Victoria Williams

Quick Facts

Full Name	Victoria Williams
Occupation	Folk Singer
Date Of Birth	Dec 23, 1958(1958-12-23)
Age	66
Birthplace	Shreveport
Country	United States
Horoscope	Capricorn

Victoria Williams Biography

Victoria Williams is one of the most popular and richest Folk Singer who was born on December 23, 1958 in Shreveport, United States. Known for Crazy Mary and Century Plant. She drew her creative inspiration from nature, the supernatural, and everyday objects.

Her fellow artists lined up to participate in the benefit project Sweet Relief: A Benefit for Victoria Williams, including Lou Reed and Lucinda Williams.

Williams was born in Shreveport, Louisiana. In 1986, she worked with then husband Peter Case on his debut album, following a year later with her own debut, Happy Come Home, produced by Anton Fier, with an accompanying 28 minute documentary by D. A. Pennebaker. In 1990 she released Swing the Statue. She also often appeared onstage and on record with the band Giant Sand. In 1993 she acted in Gus Van Sant’s Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, who also made the video for “Tarbelly and Featherfoot”.

Also that year, Williams appeared on Strong Hand of Love, a fund-raising tribute album to songwriter Mark Heard, who had died in 1992. That December she participated in a Christmas concert with Jane Siberry, Holly Cole, Mary Margaret O’Hara and Rebecca Jenkins, broadcast over CBC Radio in Canada and National Public Radio in the United States and subsequently released on CD as Count Your Blessings.

She married Marc Olson in 1993, but the couple divorced in 2006.

Victoria Williams Net Worth

Victoria Williams is one of the richest Folk Singer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Victoria Williams 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She taught herself how to play the guitar when she was a teenager.

She was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1993, and to help her pay for medical expenses, a benefit project, featuring artists such as Pearl Jam, was created. The project ultimately led to the creation of the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund, which assisted professional musicians lacking healthcare.

Victoria Williams (born December 23, 1958) is an American singer, songwriter and musician, originally from Shreveport, Louisiana, United States, although she has resided in Southern California throughout her musical career. She is noted for her descriptive songwriting talent, which she has used to immerse the listener of her songs into a vivid feeling of small-town, rural Southern upbringing and life. Her best-known songs include “Crazy Mary”, and “Century Plant”, and much of her work finds inspiration in nature, (“Weeds”, “Century Plant,” “Why Look at the Moon”), everyday objects (“Shoes,” “Frying Pan”) and the unseen, as in “Holy Spirit”.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Victoria Williams Dating?

According to our records, Victoria Williams married to Mark Olson. As of December 1, 2023, Victoria Williams’s is not dating anyone.

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In 2002 she issued an album of standards recorded during the sessions for her earlier records. “Sings Some Ol’ Songs” includes classics such as “Somewhere Over the Rainbow”, “My Funny Valentine” and “Moon River”. That year, Williams was also a judge for the 2nd annual Independent Music Awards to support independent artists’ careers.

Facts & Trivia

Victoria Ranked on the list of most popular Folk Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Victoria Williams celebrates birthday on December 23 of every year.

In 2006, she performed on fellow Creekdipper David Wolfenberger’s album Portrait of Narcissus and even painted the portrait of Wolfenberger featured on the cover. In that same year she also appeared as a guest vocalist on Modern Folk and Blues Wednesday, the first solo album by Bob Forrest of Thelonious Monster.

Where is Victoria Williams now?

These days, she lives in Joshua Tree, California , where she still struggles with MS – there is no cure, but her Sweet Relief Foundation is still in operation, helping other musicians. Williams has been well enough to work on new material with the help of a Chinese zither she discovered in a music store.

Is Victoria Williams related to Lucinda Williams?

“I’ve traced my lineage back to my great-grandfather Captain Williams, who came over from Wales when he couldn’t be on the sea anymore,” Victoria Williams told me when I called her. “And Lucinda and I aren’t related , although you can say we might be.

How old is Victoria Williams?

63 years (December 23, 1958)

Who originally wrote Crazy Mary?

Victoria Williams

Who is Victoria Williams married to?

Mark Olson