Brooks Williams
| Brooks Williams | |
|---|---|
 Williams in March 2010 |
|
| Background information | |
| Born | November 10, 1958 Statesboro, Georgia |
| Genres | American folk music, classical, jazz, blues |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Acoustic guitar |
| Labels | Red Guitar Blue Music, Green Linnet Records, Signature Sounds, Silent Planet Records, Solid Air Records |
| Associated acts | Jim Henry, Leo Kottke |
Brooks Williams (born November 10, 1958, Statesboro, Georgia) is an American acoustic guitarist and singer/songwriter. His style combines roots, jazz, blues, classical, and folk. He has released some albums consisting of contemporary folk music, and some consisting of instrumental guitar music. He tours extensively both in the US and the UK.
Contents |
[edit] Biography
Williams began releasing music on his own label, Red Guitar Blue Music, in 1989, with an EP called Red Guitar Plays Blue; this EP was pressed on CD with additional unreleased recordings from the late '80s in 1993, under the same title and label. His first two "official" albums (North, Night-time) were also self-released under Red Guitar Blue Music. The albums from 1992-1997 were recorded under contract with Green Linnet Records, except for Ring Some Changes, which was released by Signature Sounds. Williams signed to Signature Sounds and released the albums listed from 1999–2003, except for Dead Sea Cafe, a compilation of Green Linnet-era recordings released by Silent Planet Records.
In 2004, Williams returned to own Red Guitar Blue Music label, and has released albums exclusively in this way to the present, apart from Guitar Player, which was released through Solid Air Records. The first two albums, plus both versions of Red Guitar Plays Blue have been out of print for many years; in 2002 Williams selected favorite tracks from the first two albums for a best-of compilation on Red Guitar Blue Music called Acoustic Beginnings 1990-91 which is now also out of print.
Brooks Williams currently tours in both the US and the UK.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- North from Statesboro (1990) - folk originals, instrumentals, and covers; solo guitar and voice.
- How the Night-time Sings (1991) - folk originals and instrumentals, and covers; guitar, upright bass, and voice
- Back to Mercy (1992) - folk originals, instrumentals, and traditional songs; guitar, bass, drums, piano, violin
- Inland Sailor (1994) - folk originals, instrumentals, and traditional songs; guitar, bass, drums, piano, violin
- Knife Edge (1996) - folk and blues originals, instrumentals, and traditional songs; guitar, bass, drums, voice
- Ring Some Changes (with Jim Henry) (1997) - instrumentals and traditional songs, guitars
- Seven Sisters (1997) - folk and blues originals, instrumentals, and covers; guitar, bass, drums, percussion, violin, voice
- Hundred Year Shadow (1999) - folk and blues originals, instrumentals, and covers; guitar, bass, drums, percussion, voice
- Dead Sea Café (2000) - retrospective collection of songs from the Green Linnet period, plus 3 reworked songs from the early years
- Little Lion (2000) - instrumentals; guitars and bass
- Skiffle-Bop (2001) - folk and blues originals, instrumentals, and covers; guitar, bass, drums, percussion, cello, voice
- Nectar (2003) - folk, blues, and rock originals and covers; guitars, bass, keyboards, drums, percussion, voice
- Live/Solo (2004) - live album; guitar and voice
- Guitar Player (2005) - instrumentals; guitars and bass
- Blues and Ballads (2006) - folk and blues originals, instrumentals, and covers; guitar, bass, voice
- The Time I Spend with You (2008) - blues and folk originals, instrumentals, and covers; guitar, bass, harmonica, voice
- Baby-O! (2010) - blues originals and covers, two instrumentals
[edit] Compilation albums
- Orphans of God, tribute to Mark Heard, 1996
- Making God Smile: An Artists' Tribute to the Songs of Beach Boy Brian Wilson, 2002
[edit] References
- "Brooks Williams: Official Web Site". http://www.brookswilliams.com. Retrieved 2011-01-19.
- "Green Linnet Records". http://www.greenlinnet.com/brooks-williams. Retrieved 2011-01-19.
- "Signature Sounds". http://www.signaturesounds.com/brooks-williams. Retrieved 2011-01-19.
