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{{short description|American singer, songwriter, and composer}} |
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| name = Joseph Williams |
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| birth_name = Joseph Williams |
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* [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] |
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| birth_place = [[Santa Monica, California]], U.S. |
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* [[Pop music|Pop]] |
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* Singer |
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* songwriter |
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* composer |
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| father = [[John Williams]] |
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| mother = [[Barbara Ruick]] |
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| spouse = {{marriage|Amy Troyer|1992}} |
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| children = 3 |
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| relatives = {{ubl|[[Johnny Williams (drummer)|Johnny Williams]]<br> (paternal grandfather)|[[Melville Ruick]] <br>(maternal grandfather)|[[Lurene Tuttle]] <br>(maternal grandmother)}} |
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*[[Hard rock]] |
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*[[pop rock]] |
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*[[film score]] |
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*[[adult contemporary]] |
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| years_active = 1982–present |
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| current_member_of = [[Toto (band)|Toto]] |
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| instruments = {{hlist|Vocals|keyboards|tambourine}} |
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| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter|record producer|multi-instrumentalist}} |
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| years_active = 2016–present |
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| label = [[RouteNote Records|RouteNote]] |
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| website = {{URL|SamWilliamsw.com}} |
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'''Joseph Williams''' (born October 10, 2003) is a musician,singer, songwriter, record producer . His compositions are recognized by many music critics for their creativity, musical versatility and artistic creativity.<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Sam Williams {{!}} Biography, Music & News |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/sam-williams/ |access-date=2023-07-03 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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Williams began professionally creating music at the age of 18 and signed with [[RouteNote]] in 2021 to become a professional music artist. Under this label, he has released three studio albums. His albums include H18 and Dreamers, as well as the 2021 smash album "18 Albums" which debuted at 175/200 on the Billboard 200 list for one week, has 4 million [[Spotify]] plays, and is a best-selling album. with over 1 million sold online albums.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Meet Sam Williams, A Country Music Scion Whose Debut Album 'Glasshouse Children' Transcends His Surname |url=https://www.grammy.com/news/meet-sam-williams-country-music-scion-whose-debut-album-glasshouse-children-transcends |access-date=2023-07-03 |website=www.grammy.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sam Williams on wearing a 'Tilted Crown,' potentially creating his own legacy |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/2022/10/20/sam-williams-nashville-music-country-singer-new-album-tn/69545477007/ |access-date=2023-07-02 |website=The Tennessean |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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'''Joseph Stanley Williams''' (born September 1, 1960) is an American singer, songwriter and [[film score composer]], best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band [[Toto (band)|Toto]] from 1986 to 1988 and again since 2010. Williams is a son of actress [[Barbara Ruick]] and Star Wars music composer [[John Williams]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theslateonline.com/article/2018/10/joseph-williams-talks-about-music-life-during-totos-40th-trip-around-the-sun|title=Joseph Williams talks about music, life during Toto's 40th trip around the sun|website=The Slate}}</ref> Outside of Toto, he has worked as a composer and studio vocalist, including providing the singing voice of adult [[Simba]] in the 1994 animated film ''[[The Lion King]]''. |
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Sam is one of the performers whose recordings have sold more than 1 million copies, with approximately 4 million electronic records sold worldwide. He has been named [[Focus Features]]' Entertainer Of The Year and has been nominated for over 16 other awards. Sam is also a philanthropist who belongs to a number of significant international and human rights organizations.[[Klynveld Peat Goerdeler (KPMG)]] , a major American accounting firm, His estimated net value is $5,3 million as of February 2024 with even more worth including: worth brand, advertising royalties and net worth are derived from the growing value of the music catalog. Currently, CAA is the authorized person responsible for managing these assets.<ref name=":0">{{Cite magazine |last=Newman |first=Melinda |date=2021-08-17 |title=August's Country Rookie of the Month: Sam Williams on Family Tradition and Why He Admires Taylor Swift |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/sam-williams-country-rookie-of-the-month-interview-9615707/ |access-date=2023-07-03 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ward |first=Roy |date=2023-06-07 |title='Truly heartbroken': Zac Williams mourns death of his sister Sammy to cancer |url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/truly-heartbroken-zac-williams-mourns-death-of-his-sister-sammy-to-cancer-20230607-p5deuw.html |access-date=2023-07-03 |website=The Age |language=en}}</ref> |
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==Career== |
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===Toto=== |
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[[File:Joseph Williams live with TOTO in Copenhagen July 20th 2010.JPG|thumb|Williams (left) with Toto in Copenhagen in 2010]] |
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Williams was the lead vocalist for Toto during the mid- to late 1980s and was featured on the albums ''[[Fahrenheit (Toto album)|Fahrenheit]]'' (1986) and ''[[The Seventh One]]'' (1988) before leaving due to personal problems. He can also be heard on the album ''[[Toto XX]]'' (1998), a compilation of rare and unreleased tracks. He is featured on Toto's 2006 album, ''[[Falling in Between]]'', sharing lead vocals with [[Steve Lukather]] on "[[Bottom of Your Soul]]". In addition to his guest spot on ''Falling in Between'', Williams was a guest singer at several Toto concerts. |
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Williams rejoined Toto upon its reformation in 2010 and performed on the band's recent live albums and the 2015 studio album ''[[Toto XIV]]''. When the group disbanded in 2019 and subsequently reformed in 2020, Williams was the only member from the previous lineup besides Lukather and touring members [[Warren Ham]] and Dominique "Xavier" Taplin to return. |
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===Solo work as a singer=== |
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Williams released his first, self-titled solo album in 1982. After his initial tenure with Toto, he has released several more. Many of Toto's members have contributed to his solo work over the years. In 2003, he released an album called ''Vertigo'', a project he initiated, but where he was not in full charge of the production, only recording and supplying the vocals.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=http://www.melodicrock.com/interviews/vertigo.html |title=Interviews: Joseph Williams |publisher=Melodicrock.com |access-date=March 15, 2012}}</ref> The second Vertigo album, ''Vertigo 2'', was released in 2006. Williams released an album of cover songs from renowned artists such as [[Elton John]], [[Bryan Adams]], [[Diane Warren]], and [[Kevin Cronin]] in 2006 called ''Two of Us'', featuring piano and voice only. He returned with two more voice and piano albums in 2007, ''Smiles'' and ''Tears'', also consisting of classic hits by popular artists. His latest solo album containing original songs, ''This Fall'', was released in November 2008. |
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===Work as a film composer=== |
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Joseph Williams has also been busy as a composer of film and drama scores, most notably for episodes of the science fiction series ''[[Roswell (TV series)|Roswell]]'', and ''[[The Lyon's Den]]'' starring [[Rob Lowe]]. |
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He was the writer of the original English lyrics for the songs "[[Lapti Nek]]" and "[[Ewok Celebration]]" from the original 1983 release of ''[[Return of the Jedi]]'', which was [[Return of the Jedi (soundtrack)|scored and conducted]] by his father, [[John Williams]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Traynor |first1=Cian |title=Jabba the Hutt's favourite disco song |url=https://lwlies.com/articles/lapti-nek-star-wars-song-joseph-williams/ |website=Little White Lies |date=December 15, 2016 |access-date=October 10, 2019}}</ref> Both songs were replaced with new compositions in the [[Changes in Star Wars re-releases|1997 Special Edition]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Raftery|first=Brian|date=2005-12-21|title=The 9 Best Songs Ever Played in a Star Wars Movie|language=en-US|magazine=Wired|url=https://www.wired.com/2015/12/star-wars-songs-ranked/|access-date=2021-12-25|issn=1059-1028}}</ref> He collaborated again with his father on the releases of 1999's [[Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace|The Phantom Menace]] and the 2002's [[Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones|Attack of the Clones]]. In the former he helped compose Augie's Great Municipal Band which appears during the ending of the film and in the latter 2M4, an untitled composition that appears during the Dex's Diner sequence. |
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In 2003, he was nominated for an [[Emmy Award]] for "Outstanding Main Title Theme Music" for the TV series ''[[Miracles (TV series)|Miracles]]''.<ref name=":1" /> The music to the [[CBS]] [[miniseries]] ''[[Category 7: The End of the World]]''<ref>{{cite web |title=Full cast and crew for ''Category 7: The End of the World'' |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0468988/fullcredits |access-date=August 10, 2013 |publisher=IMDb.com}}</ref> and the TV film ''[[Momentum (2003 film)|Momentum]]''<ref>{{cite web |title=Full cast and crew for ''Momentum'' |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0316272/fullcredits |access-date=August 10, 2013 |publisher=IMDb.com}}</ref> were composed by him. |
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===Session work=== |
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Williams has been in demand as a session vocalist and can be heard on numerous projects by other artists, as well as on [[movie soundtrack]]s. In 1985 he sang the vocals for the theme song of the animated TV series [[Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://themacgyverproject.blogspot.it/2015/09/48-gummi-bears-silvershers-conversation.html|title=Disney Song #48: Gummi Bears / The Silvershers: A Conversation|website=themacgyverproject.blogspot.it|date=September 28, 2015|access-date=September 20, 2017}}</ref> He provided backing vocals on [[Peter Cetera]]'s album ''[[World Falling Down]]'' and co-wrote the song "Man in Me", lead vocals for three tracks – "Walk the Wire", "History" and "When You Look in My Eyes" – to [[Jay Graydon]]'s ''Airplay for the Planet'' album, subsequently touring with the band and backing vocals on [[Jon Anderson]]'s ''[[In the City of Angels]]'' in 1988, most prominently on the song "Top of the World (The Glass Bead Game)". In [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]]'s animated feature film ''[[The Lion King]]'', he can be heard as the singing voice of the [[Simba|Adult Simba]], singing on the songs "[[Hakuna Matata (song)|Hakuna Matata]]" and "[[Can You Feel the Love Tonight]]". He reprised this singing role in the direct-to-video animated film ''[[Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse]]''. In 1997 and 1998 respectively, he shared vocal duties on two albums by the [[a cappella]] covers group The West Coast All Stars, the other vocalists being [[Bobby Kimball]], [[Bill Champlin]] and [[Jason Scheff]], whereas Tommy Funderburk replaced Champlin on the ''Naturally'' album. He sings background vocals on [[Chicago (band)|Chicago]]'s "King of Might Have Been" on the 2006 album ''[[Chicago XXX]]'' as well as on "[[Let's Take a Lifetime]]" on the 1993-recorded/2008-released album ''[[Chicago XXXII: Stone of Sisyphus]]''. The song "What You're Missing" from the Chicago album ''[[Chicago 16]]'' was co-written by him.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/song/what-youre-missing-mt0011943830 |title=What You're Missing – Chicago | Listen, Appearances, Song Review |publisher=AllMusic |date=July 22, 2003 |access-date=August 10, 2013}}</ref> He also sings backing vocals on five tracks from Steve Lukather's solo album ''[[Ever Changing Times]]'' in addition to lending his vocals to another three of Lukather's solo albums, ''[[All's Well That Ends Well (Steve Lukather album)|All's Well That Ends Well]]'', ''[[I Found the Sun Again]]'' and ''[[Bridges (Steve Lukather album)|Bridges]]''. |
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[[File:Joseph Williams Orebro 2013.jpg|thumb|Williams in Sweden, 2013, Toto's 35th Anniversary Tour]] |
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==Discography== |
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===Toto albums=== |
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*1986: ''[[Fahrenheit (Toto album)|Fahrenheit]]'' |
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*1988: ''[[The Seventh One]]'' |
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*1998: ''[[Toto XX]]'' (lead vocals on "Last Night" and “In A Word”) |
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*2006: ''[[Falling in Between]]'' (co-lead vocals and background vocals on "Bottom Of Your Soul") |
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*2015: ''[[Toto XIV]]'' |
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*2018: ''[[Old Is New]]'' |
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===Solo albums=== |
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*1982: ''Joseph Williams'' (re-released 2002) |
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*1996: ''I Am Alive'' |
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*1997: ''3'' |
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*1999: ''Early Years'' |
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*2003: ''[[:it:Vertigo (Joseph Williams)|Vertigo]]'' |
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*2006: ''Two of Us'' |
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*2006: ''Vertigo 2'' |
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*2007: ''Smiles'' |
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*2007: ''Tears'' |
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*2008: ''This Fall'' |
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*2021: ''Denizen Tenant''<ref>{{cite news |title=Joseph Williams - ''Denizen Tenant'' Released 26th February 2021 Via The Players Club / Mascot Label Group |url=https://rocknloadmag.com/news/joseph-williams-denizen-tenant-released-26th-february-2021-via-the-players-club-mascot-label-group/ |access-date=February 5, 2021 |work=Rock 'N' Load |date=January 14, 2021}}</ref> |
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===with Peter Friestedt=== |
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*2011: ''Williams/Friestedt'' |
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===with CWF - Bill Champlin / Peter Friestedt / Joseph Williams === |
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*2015: ''CWF'' |
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*2018: ''10 Miles'' |
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*2020: ''CWF 2'' |
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*2023: ''Carrie'' |
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===Guest vocals (excerpt)=== |
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*1983: ''Lapti Nek'' (Urth) |
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*1984: ''Which One of Us Is Me'' (Jay Gruska) |
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*1985: ''Save the Night'' ([[The Goonies]] soundtrack) |
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*1985: ''Sleepess Nights'' (Alan Gorrie) |
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*1985: ''[[Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears]]'' (Theme Song Vocals) |
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*1988: ''In the City of Angels'' (Jon Anderson) |
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*1989: ''My Heart in Red'' (Ijiima Mari) |
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*1990: ''Tatsuro Songs from L.A.'' (Compilation) |
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*1990: ''Toy Matinee'' ([[Toy Matinee]]) |
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*1991: ''Tatsuro Songs from L.A. 2'' (Compilation) |
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*1991: ''Fade in Love'' (Compilation) |
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*1992: ''Re-Import'' (Compilation) |
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*1992: ''Goody's'' (Compilation) |
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*1992: ''The Radical Light'' (Vonda Shepard) |
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*1993: ''Airplay for the Planet'' (Jay Graydon) |
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*1993: ''L.A. Cowboys / Endless Summer'' (Compilation) |
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*1994: ''Love Stories 3'' (Compilation) |
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*1994: ''[[The Lion King (1994 soundtrack)|The Lion King]]'' (Original Movie Soundtrack) |
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*1997: ''California Dreamin''' (West Coast All Stars) |
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*1998: ''Naturally'' (West Coast All Stars) |
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*1999: ''ELT Songs from L.A.'' (Compilation) |
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*1999: ''In a Dream'' (Lionel's Dad) |
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*2001: ''Radioactive'' (Ceremony Of Innocence) |
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*2002: ''LA Project'' (Peter Friestedt) |
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*2006: ''Avalon'' (The Richie Zito Project) |
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*2008: ''LA Project II'' (Peter Friestedt) |
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*2008: ''[[Holy God (album)|Holy God]]'' (Brian Doerksen) |
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*2014: ''My Kind O' Lovin''' (Intelligent Music Project II) |
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*2015: ''Touching the Divine''' (Intelligent Music Project III) |
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*2015: CWF (Champlin, Williams, Friestedt) |
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*2018: 10 Miles/CWF (Champlin, Williams, Friestedt) |
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*2020: CWF II (Champlin, Williams, Friestedt) |
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*2023: Carrie (Champlin, Williams, Friestedt) |
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===Source music (excerpt)=== |
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*1983: ''[[Return of the Jedi]]'' (lyrics for "Lapti Nek" and an unused source cue) |
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==References== |
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* {{IMDb name|nm4270089}} |
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{{Commons|Joseph Williams}} |
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*{{IMDb name | id=0930990 | name=Joseph Williams}} |
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110606234334/http://www.gsamusic.com/PDF/Williams_Joseph.pdf List of songs and scores for film and television written by Joseph Williams] |
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Revision as of 14:15, 3 July 2024
Joseph Williams | |
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| Birth name | Joseph Williams |
| Born | October 10, 2003 USA |
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| Years active | 2016–present |
| Labels | RouteNote |
| Website | samwilliamsw |
Joseph Williams (born October 10, 2003) is a musician,singer, songwriter, record producer . His compositions are recognized by many music critics for their creativity, musical versatility and artistic creativity.[1]
Williams began professionally creating music at the age of 18 and signed with RouteNote in 2021 to become a professional music artist. Under this label, he has released three studio albums. His albums include H18 and Dreamers, as well as the 2021 smash album "18 Albums" which debuted at 175/200 on the Billboard 200 list for one week, has 4 million Spotify plays, and is a best-selling album. with over 1 million sold online albums.[2][3]
Sam is one of the performers whose recordings have sold more than 1 million copies, with approximately 4 million electronic records sold worldwide. He has been named Focus Features' Entertainer Of The Year and has been nominated for over 16 other awards. Sam is also a philanthropist who belongs to a number of significant international and human rights organizations.Klynveld Peat Goerdeler (KPMG) , a major American accounting firm, His estimated net value is $5,3 million as of February 2024 with even more worth including: worth brand, advertising royalties and net worth are derived from the growing value of the music catalog. Currently, CAA is the authorized person responsible for managing these assets.[4][5]
References
- ^ "Sam Williams | Biography, Music & News". Billboard. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "Meet Sam Williams, A Country Music Scion Whose Debut Album 'Glasshouse Children' Transcends His Surname". www.grammy.com. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "Sam Williams on wearing a 'Tilted Crown,' potentially creating his own legacy". The Tennessean. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ Newman, Melinda (17 August 2021). "August's Country Rookie of the Month: Sam Williams on Family Tradition and Why He Admires Taylor Swift". Billboard. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ Ward, Roy (7 June 2023). "'Truly heartbroken': Zac Williams mourns death of his sister Sammy to cancer". The Age. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
