blues lovers_sharrie williams(2004).mp3
Artist : Sharrie Williams (With The Wiseguys)
Album Title : 'Hard Drivin' Woman
Genre : Blues, Gospel
Released : 2004
- Album Traking -
01. Hard Drivin' Woman
02. Travellin'
03. Blues Lover
04. Crazy For You
05. My Best Friend Is Gone
06. I'd Rather Go Blind
07. Big Fall
08. I'll Give You Me
09. The Glory Train
10. Selfish
11. How Much Can A Woman Take
12. Just You & Me
13. My Old Man
14. Gospel Blues
Blues Lover - Sharrie Williams
(03 In Album'Hard Drivin' Woman', 2004)
Born and raised in the projects of Saginaw, Michigan,
Sharrie grew up surrounded by music and singing her entire childhood,
being raised in a musical family.
"My Aunt and Grandma were jazz singers,
my father was a gospel/jazz singer in the 1950’s and 1960's,
my brother is a gospel singer and my mother was a gospel singer.
Our house was like a Juke Joint.....
Singing, drinking, dancing and the blues playing,
with chicken and fish fryin".
She teamed up with The WiseGuys in 1997,
and began appearing regularly at Chicago's renowned Blues Clubs
such as Kingston Mines and Buddy Guy's Legends.
By 1998 Sharrie Williams and The Wiseguys were on their way to Europe.
They started with performances in Germany,
and by 2004 they had toured Holland,
France, Italy the Netherlands, Spain, Africa, Sweden,
Switzerland, Canada and Great Britain.
In April 2004 Sharrie released 'Hard Drivin' Woman'
on the German label Crosscut Records,
to international acclaim throughout Europe and the United States.
Word spread back to the US about her captivating performances
and rock solid recording.
She performed at US festivals including the Chicago Blues Festival
and the Pocono Blues Festival soon thereafter.
Her CD sales at the Pocono Blues Festival were at the top of sales records
for this storied event, a major contributor
in introducing her to the American blues market.