There are several recording artists named Jerry Williams. 1. Jerry Williams (born July 14 1942 in Portsmouth, Virginia, United States) was the name of an early 60s black soul singer, who also performed as Swamp Dogg later in his career. Early in his career he was also known popularly as Little Jerry Williams. Williams made his first recording in 1954 under the moniker "Little Jerry". In 1963 he changed that to "Little Jerry Williams". In 1970 he took the persona of "Swamp Dogg" and released his first album "Total Destruction To Your Mind". He is also noted as a songwriter and producer, especially producing country music. 2. Jerry Williams is a Swedish rock and roll singer and actor’s real name is Sven Erik Fernström. Swedish “Jerry” was born in April 15 in 1942 in Sweden. His breakthrough was in 1960 as a singer in the band “The Violents”. He’s been in a few movies like “G - som i gemenskap” and “Lilla Jönssonligan och Cornflakeskuppen”