WILLIAMS, J.MAYO (INK
). Record producer ( at Monmouth, Illinois; in Chicago, Illinois). During the 1920s-30s he was the most important black record executive of the period. He was recording director for the so-called race series of three companies: Paramount, Vocalion, and Decca. Paramount issued its series 12000/13000 during the years 1922-30, having taken over Harry Pace's Black Swan label in April 1924; undoubtedly Williams was responsible for most of the releases and probably...