http://www.boydwilliams.net Singer...Songwriter...Musician...Soulful Stylist Mon, 18 May 2009 18:27:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_85" align="alignleft" width="248" caption="Boyd Williams"][/caption] From his 1960s garage band The Bare Facts and hits “Bad Part of Town” and “Georgiana”…to touring and playing with top musicians in the 70s…his lost record deals…and years of solo work…Boyd Williams has always been a singer, a songwriter, a musician…an artist.  “The music business ... http://www.boydwilliams.net/new-release%e2%80%a6deep-in-the-pocket-discs-1-2%e2%80%a6now-available/ [caption id="attachment_88" align="alignright" width="225" caption="The Bare Facts"][/caption] “I played lead guitar but when they told me they needed a bass player, I played bass. When they said they needed a drummer, I played drums. It’s just what you did when you were a kid and wanted to play music. And that’s ... http://www.boydwilliams.net/about-his-youth%e2%80%a6and-garage-band-hits/ [caption id="attachment_95" align="alignleft" width="193" caption="Boyd Williams"][/caption]“When I was in Day Artists’ Management stable, playing & touring with Seals & Crofts, the guys from Toto, Dan and John and other great musicians and engineers…yeah, I wanted to be a star. But it was different back then. It was about financial rewards ... http://www.boydwilliams.net/being-a-star/ [caption id="attachment_106" align="alignleft" width="273" caption="Boyd with Jeff Porcaro"][/caption]“I played and recorded with some great artists over the years – Jim and Dash, David Paich, Jeff Porcaro, David Hungate, Mike Porcaro, Fleetwood Mac, Dan Seals, Marc Benno, Doyle Bramhall, and numerous others. And I learned from them too.  I learned some great ... http://www.boydwilliams.net/other-artists%e2%80%a6/ [caption id="attachment_109" align="alignleft" width="183" caption="Boyd Williams"][/caption] “We all know about the price of oil and what it does to our everyday lives. I had no idea that the price of oil and the oil embargo of the 70s would have anything to do with losing my record deal with Warner Records. ... http://www.boydwilliams.net/on-his-lost-record-deals-solo-work-and-recording%e2%80%a6/ “Some times people don’t understand that it takes a special type of genius to be a top recording artist and that some good musicians may not necessarily be good recording artists. The recording artist lays the whole foundation for the front person. “  “Here are some of the brilliant recording artists that ... http://www.boydwilliams.net/notable-musicians-on-%e2%80%9cdeep-in-the-pocket%e2%80%9d%e2%80%a6/