Andre Williams, who co-wrote 'Shake A Tail Feather,' dies

Andre Williams, who co-wrote 'Shake A Tail Feather,' dies

DETROIT (AP) — Andre Williams, an R&B singer and songwriter who co-wrote "Shake A Tail Feather" and performed across musical genres, died. He was 82.

Williams' manager and musical director, Kenn Goodman, said that Williams was recently diagnosed with colon cancer and that he was receiving hospice care at a Chicago nursing home when he died Sunday.

Williams moved as a young man from Alabama to Detroit, where he signed with Fortune Records and, later, with Motown Records. His early hits included "Bacon Fat," ''Jail Bait" and "Shake a Tail Feather," which Ray Charles sang in "The Blues Brothers." Williams also produced the recording of "Mustang Sally" by its composer, "Sir" Mack Rice.

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