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Steve Williams

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Ever since I was a little boy in the mid-’50s, I’ve been listening to music—religiously, fanatically, constantly. In countless ways, music has colored, even defined and given meaning to my life. I bought my first 45s at age seven, made weekly lists of my favorite songs when I was 11 or 12, sang in choirs and choruses and informal doo-wop gatherings with friends as I grew into adolescence. When I bought my first $8 guitar from Woolworth's, I learned to play (badly) and in no time I was singing and strumming in a teenage band, then later in parks, on beaches, and street corners, caring not for the coins or occasional bills that came my way but only for the love of singing and sharing song. Never parlaying the occasional coffee house, recordin ...more

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Music Titans: 250 Greatest Recording Artists of the Past 100 Years

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As I continue to seek a publishing avenue for my newest book, LIFELONG COMPANION – MY JOURNEY THROUGH 100 DYLAN SONGS, my first book, MUSIC TITANS – 250 GREATEST RECORDING ARTISTS OF THE PAST 100 YEARS, remains available at Amazon, B&N, BookBaby and other online sites. Here are some interesting facts about some of the artists featured in the book—

Jazz giant, Louis Armstrong, learned to play the co

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Steve Williams wrote a new blog post Artist Fun Facts As I continue to seek a publishing avenue for my newest book, LIFELONG COMPANION – MY JOURNEY THROUGH 100 DYLAN SONGS, my first book, MUSIC TITANS – 2 Read more of this blog post »
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Kubrick, An Odyssey, co-written by film historians Robert P. Kolker and Nathan Abrams, is a compelling deep dive into the life and, mainly, work of the brilliant film maker Stanley Kubrick. If you love movies, as I do, you probably are well aware of ...more
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Steve Williams made a comment in the group Goodreads Authors/Readers — Introduce Yourself! topic " Hi all! My name is Steve Williams. I have written a music history book, MUSIC TITANS - 250 GREATEST RECORDING ARTISTS OF THE PAST 100 YEARS, a book th ...more "
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“Speaking of the great jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald– Here was a Black woman popularizing urban songs often written by immigrant Jews to a national audience of predominantly white Christians.”
― Frank Rich

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