B.C. Williamson

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www.bcwilliamson.com www.twitter.com/bcwilliamson Born in 1927 as the 7th child of the 7th son, on a crossroads one Friday 13th, on a bed of dead cats and smashed mirrors, under a ladder, B.C. Williamson is one of music's greatest contributors. Coming from a poor agricultural family fifty miles from Clarksdale, Mississippi, the musician rose to become a pioneer of the blues with the B.C. Williamson Blues Band in the early 1950s, enjoying moderate success in his local area of Memphis, Tennessee. By 1960, after a brief spell of military service, ending with Williamson's discharge for violence to a commanding officer, the musician had embraced electrified music, leaving Memphis and crossing over into widespread success throughout America, attracting audiences both black and white to his intense live appearances. Refusing labels, Williamson soon shed his blues roots, newly influenced by genres ranging from Brazilian samba to contemporary classical music to early electronica. Recordings during the period following 1965 are hailed by many historians as vital in the development of punk music. After various experiments, including a space-themed concept album, a three-LP set of electronic noise collages, and a civil rights album following his induction into the Black Panther Movement, Williamson retired to Cuba in 1970, remaining there alone for five years. He would return to the United States in 1975, recording the traditional rhythm-and-blues based "I'm Back" with a new band of

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albums

Hits and Misses: The Very Best Of B.C Williamson (Sampler)

Hits & Misses - The Very Best of B.C. Williamson

Music For Factories

Demos

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Scraping The Barrel

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Sounds From A Dark Room

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Manhattan In Winter

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Redemption [Single]

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Tracks [Single]

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Why Must I Cry/Shotgun Blues [Single]

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Someone Great [Single]

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Why Must I Cry/Shotgun Blues Single

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