Fess Williams

Fess Williams (né Stanley R. Williams; 10 April 1894 — 17 December 1975) was an American jazz musician and leader of Fess Williams And His Royal Flush Orchestra

As a child Williams played several instruments. He received his formal education from N. Clark-Smith at Tuskegee University. By his late teens he had settled on clarinet, and soon afterwards formed the first of many bands he was to lead over the coming years.