A Humanitarian Purpose

Artists and Songwriters, Jim Williams and Judy Wright, team up to create a collection of songs to touch their generation.

Nashville, TN (PRWEB) August 3, 2006 -- Writing songs for their generation, Jim Williams and co-writer Judy Wright have created a fine collection that touches the heart and soul of Nation searching for hope, peace, and love. Williams' "Living Life" accomplishes their humanitarian purpose and reaches to the heights and depths of those seeking comfort.

This CD features 10 powerful tracks produced by Bobby Bradley with the finest musicians that Music City has to offer. This gem starts out shining with the upbeat "America - Beautiful Land" where Williams and Wright take the listener on a cross-country journey to places that represent freedom, liberty, justice, and the pursuit of happiness in this Great Country.

From there, Williams' self-penned "Fragile & Fine" is what he calls his "garage sale find." The story goes, Williams was at a neighborhood garage sale one Saturday afternoon and a neighbor started talking to him about a traumatic medical experience that left her brother near death and hospitalized for months. She said, "I unpacked and started using the good china everyday." Williams said, "that one line inspired me to go home and write this song about living life to the fullest." And this tune inspired the name of the CD, too.

Wright and Williams co-penned four other tracks including; "Our Time" (about the loss of Jim's "Grandpa Doc"), "Same Thing" (a powerhouse duet featuring the vocals of both Wright & Williams), "Bubble Bath" (a fun song inspired by Jim's Mr. Bubble T-shirt), and the ever so lovely "Cornerstone," which was inspired by Jim's first flight after 9/11, where he sat pensivley at Gate 11 in the Pittsburgh International Airport waiting for that boarding call. Williams said, "this could have been a scary moment for me but I started writing and through writing I was able to find the inner peace and faith to carry me safely from point A to point B. And point B actually was gate B8 at the Nashville International Airport but in the song, Judy and I took creative license and made it B16 because we wanted to build in rhyme."

In 1996, Williams lost his mother after a long battle with cancer and delivers on that experience with track number five. The song "Sometimes" is a reflection of his wonderful mother and how he managed the loss. The three other tracks on "Living Life" penned by Williams include, "Tenderly" (a love song that is presently a favorite on Williams' MySpace page), "Put it on Simmer" (a stone country tune inspired by the made for TV movie "The Patsy Cline Story"), and "Maybe Love is" (Williams calls this his "Shakespearian Masterpiece").

This CD is available through Jim's website: www.jimwilliams.us at $10.00 plus S & H.

About Jim Williams

Biography
Who is Jim Williams? Let these music and media people answer that...

...a performer....a songwriter

Robert K. Oermann of Music Row Magazine (Nashville, TN) wrote "He got to me as a performer. But what's even more important is the commerciality of his songs. I'd pitch this to any major-label player in town."

...a storyteller

Melyssa A. Harmon, Journalist (Seattle, WA) put it best when she wrote "Jim Williams is indeed a masterful storyteller, vivid in remembrance, deep in religious conviction and centered in the sweetness few men have come close to perfecting in their lives, let alone within their music."

...a modern-day troubadour...a singer

"Jim Williams is one of those modern-day troubadours working the java house circuit. His voice registers somewhere between a world-wise folk singer and a country music balladeer, with a hint of Nashville drawl." Scott Tady, Life Times Staff Writer (Beaver, PA)

Born and raised in a farming community in northwest Pennsylvania, Jim understands family traditions and values. He listened to the one and only country radio station in that small community and remembers falling asleep to the voices of his favorite country music icons who inspired him to follow his dream.

Singing and songwriting have been Jim's mainstay from an early age. Humble beginnings have been a centrifugal force behind Jim and his music. Each project is entrenched with his personal values that guide him to make a difference in the world. Jim is a firm believer of music being a cultural life force in our world today.

Jim and his Gibson have traveled far, going from coffeehouse to coffeehouse, venturing as far west as Alaska. He also auditioned and played many Nashville songwriter venues including Davis-Kidd Booksellers, The Broken Spoke Cafe, and world-renowned Bluebird Cafe. After playing the Bluebird Cafe, Jim's photo was featured in an art exhibit at the Bluebird called "Looking for Number One" this gallery was later made into a book by Eggman Publishing with that same name. Jim's tune "Sometimes" was selected for a 9/11 documentary titled "The Towers."

Jim's life is not all about music. He enjoys morning walks, the smell of fresh coffee, shooting hoops, travel, cooking, and spending time with those he loves.

Websites
http://www.jimwilliams.us
http://www.myspace.com/onestarjim
http://www.sonicbids.com/jimwilliams

Discography
2006 - "Living Life"
2000 - "Fur Coat - A Christmas Collection"
2000 - "One Star"
1999 - "Summer's Last Rose"

For more information contact:
Kevin Steinke
Publicist
Silly Notion Promotions
Phone: (615) 758-7055

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