Victoria Williams
Victoria Williams (born December 23, 1958 in Shreveport , Louisiana ) is a singer and songwriter who has long been based in Southern California.
Career
Many of their songs describe the rural south of the USA ("Main Road," "Crazy Mary," "Polish Those Shoes"). She also finds inspiration in nature ("Century Plant", "Weeds", "Why Look at the Moon") and in everyday life ("Shoes," "Frying Pan").
In 1984 What A Wonderful World was released , a single vinyl record with two songs. In 1986 she worked with her then husband Peter Case on his debut album, followed a year later by her own debut, Happy Come Home , produced by Anton Fier . In 1990 she released Swing the Statue . She also worked in the studio and at concerts with the band Giant Sand .
In 1993 she contracted multiple sclerosis . In 1994 a number of artists (including Pearl Jam , Lou Reed , Soul Asylum , Lucinda Williams , Maria McKee , Michael Penn , Evan Dando ) recorded a CD of Williams' songs as a tribute / benefit project called Sweet Relief: A Benefit for Victoria Williams . This led to the formation of the Sweet Relief Fund , a charity that helps professional musicians in case of illness. In 1993 her third album Loose was released .
Also that year Williams took part in the tribute album Strong Hand of Love for the songwriter Mark Heard , who died in 1992. In December, she took part in a Christmas concert with Jane Siberry , Holly Cole , Mary Margaret O'Hara and Rebecca Jenkins , which was broadcast on CBC Radio in Canada and National Public Radio in the US and later released on CD as Count Your Blessings .
In 1995 Williams released her first live album, This Moment, in Toronto With the Loose Band . Williams ended the 1990s with the 1998 album Musings of a Creekdipper , followed by Water to Drink in 2000 .
Her ability to breathe new life into standards, initially at her concerts, led to the 2002 CD Sings Some Ol 'Songs , on which she sings classics like "Somewhere Over the Rainbow", "My Funny Valentine" and "Moon River".
Victoria Williams tours regularly with her ex-husband Mark Olson (formerly in the band The Jayhawks ) under the name of the "Original Harmony Ridge Creek Dippers" (or "Mark Olson & The Creekdippers"). They produced seven albums, mostly with Olson's compositions . Victoria appears on the plates e.g. Sometimes under the pseudonym "Mabel Allbright".
Discography (excluding singles and compilations)
Victoria Williams
- Happy Come Home (1987)
- Swing the statue! (1990)
- Loose (1993)
- This Moment in Toronto (1995)
- Musings of a Creekdipper (1998)
- Water to Drink (2000)
- Sings Some Ol 'Songs (2002)
The Original Harmony Ridge Creek Dippers / Mark Olsen & The Creekdippers
- The Original Harmony Ridge Creek Dippers (1997)
- Pacific Coast Rambler (1998)
- Zola and the Tulip Tree (1999)
- My Own Jo Ellen (2000)
- December's Child (2002)
- Political Manifesto (2004)
- Mystic Theater (2004)
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Williams, Victoria |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American singer and songwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 23, 1958 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Shreveport , Louisiana |