![]() That prompted him to call Andrew and find out what happened to those live to 2-track recordings. ![]() In the early days of the pandemic, he had signed a digital distribution deal with Six Degrees for his label, Regional Records. Marvin is probably best known as bass player for Lone Justice, but he’s also a protean singer-songwriter who launched a solo career in the early ‘90s, as well as a multi-instrumentalist and producer. Since the guys were exploring divergent career paths, the tapes were filed away. Marvin played bass and produced, he also enlisted Greg Leisz on pedal steel and Don Heffington on drums. It was a very spontaneous affair, they cobbled together a set-list of songs that spoke to them. Andrew has gone on to become an in-demand record producer and David focused on his passion for architecture, interior and landscape design.Īround the same time the brothers had parted ways with their record label and began filming Grace Of My Heart, their pal, Marvin Etzioni suggested they make a Country-flavored album. But Andrew and David, both ready for new challenges, opted to go their separate ways professionally. Indie film director Allison Anders had tapped them to play a brotherly singing act in her Brill Building/Beach Boys roman a’ clef, Grace Of My Heart. A quietly confident collection of 10 songs, it included “Don’t Look Now,” a heartbreaking commentary on the AIDS crisis, the tender “Where Would I Be” and the rollicking “Wonderful Blues.”īy this time the brothers had opened for everyone from Roy Orbison and Suzanne Vega, to the BoDeans, Victoria Williams (no relation), and even Linda Ronstadt. Their third album, Harmony Hotel was released in 1993. A bona fide hit, it climbed to #42 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart. A watershed record, it felt more Rootsy and intimate and contained the heartfelt ballad “Can’t Cry Hard Enough,” written by David and their pal, Marvin Etzioni. ![]() Although the brothers’ sharp compositions dominated the album, it also included unreleased songs by Bob Dylan, Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty.įour years later they recorded their self-titled, sophomore effort. Produced in part by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers guitarist, Mike Campbell, his participation raised their profiles considerably. Their debut, Two Stories, arrived in 1987, awash in gossamer harmonies, deft arrangements and jangly instrumentation. The cognoscenti noticed, and within a couple of years, they signed a record deal with Warner Brothers. When their popularity waned, they returned to their normal lives and began creating their own music.īy the early ‘80s they were popping up on albums by T-Bone Burnett and The Plimsouls, and playing all the usual L.A. They didn’t really have that much say in what they were recording, but they happily went along for the ride. An appearance on The Partridge Family cemented their burgeoning fame. Soon enough, they were signed to a record label, marketed as teen idols and were feted in august publications like 16, Tiger Beat and Spec (don’t roll your eyes I religiously read all three in the early ‘70s). As soon as adolescence hit, they began receiving fan mail. They began harmonizing at an early age and appeared, along with the rest of the Williams clan, on Uncle Andy’s annual TV Christmas specials. He hosted his own weekly TV variety show from 1962 to 1971.Īs kids, Andrew and David had their minds blown by The Beatles. Signature songs like “The Days Of Wine And Roses,” “Moon River” and “Can’t Get Used To Losing You,” skyrocketed him to fame in the ‘50s and early ‘60s. The quartet performed with both Bing Crosby and Kay Thompson before Andy embarked on a solo career. Their dad Don, along with brothers Robert, Dick and Andy, began performing as The Williams Brothers in the late ‘30s. Identical twins Andrew and David Williams grew up in a showbiz family. As I got older, it’s what I loved about The Roches, Sweethearts Of The Rodeo and The Williams Brothers. As a kid, I was drawn to The Osmonds, The Everly Brothers The Beach Boys and The Andrew Sisters. It’s not just music you hear, it’s music you feel. I don’t know about you, but for me, there is nothing better than listening to the (seeming) effortless and achingly pure sound of familial harmonies.
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