Jerry Lynn Williams

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Jerry Lynn Williams (born 1948 in Dallas , Texas , United States , † November 25, 2005 in Sint Maarten ) was an American singer and composer .

Work and death

Williams wrote hits for artists like Eric Clapton - including Forever Man , See What Love Can Do , Running on Faith , Pretending and Something's Happening - and helped Bonnie Raitt to earn a Grammy Award in 1989 for her album Nick of Time with the songs Real Man and I Will Not Be Denied . Before that he also wrote songs for Raitt's album Nine Lives . He has also written compositions for the artists Robert Plant , BB King , Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jimmie Vaughan . In the 1970s, Jerry Lynn Williams released albums under Warner Bros. and CBS Records . His breakthrough came with the cover release of the Delbert McClinton hit Givin 'It Up for Your Love , which made it into the top 40 of the US charts. Clapton describes in his autobiography that he loved Williams singing. British author Marc Roberty claims that the pieces written by Williams adapt very well to Clapton's vocals.

Jerry Lynn Williams died of liver and kidney failure on his yacht on November 25, 2005 in Sint Maarten at the age of 57 . At the time of his death, Willams was bankrupt after a divorce settlement and copyright battle.

Web links

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  1. ↑ a b Jerry Lynn Williams at Allmusic (English)
  2. ↑ a b The Sad Last Ballad of Jerry Lynn Williams , accessed February 13, 2015, forbes.com
  3. ↑ Jerry Lynn Williams, 57; Wrote Hit Songs for Eric Clapton, Bonnie Raitt, BB King , December 15, 2005, latimes.com
  4. ^ Nine Lives , accessed February 13, 2015, allmusic.com
  5. ↑ Eric Clapton : My Life . (Autobiography). Kiepenheuer & Witsch Cologne 2007, ISBN 978-3-462-03934-4 .
  6. ^ Marc Roberty: Eric Clapton . Omnibus Press. Page 122. ISBN 0-7119-4305-2 .
personal data
SURNAME Williams, Jerry Lynn
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American singer and composer
DATE OF BIRTH 1948
PLACE OF BIRTH Dallas , Texas , United States
DATE OF DEATH November 25, 2005
Place of death Sint Maarten