Ulysses Kae Williams

Ulysses Kae Williams (February 4, 1921–December 29 1987) was known as one of the earliest local deejays to play the blues. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, he started in radio around 1945 and worked for numerous area stations, including WSSJ, WDAS, WHAT, and WCAM. At the same time, he worked for the Philadelphia Tribune, from 1945 to 1948 as theatrical and night club critic. In the mid-1950s, Kae reached what would be eventually the high point of his career, when the group he was managing, The Silhouettes, had a huge pop hit with "Get a Job".The track sold several million copies in this country and abroad and topped the pop charts. He, also managed a group called the Sensations, which sold close to a million with the pop tune "Let Me In".Kae Williams inspired a lot of youngsters, black and white, to go into radio and music. One of his sons, Ulysses Kae Jr., is a record producer, whose "Catch Me I'm Falling" by the group Pretty Poison climbed the charts on its release. Williams died on December 29, 1987 in Philadelphia.

Awards

* BMD Publishers Award (1957) for "Get a Job"
* Mary DEE Award for outstanding community service and broadcasting (1978)
* Lifetime Achievement Award (1989) (presented to his son, Kae Williams Jr.)
* Chairman of the National Association of Television and Radio Announcers