Holly Williams
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Holly Williams is an American country music
artist. She is the daughter of Hank Williams, Jr.
and half-sister of country
singer Hank Williams III
. Williams has released two studio albums: The Ones We Never Knew and Here with Me, in 2004 and 2009 respectively. The latter album has produced two chart singles for her on the Billboard
country singles charts with "Keep the Change" and "Mama", which charted to #53 and #55, respectively.
, she is the daughter of Hank Williams, Jr.
, and the half-sister of Hank Williams III
. Holly's mother, Becky, is a native of Mer Rouge, Louisiana
, and was married for five years to Hank Williams, Jr. She was born in Cullman, Alabama
, and has an elder sister named Hilary. Her parents separated when she was young, although her father took her to many of his shows. At age 17, Holly began playing one of her father's guitars, and soon began writing songs.
Williams graduated from Brentwood Academy
and decided to pursue her passion of songwriting and continue playing guitar and piano. She performed hundreds of shows throughout the US and in her hometown and usually toured alone with a guitar and a keyboard. She loved John Prine
, Bob Dylan
, Tom Waits
, Jackson Browne
and many other songwriter's known for their way with lyrics, including her grandfather Hank Williams Sr. Eventually she began touring throughout Europe and the United Kingdom and building a loyal fan base there. After the release of her first EP in 2003, she signed with Universal South Records and toured with Billy Bob Thornton
, Jewel
, Train
, Keith Urban
, Duncan Sheik
, Kasey Chambers
and many other artists. Universal South released her debut album, The Ones We Never Knew
, in 2004.
In March 2006, Williams was injured in a car crash and canceled a European tour, but she began touring again in November 2006. She signed in 2009 with Mercury Nashville Records. Her second single, "Keep the Change", was released in January and became her first chart single in March. The album's second single, "Mama", was released to radio on May 11, 2009. Williams' second studio album, Here with Me
, was released in June 2009. To promote the album, Williams appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien
, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Chelsea Lately
and other television outlets. People Magazine named Williams' 2009 album one of the top ten albums of the year. Williams finished a six week tour in Europe in mid-2010, continued the rest of the year touring with John Hiatt
and took time off to write for her third album.
Williams owns H. Audrey, a high end women's boutique located in Nashville.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
artist. She is the daughter of Hank Williams, Jr.
Hank Williams, Jr.
Randall Hank Williams , better known as Hank Williams, Jr. and Bocephus, is an American country singer-songwriter and musician. His musical style is often considered a blend of Southern rock, blues, and traditional country...
and half-sister of country
Country
A country is a region legally identified as a distinct entity in political geography. A country may be an independent sovereign state or one that is occupied by another state, as a non-sovereign or formerly sovereign political division, or a geographic region associated with a previously...
singer Hank Williams III
Hank Williams III
Shelton Hank Williams, known as Hank 3 , is a neotraditional country and punk metal singer, drummer, bassist, and guitarist. In addition to his honky tonk recordings, Williams' style alternates among country, punk and metal...
. Williams has released two studio albums: The Ones We Never Knew and Here with Me, in 2004 and 2009 respectively. The latter album has produced two chart singles for her on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
country singles charts with "Keep the Change" and "Mama", which charted to #53 and #55, respectively.
Biography
Raised in Nashville, TennesseeNashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
, she is the daughter of Hank Williams, Jr.
Hank Williams, Jr.
Randall Hank Williams , better known as Hank Williams, Jr. and Bocephus, is an American country singer-songwriter and musician. His musical style is often considered a blend of Southern rock, blues, and traditional country...
, and the half-sister of Hank Williams III
Hank Williams III
Shelton Hank Williams, known as Hank 3 , is a neotraditional country and punk metal singer, drummer, bassist, and guitarist. In addition to his honky tonk recordings, Williams' style alternates among country, punk and metal...
. Holly's mother, Becky, is a native of Mer Rouge, Louisiana
Mer Rouge, Louisiana
Mer Rouge is a village in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana, United States. The name is French for "Red Sea". The population was 721 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Bastrop Micropolitan Statistical Area....
, and was married for five years to Hank Williams, Jr. She was born in Cullman, Alabama
Cullman, Alabama
Cullman is a city in Cullman County, State of Alabama. Cullman is located along Interstate 65, about north of Birmingham, and about south of Huntsville. According to the U.S...
, and has an elder sister named Hilary. Her parents separated when she was young, although her father took her to many of his shows. At age 17, Holly began playing one of her father's guitars, and soon began writing songs.
Williams graduated from Brentwood Academy
Brentwood Academy
Brentwood Academy is a college preparatory school with a campus located in Brentwood, Tennessee, a suburb of Nashville. Brentwood Academy is a coeducational, independent, college-preparatory school....
and decided to pursue her passion of songwriting and continue playing guitar and piano. She performed hundreds of shows throughout the US and in her hometown and usually toured alone with a guitar and a keyboard. She loved John Prine
John Prine
John Prine is an American country/folk singer-songwriter. He has been active as a recording artist and live performer since the early 1970s.-Biography:...
, Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...
, Tom Waits
Tom Waits
Thomas Alan "Tom" Waits is an American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor. Waits has a distinctive voice, described by critic Daniel Durchholz as sounding "like it was soaked in a vat of bourbon, left hanging in the smokehouse for a few months, and then taken outside and run over with a car."...
, Jackson Browne
Jackson Browne
Jackson Browne is an American singer-songwriter and musician who has sold over 17 million albums in the United States alone....
and many other songwriter's known for their way with lyrics, including her grandfather Hank Williams Sr. Eventually she began touring throughout Europe and the United Kingdom and building a loyal fan base there. After the release of her first EP in 2003, she signed with Universal South Records and toured with Billy Bob Thornton
Billy Bob Thornton
Billy Bob Thornton is an American actor, screenwriter, director and musician. Thornton gained early recognition as a cast member on the CBS sitcom Hearts Afire and in several early 1990s films including On Deadly Ground and Tombstone...
, Jewel
Jewel (singer)
Jewel Kilcher , professionally known as Jewel, is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, actress and poet...
, Train
Train (band)
Train is an American pop rock band from San Francisco, California, formed in 1994. The band currently comprises a core trio of Patrick Monahan , Jimmy Stafford and Scott Underwood ....
, Keith Urban
Keith Urban
Keith Lionel Urban is a New Zealand-born Australian, country music singer, songwriter and guitarist whose commercial success has been mainly in the United States and Australia. Urban was born in New Zealand and began his career in Australia at an early age...
, Duncan Sheik
Duncan Sheik
Duncan Scott Sheik is an American singer-songwriter and composer. Sheik initially found success as a singer, most notably for his 1996 debut single "Barely Breathing". He later expanded his work to include compositions for motion pictures and the Broadway stage, leading him to involvement in the...
, Kasey Chambers
Kasey Chambers
Kasey Chambers is an Australian country singer-songwriter. She is the daughter of steel guitar player Bill Chambers, and the sister of musician and producer Nash Chambers.-Solo success:...
and many other artists. Universal South released her debut album, The Ones We Never Knew
The Ones We Never Knew
The Ones We Never Knew is the debut album of American country music singer Holly Williams. It was released on October 5, 2004 via Universal South Records. Its only single, "Sometimes", failed to chart, although it was made into a music video...
, in 2004.
In March 2006, Williams was injured in a car crash and canceled a European tour, but she began touring again in November 2006. She signed in 2009 with Mercury Nashville Records. Her second single, "Keep the Change", was released in January and became her first chart single in March. The album's second single, "Mama", was released to radio on May 11, 2009. Williams' second studio album, Here with Me
Here with Me (album)
Here with Me is the second full-length studio album released by Mercury Nashville recording artist Holly Williams. The album was released on June 16, 2009, and features the singles "Keep the Change" , and "Mama" .-Content:The album features eleven songs in which Williams wrote or co-wrote eight of...
, was released in June 2009. To promote the album, Williams appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien is an American late-night talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien that aired 2,725 episodes on NBC between 1993 and 2009. The show featured varied comedic material, celebrity interviews, and musical and comedy performances. Late Night aired weeknights at 12:37 am...
, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson is a Peabody Award-winning American late-night talk show hosted by Scottish American comedian Craig Ferguson. Ferguson, the third regular host of the Late Late Show franchise, follows Late Show with David Letterman in the CBS late-night lineup...
, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Chelsea Lately
Chelsea Lately
Chelsea Lately is an American late night comedy talk show hosted by comedian Chelsea Handler on E!. The show debuted on July 16, 2007, and is produced by Handler's production company, Borderline Amazing Productions...
and other television outlets. People Magazine named Williams' 2009 album one of the top ten albums of the year. Williams finished a six week tour in Europe in mid-2010, continued the rest of the year touring with John Hiatt
John Hiatt
John Hiatt is an American rock guitarist, pianist, singer, and songwriter. He has played a variety of musical styles on his albums, including New Wave, blues and country. Hiatt has been nominated for several Grammy Awards - although he has never won- and has been awarded a variety of other...
and took time off to write for her third album.
Williams owns H. Audrey, a high end women's boutique located in Nashville.
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
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| US Country |
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| The Ones We Never Knew The Ones We Never Knew The Ones We Never Knew is the debut album of American country music singer Holly Williams. It was released on October 5, 2004 via Universal South Records. Its only single, "Sometimes", failed to chart, although it was made into a music video... |
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| Here with Me Here with Me (album) Here with Me is the second full-length studio album released by Mercury Nashville recording artist Holly Williams. The album was released on June 16, 2009, and features the singles "Keep the Change" , and "Mama" .-Content:The album features eleven songs in which Williams wrote or co-wrote eight of... |
Universal Music Group Nashville Universal Music Group Nashville is Universal Music Group's country music subsidiary. Some of the labels in this group include MCA Nashville Records, Mercury Nashville Records, and Lost Highway Records... |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | ||||||
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| US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
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| 2005 | "Sometimes" | — | The Ones We Never Knew | ||||||
| 2009 | "Keep the Change" | 53 | Here with Me | ||||||
| "Mama" | 55 | ||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | "Sometimes" | Kristin Barlowe |
| 2009 | "Keep the Change" | Philip Andelman |
| "Three Days in Bed" | ||
| "Mama" | Eric Welch | |
| "Alone" | Philip Andelman | |