Jerry Williams, musician/songwriter

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jimdgoulding

Jerry Williams, musician/songwriter
« on: 19 Feb 2012, 08:22 pm »
I'm wondering if any of you members have an album of his or know sombody who does.  I have "Gone" on the Warner Bros label and it's a mover.  He was a frequent customer of mine when I was in business with Hertz in Fort Worth, Tx.  He and his wife would cab in from the airport and see me when they would be coming back from L.A. and rent from me.  His own albums never sold well, but, damn, he was a superb singer, guitar player, and composer!  "Gone" was released at the same time, 1979, as Rickie Lee Jones' first Warner Bros album and WB threw all their marketing energy behind her album.  That's what he told me.  He penned songs like Givin It Up For Your Love, I've Got Dreams to Remember, See What Love Can Do, Save Your Love and countless others recorded by musicians such as Eric Clapton, BB King, Bonnie Raitt, The Doobie Brothers, Nicky Hopkins, Johnny Winter and many more.  I was googling the man just having listened to "Gone" and learned that he died in 2005.  One of his albums is available on Amazon and I expect some singles are available around for downloading.  This man may be the best songwriter and composer/arranger you probably never heard of IMO.  Check out "Gone" and "Easy On Yourself", especially, if you can and will.  The guy was a musician's musician and a HUGE talent. 

mjosef

Re: Jerry Williams, musician/songwriter
« Reply #1 on: 19 Feb 2012, 10:20 pm »
Whoa Jimbo...are you talkin' 'bout the Dogg? As in Swamp Dogg?
Man, I have been listening to his stuff since the early 70's...Total Destruction of The Mind.



Oh yeah, the original Sam Stone. I got a few of his albums, very rare and mostly out of print.
In fact I picked up his last album(2009) a year ago. The man is still recording.





Nah, can't be the same man. THis one is still kicking and delivering a lickin'  :lol:

jimdgoulding

Re: Jerry Williams, musician/songwriter
« Reply #2 on: 19 Feb 2012, 11:18 pm »
No, sorry, Mj, this Jerry Williams-

and if anyone can find and is interested in this man, you should be if you be a serious rocker, download "Call to Arms" and turn it up to level stun!  You'll see.  Plus he sings so soulfully, like nobody else.  Aka Jerry Lynn Williams here with Clapton and a bunch of cats who recorded some of his songs-
available at Amazon.

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