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Holly Williams: Country Music, Folk Rock, Hank Williams Granddaughter And Daughter
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Published: July 23, 2007
One of the perks of being related to someone famous is the heightened possibility of becoming famous yourself. Unfortunately, many can call to mind certain individuals who have taken advantage of that possibility without having much of the necessary talent to justify it. But fans of country music legend Hank Williams can be comfortable in the fact that his granddaughter, Holly Williams, has done justice to his name and musical legacy.
Holly Williams was born in Cullman, Ala.,
on March 12, 1981, and grew up in Nashville, the country music capital of the world. Her father, Hank Williams, Jr., had a busy performance schedule and he split from his wife, Becky, when Holly was still very young. Holly Williams's musical inclinations manifested at the age of eight when she began to compose some song melodies and created a folder full of lyrics to go with them.
Yet it was not until she was almost finished with high school that her musical creativity really began to take wing. Holly Williams began playing the guitar and was constantly immersing herself in music from virtually every genre to familiarize herself with her new passion. She also read the works of writers like J.D. Salinger and Jack Kerouac, which helped her to further her lyric-writing abilities.
After performing for a while at some of Nashville's more private venues for blossoming songwriters, Holly Williams began to attract public notice. Before long she was opening for the likes of John Mellencamp and Billy Bob Thornton. Her persistent efforts to create and perform great folk rock music finally paid off in 2004 when she received a record deal and set to work on her very first album, The Ones We Never Knew. By the following year, Holly Williams had embarked on a concert tour of eight European countries and Australia. After returning home, Holly Williams was involved in a serious car accident in which she sustained injuries that impeded her progress on her newly-planned second album. She has since recovered and has resumed work on her next release.
Fans of Holly Williams love her songs for their poignancy and depth, especially in the subject matter of the lyrics. Although she is, by her own admission, outgoing and funny, Holly is able to delve into the heavier and more serious half of the emotional spectrum when creating her songs. Her first album reflects her experiences and feelings concerning other people in her life. "Between Your Lines," for example, is about her relationship with her father, and in "Sometimes" she sings about her famous grandfather whom she never actually knew. Even the experimental lyrics from her childhood exuded an intensity that one would typically not expect from a girl so young. Holly says she observes others and emotionally puts herself in their shoes to beef up her songs' heartrending lyrical content.
Holly Williams believes that it was her family background that originally inspired her to write. A truly prolific writer, she penned literally hundreds of songs during her first attempts at writing, and now she hopes to release at least one new album each year. Holly is very pleased at the way her in which music touches her fans and wishes to create songs that would appeal to the variety of people among them. Her creativity is seemingly tireless, and although her songs fall into the folk rock and country-western genres, they are unique enough in that it is difficult to discern any major influences from other singers, if any at all.
The Williams dynasty certainly has an abundance of talent, evidenced in the third generation in not only Holly Williams but also in her brother, Hank III. As a member of this family and as a remarkable talent in her own right, Holly Williams has it within herself to become one of the greatest female country stars of our time.
Sources:
Bio. HollyWilliams.com. 30 Jun. 2007. http://www.hollywilliams.com/bio.php
Shelburne, Craig. "Getting to Know Holly Williams." CMT.com. 24 Nov. 2004. Country Music Television, Inc. 30 June 2007.
http://www.cmt.com/news/articles/1494144/2004112 4/williams_holly.jhtml
Harward, Randy. "Holly Williams: All in the Family." Harpmagazine.com. Nov./Dec. 2004. Guthrie, Inc. 30 June 2007. http://harpmagazine.com/articles/detail.cfm?articl e_id=2387
Holly Williams. hiponline.com. Hip Online. 1997-2006. 1 July 2007.
http://www.hiponline.com/artist/music/w/williams _holly/index.html
Holly Williams was born in Cullman, Ala.,
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Yet it was not until she was almost finished with high school that her musical creativity really began to take wing. Holly Williams began playing the guitar and was constantly immersing herself in music from virtually every genre to familiarize herself with her new passion. She also read the works of writers like J.D. Salinger and Jack Kerouac, which helped her to further her lyric-writing abilities.
After performing for a while at some of Nashville's more private venues for blossoming songwriters, Holly Williams began to attract public notice. Before long she was opening for the likes of John Mellencamp and Billy Bob Thornton. Her persistent efforts to create and perform great folk rock music finally paid off in 2004 when she received a record deal and set to work on her very first album, The Ones We Never Knew. By the following year, Holly Williams had embarked on a concert tour of eight European countries and Australia. After returning home, Holly Williams was involved in a serious car accident in which she sustained injuries that impeded her progress on her newly-planned second album. She has since recovered and has resumed work on her next release.
Fans of Holly Williams love her songs for their poignancy and depth, especially in the subject matter of the lyrics. Although she is, by her own admission, outgoing and funny, Holly is able to delve into the heavier and more serious half of the emotional spectrum when creating her songs. Her first album reflects her experiences and feelings concerning other people in her life. "Between Your Lines," for example, is about her relationship with her father, and in "Sometimes" she sings about her famous grandfather whom she never actually knew. Even the experimental lyrics from her childhood exuded an intensity that one would typically not expect from a girl so young. Holly says she observes others and emotionally puts herself in their shoes to beef up her songs' heartrending lyrical content.
Holly Williams believes that it was her family background that originally inspired her to write. A truly prolific writer, she penned literally hundreds of songs during her first attempts at writing, and now she hopes to release at least one new album each year. Holly is very pleased at the way her in which music touches her fans and wishes to create songs that would appeal to the variety of people among them. Her creativity is seemingly tireless, and although her songs fall into the folk rock and country-western genres, they are unique enough in that it is difficult to discern any major influences from other singers, if any at all.
The Williams dynasty certainly has an abundance of talent, evidenced in the third generation in not only Holly Williams but also in her brother, Hank III. As a member of this family and as a remarkable talent in her own right, Holly Williams has it within herself to become one of the greatest female country stars of our time.
Sources:
Bio. HollyWilliams.com. 30 Jun. 2007. http://www.hollywilliams.com/bio.php
Shelburne, Craig. "Getting to Know Holly Williams." CMT.com. 24 Nov. 2004. Country Music Television, Inc. 30 June 2007.
http://www.cmt.com/news/articles/1494144/2004112 4/williams_holly.jhtml
Harward, Randy. "Holly Williams: All in the Family." Harpmagazine.com. Nov./Dec. 2004. Guthrie, Inc. 30 June 2007. http://harpmagazine.com/articles/detail.cfm?articl e_id=2387
Holly Williams. hiponline.com. Hip Online. 1997-2006. 1 July 2007.
http://www.hiponline.com/artist/music/w/williams _holly/index.html
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