williams. Post tio Williams forlasis la jazmedion. (eo)
  • John Overton Williams (* 13. April 1905 in Memphis (Tennessee); † 24. November 1996 in Columbus, Ohio) war ein US-amerikanischer Klarinettist und Altsaxophonist des Swing. Williams war Autodidakt und begann seine Musikerkarriere in der Band von Paul Banks; er leitete von 1924 bis 1928 eine eigene Band und begleitete die Vaudeville-Gruppe „Seymour and Jeanette“ in Pittsburgh. Von 1928 bis 1939 war er zusammen mit seiner Frau, der Pianistin Mary Lou Williams, in Andy Kirks Band in Kansas City tätig, zog sich dann für eine Weile aus dem Musikgeschäft zurück und ging 1942 zu Cootie Williams. Danach verabschiedete sich Williams von der Jazzszene. (de)
  • John Overton "Bearcat" Williams (April 13, 1905 – November 24, 1996) was an American jazz reedist. Williams was born in Memphis, Tennessee, but moved to Kansas City in his youth and learned to play saxophone there as a teenager, playing in a local dance band and touring with the vaudeville revue, , in the first half of the 1920s. While with this show he met pianist Mary Elfrieda Scruggs, who became both a personal and professional companion; the pair married in 1926 and Mary Lou played piano in Williams' Synco Jazzers band on their 1927 tour and recording session. He then played with Terrence Holder's band, which Andy Kirk took over soon after; Williams played with Kirk for nearly a decade alongside his wife. In 1939 he left Kirk's group, and divorced Williams the following year. He went into the restaurant industry in the 1940s, but still played on the side with Cootie Williams and for several years with Earl Hines on baritone sax. His last performances were in the late 1940s, after which he worked in hospitality and in a factory. He died in Columbus, Ohio, aged 91. (en)
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