Victoria Williams

Victoria Williams ( born December 23, 1958 in Shreveport, Louisiana) is a singer and songwriter who is a resident of Southern California for a long time.

Career

Many of their songs describe the rural south of the United States ( " Main Road, " "Crazy Mary, " " Polish Those Shoes "). She also finds inspiration in nature ( "Century Plant ," " Weeds ," " Why Look at the Moon " ) and in everyday things ( "Shoes, " " Frying Pan ").

In 1984 What A Wonderful World, a single vinyl record with two songs. In 1986, she worked with her then husband Peter Case on his debut album a year later followed 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 was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. In 1994, a number of artists (including Pearl Jam, Lou Reed, Soul Asylum, Lucinda Williams, Maria McKee, Michael Penn, Evan Dando ) a CD with Williams' songs as a tribute / benefit project on, called Sweet Relief: A Benefit for Victoria Williams. This led to the formation of the Sweet Relief Fund, a charity organization that helps professional musicians in case of illness. Appeared in 1993 and their third album, Loose.

Williams also participated in this year's tribute album Strong Hand of Love for the songwriter Mark Heard, who died in 1992. In December, they 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 U.S. and was later released on CD as Count Your Blessings.

Published in 1995, Williams her first live album, This Moment in Toronto With the Loose tape. Williams finished the 1990 with the album Musings of a Creekdipper 1998, followed by 2000 Water to drink.

Your gift standards to breathe new life, first at their concerts in 2002 led to the 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 of the band The Jayhawks ) under the name of "Original Harmony Ridge Creek Dippers " (or " Mark Olson & The Creekdippers " ) They produced seven albums, mostly with Olson's compositions. Victoria z.T. appear on the plates under the pseudonym " Mabel Allbright ".

Discography (not including 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)

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)
The Lemonheads NPR Mark Olson (musician)
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