Charles Williams
Charles' musical path has led him into diverse areas. In college he studied and received his degree in performance on classical guitar. After performing around Atlanta in a variety of groups he started playing with Jimmy Herring, ( The Dead, Widespread Panic ), Otiel Burbridge, ( Allman Bros), and Jeff Sipe, (Phil Lesh, Trey Anastatio). Next, events beyond his control conspired to place him as the original guitarist and founding member of the Aquarium Rescue Unit featuring Col. Bruce Hampton: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquarium_Rescue_Unit The Rescue Unit has received multitudinous praise as one of the progenitors of the current 'jam band' scene.
Always writing a song, he contributed one to each of their two Capricorn releases, the first of which received a five star review in Rolling Stone magazine. For a couple of years both of these were performed regularly on the Tonight Show featuring Jay Leno. As a founding member of the Zambiland Orchestra, which was organized yearly for charity from 1997-2001, he got an opportunity to perform and record with members of the Allman Brothers, Widespread Panic, Phish, and others. In addition to performing, recording, and teaching locally at Maple Street Guitars, he is also a member of Bernadette Seacrest and her Provocateurs: http://myspace.com/seacrest
With the BVQ he plays a
wonderful petite bouche guitar made by Maurice Dupont in Cognac, France.
As part of his calling as
Djangologist, in 2002
Charlie contributed to a radio documentary,
"Where is Django Playing" broadcast on WKZE 98.1 New York and
Deutschland Radio, Europe.
Charles also has a cd, Venus Has Seen Us, available on the CD Purchase page. It was recorded in 1999 by his band Chateau Debris. It features Joel Morris, the original drummer with Widespread Panic, Mark Bynum of Blueground Undergrass and Col. Bruce and the Fiji Mariners on bass, Jeff Sipe of Susan Tedeschi and ARU on drums on one track, and many others.
".... it's Williams' originals that stand out. Composing the
mustic and lyrics to tunes like "The World's Greatest Lover,"
"Blue Rendezvous," and the eulogy "In Lieu of Flowers," he
proves himself. Instrumentals such as "Tres Ambiance are the icing on
the cake."
---- Michael Dregni, Vintage Guitar, August 2005