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Rob Williams

voc, g,
Singer / Musician of Rock

Rob Williams is the singer/guitarist for the Richmond, VA rock band "Joe Buck, Jr." He currently plays solo acoustic shows featuring songs from the band's two CDs as well as from his two solo CDs. Rob got his start in the local music scene many years ago with Contoocook Line -- a band he formed with high school friends (including Pavement drummer Steve West). That band seemed to open shows for everyone who was someone on the east coast in the late 1980s, but never broke into the headliner's spot outside of their hometown. When Contoocook Line broke up, Rob formed Joe Buck, Jr. in 1995. The band enjoyed local success and recorded a CD ("Used to be Somebody") with noted producer John Morand at Sound of Music Studio in 1996. The CD included a last-minute cover of Sparklehorse's "Someday I Will Treat You Good" which 9x Magazine proclaimed the cover of the year. An extended band hiatus gave Rob the opportunity to work on solo projects culminating in the release of two CD's under the fictitious band name "The Boring Normals." 1999's "Function over Fashion" was recorded in the basement studio of Michael Hearst (One Ring Zero) and features many local musician friends. 2006's "When I Grow Down" was recorded off and on over a two year period and features a folksy feel with acoustic guitar driven songs including the popular ballad "Warren Zevon" and the local favorite "Norfolk Southern". In the summer of 2007, Joe Buck, Jr. reunited to record a 4-song E.P., again at Sound of Music, this time with producer Alan Weatherhead. The new material continued to showcase Rob's strengths as a songwriter -- catchy melodies and toe-tapping rhythms combined with thought-provoking, introspective lyrics. Accordingly, the new CD featured the single, "Beautiful People" -- a sarcastic look at life on the other side of the tracks with a tune that'll likely stay in your head all day.

Instruments

• Vocals
• Guitar

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