Jack Williams, an uncommonly unique guitarist with a 54-year career of playing folk, jazz, rock, R&B and more, will perform at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts on Saturday, July 9.
The North Shore Music Association will present renowned musician Jack Williams in concert at 7:30 p.m. July 9 at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts.
The music of Jack Williams, rooted in his native South Carolina, has been shaped by a 54-year career of playing folk, rock, jazz, R&B, classical, and the popular music of the ’30s, ’40s and ’50s. He is counted among the most dynamic performers on today’s folk circuit.
Williams is considered a “musician’s musician,” an uncommonly unique guitarist, a writer of vivid songs with a strong sense of place, and a storyteller in an old southern tradition who further illustrates each tale with his guitar.
Avoiding the compromises of the commercial music industry during his half-century professional career, Williams prefers touring under the radar, playing concerts, large and small, week in and week out, for the sheer love of music and performing. Playing for more than 50 house concerts each year, Williams enjoys the intimacy of that venue most of all, with a more personal connection to his listeners.
Williams has nine CDs of original music on the Wind River (Folk Era) label, the newest being Four Good Days, plus his DVD High Cotton, a video collection of on-stage performances. An additional CD, Don’t Let Go, is a collection of cover songs reflecting major influences on his musical development. Jack has produced all of his own recordings, plus CDs by Mickey Newbury, Ronny Cox, Eric Schwartz, and others.
For more information contact the Music Association at (218) 387-1272.
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