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- About Me:
- K. M. Williams
Born 1956, in Clarksville,Texas. Raised in Red River county, Texas, deep in the country of
northeast Texas. Early musical influences included the Memphis/Stax recording artists such
as Albert King, Wilson Pickett,Slim Harpo and Sam & Dave heard late at night on WLAC,Nashville,Tenn. A
guitar lesson with a travelin bluesman (believed to be ELMORE JAMES) passing thru DeKalb,
Texas(old stompin' grounds of LEADBELLY) at age 7 hooked him into the blues. Received
first guitar at age 8, but wasn't very good at it. After finishing high school, joined
the U. S. Navy in 1975 & enlisted in the submarine service. After receiving christian
conversion in 1980, suddenly received ability to play & compose blues & spirituals on
guitar & harmonica (my father's instrument). Relocated to Cleveland, Ohio after leaving
the U. S. Navy in 1981 & begin performing part time for local gospel choirs, quartets &
groups. Also played solo blues & gospel gigs. Became a ordained minister in the Holiness
Church in 1995. Formed a Delta blues band, K. M. Williams & the Blues Train, in 1997. Gigs
included opening for ROBERT JR.LOCKWOOD,LITTLE MILTON,THE HOLMES BROTHERS & THE FIVE BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA. Released one local cassette "Rollin'&Tumblin".
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Relocated back to Texas (Dallas) in 1999.Begin performing solo blues gigs around Deep Ellum, Lower Greenville, Irving,& Arlington.Currently have released twenty internationally acclaimed CD's including 17 solo CD's starting with "THE REVEREND OF TEXAS COUNTRY BLUES(2000)";"TEXAS COUNTRY BLUES PREACHER(2001)";"SANCTIFED BOOGIE(2001)";"THE RETURN OF BROTHER LEMON(2002)(with Washboard Jackson on Percussion)",A dedication to BLIND WILLIE JOHNSON entitled"BLIND WILLIE'S HYMNS(2002)""I'M AN OLD SOUL(2003),"THE MINISTER OF TEXAS BOOGIE(2004)","COUNTRY ROADS,STREET CORNERS & CHURCH HOUSES"(2004),his first Label produced CD "THE BEST OF THE TEXAS COUNTRY BLUES PREACHER"(DWM MUSIC COMPANY - 2005),"TRUTH MUSIC"(2005),"THE RESURRECTION of BLIND WILLIE and OLD TIME SPIRITUALS"(2006),"HERE COMES THE PREACHER MAN"(2006),"LIVE WRECKAGE AND CLASSICS"(2007)(w Washboard Jackson),"THE LOST TAPES OF JUKES AND SPIRITUALS"(2007),"OLD SOUL/MINISTER OF TEXAS BOOGIE-REMASTERED,Snocap downloads only(2007)"and "LIVE AT THE LONGHORN BBQ"(2007) and CRIES FROM THE SOUL(2008)..Also Formed a Rockin' Boogie/Blues duo with Texas Washboard Player and Percussionist WASHBOARD JACKSON called "TRAINRECK" and have since released four critically acclaimed CD's"THERE'S A TRAINRECK COMIN'(2003),"THE TRAIN KEEPS A'ROLLIN'(2004),"LIVE AT THE SCENE"(2005) and "11:59"(2006).Also have opened for or played on the same bill as KIM WILSON,WC CLARK,GARY CLARK JR.,ANDREW "JUNIOR BOY" JONES,ALVIN "YOUNGBLOOD" HART,ROBERT BELFOUR,RICHARD JOHNSTON,CEDELL DAVIS,DAVID "HONEYBOY" EDWARDS,JAMES MATHUS,and THE LEGENDARY MAVIS STAPLES. Two Documentaries was filmed on KM Williams & Trainreck;the first entitled"SANCTIFIED BOOGIE"(2004)based on the life of KM Williams which is currently available from Level Ground Films Productions & "A NITE IN A TRAINRECK"(2005)based on a typical night of performances following TRAINRECK(KM Williams & Washboard Jackson).Also new release Music DVD'S entitled "KM WILLIAMS : LIVE AT THE LONGHORN BBQ"(DVD/2005)& LIVE IN ITALY(DVD/CD/2005)which has live performances.. As of the present,continues to Preach(started the SOUND GOSPEL BIBLE MINISTRIES in 2002),Sing & Play the Gospel and The Texas Country Blues/Boogie to anyone willing to listen, anywhere and anytime!
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- http://www.netvibes.com/kmwilliams
- Favorite Artists and Bands
- RL Burnside, T-Model Ford, John Lee Hooker,Blind Willie Johnson, Hound Dog Taylor, Lightnin' Hopkins
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Check Out The Blues Preacher New Blog!
Posted on November 14, 2008 at 9:00pm — 2 Comments
The New Southern Rock: The South Does It Again
With an old soul and a bumper crop of new artists, today’s Southern rock takes its cues from the Allman Brothers Band, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and the old Mississippi juke joints
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Posted on January 18, 2008 at 11:53am — 3 Comments
Party in Grapevine, TX for the Grammy-nominated Last of the Great Mississippi Delta Bluesmen - Live in Dallas
Posted on January 17, 2008 at 4:38pm — 4 Comments
Comment Wall (46 comments)
- At 11:20pm on July 2, 2009,
brian romero said…
- hello brother km i build many types of cigar box guitars and many types of d-bows but i have not tried to sell any of them yet. i have no website to sell them on and i have given thought to put some on e-bay but have not done that yet either. but all the ones i build i have many many pics of them on cigarboxnation.if you might be interested in something you see let me know and i will talk with you about it.oh yea there is lots of videos too of a lot of different ones i have built on you tube. just short videos to test the sound. take care man and we will talk again later.
- At 10:06pm on April 25, 2009,
Mary Anne McLaurin Norwood said… - make sure you follow livebluesworld on twitter!
- At 11:14pm on April 15, 2009,
Brent Beckman said… - Hi KM, I sure liked your version of Backdoor Man off of the live album that was on cd baby. A non Chicago version.
- At 12:01am on March 26, 2009,
Bill Burbach said… - Hi KM--survived my date with the surgeon and should be well enough to get out and hear some more good blues or other roots music in a few days or so.
Thanks for the invite!
- At 4:46pm on February 12, 2009,
Ferdinando said… - Hi KM,
always glad to hear from you!!!!!
Thanks for your welcome in this Network,
Please subscribe your profile in our Network too...
See you next time in Italy. Best
Ferdinando
- At 11:55am on January 18, 2009,
Ken Pustelnik said… - Hi KM;
Wishing you a belated happy New Year , why so late you may
think , check out the videos section on my page for the answer.
Kind regards
Ken Pustelnik
- At 5:16pm on November 18, 2008,
Ken Pustelnik said…
- Hello again KM;
Thank you for another kind video comment , we are
pleased that you are enjoying our JLHooker memories .
respect
Ken Pustelnik
- At 12:14am on November 15, 2008,
dcterry said… - Yeah it seems like a lifetime ago. I was in Denton on the 10th and decided to look you up on the net. I had to leave town before your gig on the 11th or I would have walked in with my LP. I get in your neck of the woods 8-10 times a year. I will look for your shows.
Take care.
dcterry
- At 9:21pm on November 10, 2008,
dcterry said…
- Hey KM, long time my friend since we kept Bedford Ohio awake to the early morn.
I am happy to see your success. Michael says hi.
Juke Joint Jam at Cyber Petes......it was a good time.
- At 1:54pm on October 24, 2008,
The Texas Blues Roadhouse ONLINE said… - Hey KM, good to see you on here. Man, love what you've done with the place. :)
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