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In 1965, Williams began an affair with Winnie Brown, hair stylist for the Supremes and a relative of Supremes member Florence Ballard. In love with Brown but still devoted to his wife and children, Williams was also depressed because Cholly Atkins' presence now made Williams' former role as choreographer essentially, but not completely, obsolete.
Williams was born in Omaha, Nebraska, [6] the son of Paul Hamilton Williams, an architectural engineer, and his wife, Bertha Mae (née Burnside), a homemaker. [1]One of his brothers was John J. Williams, a NASA rocket scientist, who participated in the Mercury and Apollo programs and was awarded the NASA Distinguished Service Medal, their highest honor, in 1969. [7]
Paul Williams (The Temptations singer) (1939–1973), founding member of The Temptations Paul Williams (English singer) (1940–2019), vocalist for Juicy Lucy, Tempest Paul Williams (songwriter) (born 1940), songwriter and film and television actor
"Big" Paul Williams (born Paul Humphrey, 30 March 1935) is an American bluegrass and gospel musician. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] He took the surname Williams when he began his musical career in the early 1950s. [ 3 ]
Williams, who is also the long-running president of ASCAP, is an Oscar, Grammy, Golden Globe and Ivor Novello-winning songwriter and Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee, as well as a leading ...
The Temptations in a Mellow Mood is the sixth studio album by the Temptations, released in 1967 by Gordy Records. [2] Composed primarily of pop standards such as "Ol' Man River" and "For Once in My Life" (later a major hit for Motown labelmate Stevie Wonder), and similar songs written by Holland-Dozier-Holland and other Motown staff songwriters, the Mellow Mood album was part of Motown chief ...
Paul S. Williams (May 19, 1948 – March 27, 2013) was an American music journalist, writer, and publisher who created Crawdaddy!, the first national US magazine of ...
It was chosen as a single by Billie Jean Brown, head of Motown's quality control department. The group appealed the decision to Motown head Berry Gordy, who preferred it to the group's choice. [4] The record proved much more successful than the group members expected. [5] [3] [6]