Jabo Williams
[3] His "Kokomo Blues" followed previous recordings in a similar style with the same refrain, but included the counting line "One and two is three, four and five and six".His playing style was somewhat unusual, but such belated recognition failed to unearth Williams, the details of whose life remain a mystery.[3] He was recalled briefly by Henry Townsend, who stated, "I knew him from down on Biddle Street and I played guitar behind him around town".He added that Williams was "an average guy and he was very entertaining ... he disappeared from St. Louis and went down in Arkansas some place.[9] According to the researchers Bob Eagle and Eric LeBlanc, Williams reportedly died in Birmingham in 1953 or 1954.