- Holly Williams
Infobox musical artist
Name = Holly Williams
Img_size = 150
Img_capt = Holly Williams
Background = solo_singer
Born = Birth date and age|1981|3|12|mf=y
Origin =Nashville, Tennessee
Instrument =Guitar
Keyboard
Genre = CountryFolk-rock
Occupation =Singer-songwriter
Producer
Years_active =2003 - Present
Label =Universal South Records
Associated_acts =
URL = http://www.hollywilliams.com/Holly Williams (born
March 12 ,1981 ) is an Americansinger/songwriter .Biography
Raised in
Nashville, Tennessee , considered the home ofcountry music , she is the granddaughter ofHank Williams , the daughter ofHank Williams, Jr. , and the half-sister ofHank Williams III .Holly's mother, Becky, is a native of
Mer Rouge, Louisiana , and was married for five years toHank Williams, Jr. Holly was born inCullman, Alabama , and has an elder sisterHilary Williams . Holly, despite the legendary musical nature of her family, wasn't especially interested in music at a young age, and wanted to be afashion model . Her parents separated when she was young, although her father took her to many of his shows. At age 17, Holly began playing one of her father's guitars, and soon began writing songs.After graduating from
Brentwood Academy , she decided to try her hand in music before attending college. She studied piano inLos Angeles , attending concerts by theRolling Stones ,Elliott Smith , andNeil Finn , all of whom she considers to have influenced her. She eventually attracted the attention ofRon Sexsmith , who offered her a slot on his European tour.In March 2006, Williams was injured in a car crash and cancelled a European tour. She began touring again in November 2006.
In February 2008, Williams was a performer on the singer/songwriter cruise - Cayamo.
Career
By 2003 she had recorded and released her first EP, signed with
Universal South Records , and toured withBilly Bob Thornton . She issued her full-length debut "The Ones We Never Knew ", in October 2004.Discography
* The Ones We Never Knew (2004):# "Sometimes":# "Everybody's Waiting for a Change":# "Would You Still Have Fallen":# "Take Me Down":# "Between Your Lines":# "I'll Only Break Your Heart":# "Cheap Parades":# "Man in the Making":# "Memory of Me":# "Velvet Sounds":# "All as it Should Be":# "Nothing More"
External links
* [http://www.hollywilliams.com/ Holly Williams official website]
* [http://www.wrasserecords.com Wrasse Records website]
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