Artist description comedic/philosophic guitar/mouth-harp style crossed with popular and sometimes edgy song forms and eclectic instrumentation: from drum kit to djemba and chime ladder; from tenor sax to oboe and flugelhorn; with some electric blues guitar and Gypsy violin tossed in for good measure

Music Style singer-songwriter: rock, folk, blues

Musical Influences dylan, lennon-mccartney, ledbelly, woodie guthrie

Similar Artists Bob Dylan, John Lennon, Woody Guthrie, Billy Bragg

Albums From One Millennium To Another; Living At the End Of Time; Respect: Songs Of the Self-Advocacy Movement; Big Fish Little Fish; Green Room Blues (one song)

Press Reviews Ken Tucker:"First-rate compositions...Williams sings his song in a warm, sexy, wry tone, in a voice that has felt the influence of everyone from Hank Snow to John Sebastian." SING OUT!: "It's a Pleasure To Know You has already become something of a classic." Steve Holmes, Administrative Coordinator, Self-Advocacy Association of New York State and Advisor, Self-Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE): "Respect: Songs of the Self-Advocacy Movement is a kick-ass collection of songs that really captures the spirit of the movement." Professor Wolf Wolfensberger, Director of the Training Institute for Human Service Planning, Leadership, and Change Agentry, Syracuse University: "Quite striking songs... he poignantly captures the experience of being on the receiving end of society's oppression. We think his work should have a much broader exposure." Mark Friedman, Coordinator and Jerome Iannuzzi, Board Member, Speaking For Ourselves: "The song you wrote for us touches peoples' experiences so strongly it is almost uncanny that you could get so much into so few words. [It] has had a powerful impact on our members; it brings people together and it makes us strong." New Frontier: "A talented and versatile songwriter who is comfortable with a wide range of themes." An anonymous listener: "An authentic human voice…He is a true folk-country poet and speaks to real stuff in people."

Additional Info Karl Williams has also written two books: Lost In a Desert World: the Autobiography Of Roland Johnson (as told to Karl Williams) and If Your Dreams Are Big Enough the Facts Don't Count: The Michael Long Story (as told to Karl Williams)

Location harrisburg, pa - USA

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