Jason D. Williams
'El pasado y el futuro del Rock and Roll'
'El mejor pianista del mundo'
Género:Rockabilly, Boogie Woogie, Rock & Roll, Country, Jazz
Ciudad de origen:Memphis, TN
Etiqueta de grabación:Rockabilly Records, LLC
Similares: Sleepy LaBeef, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Pine Top Perkins, Moon Muligan, The Rounders.
Killer Instints
2010
In expressing his joy at the chance to produce a Jason D. Williams album, Todd Snider says, "I'd been waiting 15 years on this phone call." The Arkansas piano player retorts, "I'd been waiting 15 years to make this phone call."
Snider had to put on his producer hat right away. After a day of working on the cover songs that Williams had prepared, the session was not working. So the duo started writing on the fly. Williams says, "All of a sudden, our agenda went to hell and we were just creating in there. Todd made me feel like it was ok to reach down and sing something crazy. It was just short of amazing and magical."
Killer Instinct was recorded at Blackbird Studios in Nashville, TN and mixed at the famous Ardent Studios in Memphis, TN. Dan Baird, Keith Christopher, Richard Leo Johnson and Randy Cox also joined in on the fun
1. Like Jerry Lee
2. Big Red Green One
3. If You Ever Saw a Baby With It's Pud
4. You Look Like I Could Use a Drink
5. Wine So-Dee-O-Dee
6. Daddy's Lil' Punkin
7. White Trash
8. What Am I Gonna Do
9. Really Really Pretty
10. Sanctified
11. Mr. Jesus
12. Crippled Down
13. Yes I Can
14. To Hell With You
Don´t Get None Onya'
1. Nadine
2. Portland Water
3. Rock Island Line
4. There's a Man Down There
5. Standing On a Rock
6. Okie from Muskogie
7. Great Balls of Fire
8. I'll Fly Away
9. Will the Circle Be Unbroken
10. Crazy Arms
11. St. Louis Blues
12. Jason D Medley
Wild
1993
1. Wild
2. Caldonia
3. Pianimal
4. Mr. Charlie
5. Red Hot
6. My New Zoot Suit
7. Tubular Bells
8. Goin' Down to Memphis
9. Dig that Boogie
Rockin'
1. High School Confidential
2. House of Blue Lights
3. Mean Woman Blues
4. Personality
5. Shake, Rattle & Roll
6. Theme Song #2
7. Renee’s Song
8. Bill Bailey
9. Rockin’ My Life Away
10. Piano Theme #8
Enthusiastic, Reckless, Stormy, Rock & Roll in its natural state ... This explains why the Kansas City Star Pronounced Jason D. Williams as "the past and future of rock & roll." The Beacon Journal dubbed him as "The worlds greats piano player." Most importantly this reminds you of why you got into rock & roll in the first place, to get a little wild.
After seeing a live show there will be no doubt why fans and critics alike agree with that summation of the dynamic piano player from Memphis. Jason D. has the same musical innovation and on the edge attitude as Jerry Lee and Elvis.
Jason's' style is difficult to describe. From Classical to Rockabilly to County to Jazz and on to Rock & Roll, Jason D. adapts to each different concert setting he performs.
Television cameras love Jason's energy and style. He has appeared on such shows as MTV's News at Night, MTV The Week in Rock, Pat Sajak Show, LIVE! on ABC, Regis and Kathie Lee Show, VH1, VH1's This is Country, Crook & Chase, Nashville Now, Music City Tonight, Entertainment Tonight, that's just to name a few.
Jason is on the road over 200 days a year playing to crowds in every setting, from clubs to amphitheaters and many corporate sponsored events. Jason D. is unique, talented and full of raw energy. This is one act you have to see and hear to believe.
Product Description
Jason D. Williams has spent a lifetime behind the piano connecting with country and rock 'n' roll greats while creating a persona that's 100% original. That rock 'n' roll history of Memphis looms large in Williams' world. He recorded for Sun Records, the early label home of Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and the man who first took Williams on the road, rockabilly legend Sleepy LaBeef. Now, after decades of being celebrated for his take-no-prisoners approach to performing country and rock 'n' roll penned by others, Williams has added a new element to his artistry, songwriting.
Early in 2010, Williams, who recorded for RCA and Sun Records in the 1980s and '90s, was set to return to the recording fold with Todd Snider as his producer. The two had discussed the covers they would tackle and tape had started to roll when they decided to try something different. Snider has become entranced by Williams' ability to create poetry on the spot and thought his words could easily become lyrics. And from several mad, inspired weeks of recording in Nashville and Memphis, TN the 14-track album, Killer Instincts, was born.
Williams tours up to 200 shows per year. Having a visual appeal on par with his musical talent has led to numerous television appearances, among them 'Regis and Kathie Lee.' 'Nashville Now,' 'Entertainment Tonight' and various shows on MTV and VH1. A wild man onstage, he has been compared to Jerry Lee Lewis so often that rumors started in Memphis that he was the Killer's son.
The influence of Lewis comes through in his high-energy performances, Williams says, but his songs get him to a different place. As he says, 'It's Jerry Lee Lewis meets Jackson Pollock and Jerry Lee Lewis meets Joe Namath.'
