Bill Coday
Biography
Bill Coday (May 10, 1942 – June 7, 2008) was an American southern soul and rhythm & blues singer. Born in Coldwater, Mississippi, as a young man he began singing in juke joints in and around Blytheville, Arkansas. Later, Coday traveled to Chicago, Illinois, and there one night he was "discovered" by Denise LaSalle. LaSalle signed Coday to her Crajon label, and introduced Coday to Willie Mitchell of Memphis, Tennessee. Mitchell's reputation in the soul and soul blues music industry includes producing such artists as Al Green and Ann Peebles.
