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Lucinda Williams
January 1953, Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA. Her father, Miller Williams, is a
professor of literature and a professional poet, but it was her mother, a music
graduate, who influenced Lucinda the most. She played folk clubs in Texas in
the mid-70s and made her first albums for Folkways Records. Her career failed
to take off until she moved to Los Angeles some years later, but she was further
stymied by an abortive development contract with CBS Records in the mid-80s.
She describes songwriting as 'like writing a journal but I don't want it to sound
self-indulgent.' Her self-titled album for Rough Trade Records in 1989 finally
re-established her with its attendant strong press. Sweet Old World provided
darker subject matter than most folk-country albums; the title song is about
suicide and 'Pineola' similarly concerns a poet who shot himself.
It included a cover version of Nick Drake 's 'Which Will', with musical backing by Benmont Tench, Bryce Berline and Doug Atwell. She has also performed on the tribute albums to Merle Haggard ( Tulare Dust) and Victoria Williams ( Sweet Relief). In the 90s Mary-Chapin Carpenter earned a major US country hit with her 'Passionate Kisses'. Williams is now signed to American Recordings. Encyclopedia of Popular Music Copyright Muze UK Ltd. 1989 - 1998 |
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