| BETSY-DAWN WILLIAMS |
Born in North Carolina, “BeeDee” got her first start in music singing in the Baptist choir, but from the first time she heard her grand-daddy play clawhammer banjo and imitate a train whistle on his harmonica, her soul was captured by the raw sounds of hillbilly music. After moving with the family to Indiana where her dad had picked up a job as head of the music library at Ball State University, she later transplanted herself to New England. Today she is based in Massachusetts, where she can be found consorting with various honkytonk and rockabilly characters. Betsy-Dawn Williams Born in North Carolina, Betsy-Dawn Williams (BeeDee) got her first start in music singing in the Baptist choir, but from the first time she heard her granddaddy play claw hammer banjo and imitate a train whistle on his harmonica, her soul was captured by the raw sounds of hillbilly music. The first time she heard rockabilly she was completely smitten, listening to Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins. The raw twang and the pounding rhythms found a home deep in her heart. Betsy-Dawn got her first guitar at the age of 13 and began teaching herself to play chords and back up her own singing. Later she picked up the string bass and has played both guitar and string bass in several bands, including the western swing band The Westernaires, 2 bluegrass bands Pioneer Valley Bluegrass and Lost Wages. She can also be found today playing with the female honky-tonk band Girl Howdy. Jeff Potter At the age of 10, Jeff got his first drumkit and a lesson on how to play a two-finger boogie-woogie on the piano from "Judy" - a teenaged family friend. For many years down in his cellar, Jeff played that boogie-woogie fast and slow, and performed long Gene Krupa/Cozy Cole style solos on his drums. From 1956 to '57 he spent his candy money buying every single rock & roll, rockabilly and rhythm & blues record he could afford. Jeff played in various recording bands for 12 years (including Al Anderson's Wildweeds) before writing, singing and performing his own songs, mostly in the style of 50's rock & roll, fronting 2 bands, The Contenders, then later Jeff Potter & the Rhythm Agents. Jeff and Betsy-Dawn Williams played in a previous band together from 1998 to 2002 called American Roadhouse featuring a mix of rock & roll, R&B and rockabilly. In addition to co-producing and playing on Rocket Girl, Jeff can also be found performing with New York's The Lustre Kings. Jeff still plays his drums in the cellar. Graham Tichy Graham started playing guitar at the age of 10 and has been called “one of the hottest, most capable guitarists on the rockabilly scene today” by the Rockabilly Hall of Fame. At the age of 26, Graham has made a name for himself touring the world at major festivals, backing legends such as Wanda Jackson, Robert Gordon, and Jack Earls, and recording critically acclaimed albums with Detroit’s Bones Maki and the Sun Dodgers. Albany, New York’s’ Metroland magazine deemed him the area’s “Best Guitarist of 2003.” Jim Haggerty Jimmy started playing accordion at age 5. At age 10 he switched over to the bass. When he was 16, Jimmy got his first upright bass, and grew up listening to his parents 1950's record collection and developed a natural feel for roots music. While in college, he furthered his studies in music theory and Jazz. After Jim returned from college, he found that most jazz upright players turned their noses away from rock gigs..so he took them all, and has played with an impressive roster of musicians, including Chuck Berry, Wanda Jackson, Bo Diddly, Terry Adams, Robert Gordon and Louis Bellson to name a few. Other guest musicians include: On stringbass: Guy DeVito, Norm "Red" Rogers, Jay Gorleski, electric bass guitar: Mark Neveu, guitar: Mark Gamsjager, Norm Blackwelder, drums: Keith Levreault, Marshall Grossman, dobro: Jim Henry. |
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ETCD4040 - BETSY-DAWN WILLIAMS - ROCKET
GIRL Este su primer CD complacerá a los amantes del rockabilly femenino al estilo de Wanda Jackson y a los fanáticos del sonido Ronnie Dawson and Planet Rockers; doce temas propios y una version en los que es acompañada por genios del rockabilly como Graham Tichy (Bones Maki & The Sundodgers), Jeff Potter y Mark Camsjager (Lustre Kings) por nombrar algunos... Betsy-Dawn Williams está llamada a ser una de las líderes del rockabilly femenino en los USA en este nuevo síglo; dale unos meses y ya verás....
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| Track listing: Too Many Words Lurlene Can't read This Feelin' Called Love Wrong Again Outerspace Motorspace Scooter Machine When We're On The Street Get It Off Your Mind* So Say Walkin' & Talkin' Can't You See Winter Loser Lucky World Why Doncha Call All the songs by Betsy-Dawn Williams except * - Kenneth Parchman
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