Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Randomly Noted Profile: Jason Williams
Posted by Tammy Vinson on Wed, Jun 20, 2007 at 10:52 PM
Marietta’s Jason “Lefty†Williams never let being born without a right hand hold him back from playing guitar. Performing full-time professionally for two years, he strives for big jazz chords, deep lyrics and danceable grooves with blues and funk orientations.
Before he was old enough for grade school, Williams developed a unique way to play the guitar: “I tore apart one of my prosthetic arms and made my first pick out of the prosthetic arm.
“For me it’s really not about getting famous; I’m happy as long as I get to play my guitar and I can pay my bills. I love playing music, and it wouldn’t matter if there were five people in front of me or 1,000 people in front of me.â€
He gives his band, known (go figure) as the Lefty Williams Band, credit for polishing his original songs: “They take it and make it cool.†Casual Fiasco and Diesel Jones open for the Lefty Williams Band this Friday, June 22, at Smith’s Olde Bar. Doors open at 8 p.m.
(Photo by Joeff Davis)
For a podcast with Lefty Williams, click below. Pictures of Lefty performing at CL's offices after the jump.
Photographs by Edward Adams
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