Title: Ned Williams Sound Recordings, 1968-1983
Arrangement
The reels are arranged in a numerical order created by the composer, and the 8 in. discs ordered alphabetically by song title.
Biographical Note
Ned Williams (1927-1996) was born in Wolf Lake, Illinois on February 23, 1927. The son of Frank and Roxie Williams, he grew up near the Shawnee National Forest and later attended school in Preston, Illinois. After graduating high school, Williams worked in various careers including as a farmer, merchant seaman, truck driver, and sign painter. In 1962, Williams joined ASCAP as a song writer, collaborating with songwriters like R.D. Copp, Fannie Kirk, John B. Skipper, and Betty Syme. Williams published popular songs including a songbook entitled
Songs of the Shawnee Hills. He also wrote two operas including
The Christ Story and
The Drifter. Williams's songs were self-published under his Supersonic Music and Caveman Records companies. Caveman Records, an affiliate of Globe Recording Studios of Nashville, also recorded several country and western, rhythm and blues, and rock artists in the early 1960s. Some of the recording artists that recorded with Caveman include: Jimmy Evans, Rod Barton, Jeff Samson and the Western Band, JoAnn Auburn (aka Damita), and Sonny Marshall. Williams died in Dongola, Illinois on January 17, 1996.
Sources:US Census Records and Grave Index
American Songpoem Archives, entry on Globe Recording: http://www.songpoemmusic.com/labels/globe.htm
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