Lucinda Williams

Lucinda Williams  ye una cantautora d'Estaos Xuníos de música rock, folk y country. Llogró tres premios Grammy, y foi considerada la meyor autora de cantares d'Estaos Xuníos pola revista TIME en 2002.

 Carrera musical 
Con pocu más de venti años, tocaba nes ciudaes texanas d'Austin y Houston un amiestu de folk, rock y country. En 1978 treslladar a Jackson, nel estáu de Mississippi, pa grabar el so primer discu, pa Smithsonian/Folkways Records. Tituláu Ramblin''', consistía nuna coleición de versiones de temes de country y blues. Dos años dempués, en 1980, publicó Happy Woman Blues, con temes de creación propia. Nengún de los dos álbumes tuvo demasiada repercusión. 

A empiezos de la década de 1980, treslladar a Los Angeles, en California, onde empezó a llabrase una reputación coles sos actuaciones, tanto llétriques como acústiques. Más tarde instalóse en Nashville, Tennessee. En 1988 editó un nuevu álbum, col sellu Rough Trade Records, tituláu cenciellamente Lucinda Williams. El discu senciellu "Changed the Locks", alrodiu de la rotura d'una rellación, foi radiáu n'emisores de tol país y ganó-y dellos siguidores ente les xentes del negociu de la música, ente ellos Tom Petty, quien grabaría más tarde una versión d'esti cantar.

La so siguiente grabación, Sweet Old World (Chameleon, 1992), ye un álbum de tonu murniu, nel que tán bien presentes les temes del suicidiu y la muerte. El so principal ésitu mientres los primeros años de la década de 1990 foi como autora de cantares. Mary Chapin Carpenter grabó en 1992 una versión de "Passionate Kisses" (del álbum Lucinda Williams), que foi un gran ésitu nes llistes de country. Por esta tema, Williams llogró'l Grammy al meyor cantar de country en 1994. Gracies a esto, pudo ganase l'apreciu de la crítica, pero'l so ésitu comercial siguía siendo bastante moderáu. Tenía fama de demasiáu perfeccionista, y de trabayar bien adulces na sala de grabación. Ello ye que pasaron seis años primero que publicara'l so siguiente discu, anque apaeció como artista convidada n'álbumes d'otros músicos y participó en dellos discos coleutivos mientres esti periodu.

La so siguiente grabación, bien esperada, apaeció en 1998, col títulu de Car Wheels on a Gravel Road. Esti discu, que foi premiáu col Grammy al meyor discu de folk contemporaneu, apurrió-y finalmente l'ésitu comercial que tantes vegaes habíase-y negáu. Amás de recibir escelentes crítiques, l'álbum vendióse perbién. Tuvieron gran repercusión sobremanera dos tarrezas, dambos editaos en discu senciellu: "Still I Long for Your Kiss", que formó parte de la banda sonora de la película de Robert Redford The Horse Whisperer, y "Can't Let Go". Dempués de la publicación del discu, Williams realizó una xira con Bob Dylan, y otra como cabeza de cartelu, pa la promoción del so álbum.

El so siguiente discu, Essence (2001), foi tamién un gran ésitu. Esti álbum, abondo más senciellu que l'anterior tocantes a la so producción, averó a Williams al públicu de la música alternativa. Unu de les temes incluyíes nel álbum, "Get Right With God", apurrió-y en 2002 el so tercer Grammy, pola meyor interpretación femenina de rock. Trátase d'una atípica tema de gospel-rock que cuntó cola contribución col órganu Hammond del músicu de country alternativu Ryan Adams.

En 2003 publicó World Without Tears, y en 2005, un discu en direutu,Live @ The Fillmore. West, ta dedicáu a la so madre, apocayá finada, pa la qu'escribió más de 27 cantares. El discu, editáu'l 13 de febreru de 2007, contién 13 temes, y el so estilu ye abondo similar al de World Without Tears. El 14 d'ochobre de 2008 publicó "Little Honey", y en 2011 "Blessed".

En 2014 publica Down Where the Spirit Meets the Bone un álbum doble d'una calidá estraordinaria. Con un equipu qu'inclúi a Tony Joe White, Greg Leisz, Jonathan Wilson o Doug Pettibone y a los Imposters, la banda d'acompañamientu d'Elvis Costello, qu'apurren la so base rítmica per mediu de Pete Thomas y Davey Faragher. Un corazón trevesáu por un cuchiellu afata la portada d'esti álbum que la so temática nutrir de les andanadas de la vida, el sufrimientu que provoquen y l'actitú cola qu'enfrentase a elles. Empieza'l discu con Compassion, una adautación d'un poema del so padre (Miller Williams) con guitarra acústica onde reina la sobriedá. Polo xeneral la música de la cantante ta decisivamente influyida polos soníos del country de raigaños, tal que puede apreciase en East Side of Town, o na ritmica This Old Heartache. En It’s Gonna Rain, más sobria y doliosa, va apaecer la voz fondo y delicao de Jakob Dylan como bon contrapuntu. N'otres temes como West Memphis o Something Wicked This Way Come y Everything but the Truth tamién destaca'l llabor de les guitarres. Otros cantares a destacar son la épica Cold Day in Hell, la sentimental Wrong Number, la tranquila When I Look at the World, cola so reivindicación del olvidu de los errores, o One More Day, na que sobresal la seición de metales.

El so álbum de 2016, Ghosts of Highway 20 ye doble, con trelce nueves cantares, más una versión de Factory de Bruce Springsteen, en que sigue'l duelu pol so padre, el poeta Miller Williams, presa del Alzheimer nos sos últimos años y la idea de mortalidá, al tener conciencia que yá vivimos más de lo que nos queda per delantre.

El discu xira redolada a la carretera como metáfora vital. Lucinda Williams fala de ‘’moteles en cayente y valles publicitaries destiñíes, coches usaos en venta y depósitos de chatarra’’ na tema titular. Trátase tamién d'un realcuentru col pasáu: ‘’Quien soi agora ye quien fui entós. Nun hai dulda dalguna, soi pariente de toles pantasmes a lo llargo de l'autopista’’. En Doors of Heaven confiesa que quiciabes se cansó de vivir y pide que-y abran les puertes celestiales, onde ‘’voi pasiar na gloria, cuntándo-y a toos la mio hestoria una y otra vez’’. En Luisiana Story describe la infancia y el complexu de culpa que inculca una severa educación relixosa, y en Can’t Close the Door on Love, referir a la empatía pa superar los fracasos. Otres temes a destacar son Place in my Heart o Bitter Memory.

 Discografía 

 Álbumes d'estudiu 
 1979 - Ramblin' 1980 - Happy Woman Blues 1988 - Lucinda Williams 1992 - Sweet Old World 1998 - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road 2001 - Essence 2003 - World Without Tears 2007 - West 2008 - Little Honey 2011 - Blessed 2014 - Down Where the Spirit Meets the Bone 2016 - The Ghosts of Highway 20 Álbumes en direutu 
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 2005 - Live @ The Fillmore DVD 
 2005 - Lucinda Williams - Live from Austin, TX Compilaciones y apaiciones como convidada 
 1988 – Various Artists – "Dark Side of Life" on A Town South of Bakersfield, Vols. 1 & 2 1990 – Various Artists – "Which Will" (first version) on True Voices 1990 – The Band of Blacky Ranchette – "Burning Desire" on Sage Advice 1992 – David Rodriguez – "Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)" on The True Cross 1993 – Various Artists – "Pancakes" on Born to Choose 1993 – Various Artists – "Main Road" on Sweet Relief: A Benefit for Victoria Williams 1993 – Jimmie Dale Gilmore – "Reunion" on Spinning Around the Sun 1993 – Michael Fracasso – "Door Non. 1" on Love & Trust 1994 – Various Artists – "You Don't Have Very Far to Go" on Tulare Dust: A Songwriter's Tribute to Merle Haggard 1994 – Various Artists – "Positively 4th Street" on In Their Own Words, Vol. 1 – Live Performances from the Bottom Line, New York City 1994 – Julian Dawson – "How Can I Sleep Without You" on How Human Hearts Behave 1994 – Lisa Mednick – "A Different Sky" on Artifacts of Love 1995 – Terry Allen – "Room to Room" and "Black to Black" on Human Remains 1995 – Kieran Kane – "This Dirty Little Town" on Dead Rekoning 1995 – Chris Gaffney – "Cowboys to Girls" on Loser's Paradise 1996 – Various Artists – "The Night's Too Long" on Lone Star: Original Soundtrack from the Film 1996 – Steve Earle – "You're Still Standing There" on I Feel Alright 1997 – RB Morris – "Glory Dreams" on Take That Ride 1997 – Ray Wylie Hubbard – "The Ballad of the Crimson Kings" on Dangerous Spirits 1997 – Donnie Fritts – "Breakfast in Bed" on Everybody's Got a Song 1997 – Bo Ramsey – "Desert Flower" on In the Weeds 1998 – Hayseed – "Precious Memories" and "Credo" on Melic 1998 – Robbie Fulks – "Pretty Little Poison" on Let's Kill Saturday Night 1998 – Various Artists – "Here in California" on Treasures Left Behind: Remembering Kate Wolf 1998 – Nanci Griffith – "Wings of a Dove" on Other Voices, Too (A Trip Back to Bountiful) 1998 – Various Artists – "Come to Me Baby" on Wolf Tracks: A Tribute to Howlin' Wolf 1999 – Bruce Cockburn – "When You Give It Away", "Isn't That What Friends Are For?", "Look How Far" and "Use Me While You Can" on Breakfast in New Orleans, Dinner in Timbuktu[17]
 1999 – Leftover Salmon – "Lines Around Your Eyes" on The Nashville Sessions 1999 – Various Artists – "Return of the Grievous Angel" with David Crosby on Return of the Grievous Angel: Tribute to Gram Parsons 1999 – John Prine – "Wedding Bells"/"Let's Turn Back The Years" on In Spite of Ourselves 1999 – Little Milton – "Love Hurts" on Welcome to Little Milton 1999 – Evie Sands – "Cool Blues Story" on Women in Prison 1999 – Chip Taylor – "Through Their Mother's Eyes" and "If I Don't Know Love" on Seven Days in May...a love story 1999 – Bonepony – "Sweet Bye and Bye" on Traveler's Companion 2000 – Sue Foley – "Empty Cup" on Love Comin' Down 2000 – Kevin Gordon – "Down to the Well on Down to the Well
 2000 – Chip Taylor – "Head First", "Annie on Your Mind" and "The Ghost of Phil Sinclair" on The London Sessions Bootleg 2001 – Kasey Chambers – "On a Bad Day" on Barricades & Brickwalls 2001 – Matthew Ryan – "Devastation" on Concussion 2001 – Various Artists – "Cold, Cold Heart" on Timeless: Hank Williams Tribute 2001 – Ralph Stanley and Friends – "Farther Along" on Clinch Mountain Sweethearts 2001 – Various Artists – "Nothin'" on A Tribute to Townes Van Zandt 2001 – Chip Taylor – "Could I Live with This" and "The Ship" on Black and Blue America 2001 – Various Artists – "Angels Laid Him Away" on Avalon Blues: A Tribute to the Music of Mississippi John Hurt 2002 – Various Artists – "Lately" on Going Driftless: An Artist's Tribute to Greg Brown 2003 – Various Artists – "Hang Down Your Head" on Crossing Jordan – Original Soundtrack 2003 – Terri Binion – "GayleAnne" on Fool 2003 – Various Artists – "Hard Times Killing Floor Blues" on Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: The Soul of a Man 2003 – Colin Linden – "Don't Tell Me" on Big Mouth 2004 – Graham Parker – "Cruel Lips" on Your Country 2004 – Flogging Molly – "Factory Girls" on Within a Mile of Home 2004 – Elvis Costello – "There's a Story in Your Voice" on The Delivery Man 2004 – Willie Nelson – "Overtime" on It Always Will Be 2004 – Various Artists – "Pyramid of Tears" on Por Vida – A Tribute to the Songs of Alejandro Escovedo 2004 – Various Artists – "Down to the Well" with Kevin Gordon on Non Depression: What It Sounds Like, Vol. 1 2004 – Tony Joe White – "Closing In on the Fire" on The Heroines 2005 – North Mississippi Allstars – "Hurry Up Sunrise" on Electric Blue Watermelon 2006 – Tim Easton – "Back to the Pain" on Ammunition 2006 – Ramblin' Jack Elliott – "Careless Darling" on I Stand Alone 2006 – P.F. Sloan – "Sins of a Family" on Sailover 2006 – John Brannen – "A Cut So Deep" on Twilight Tattoo 2006 – Anne McCue – "Hellfire Raiser" on Coala Motel 2006 – Various Artists – "Bonnie Portmore" on Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sía Songs, and Chanteys 2006 – Doug Pettibone – "Two of Us" and "She Belongs to Me" on The West Gate 2007 – Various Artists – "Honey Chile" on Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino 2007 – John Platania – "In Memory of Zapata" on Blues, Waltzes & Badland Borders 2008 – Various Artists – "Mames Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys" on The Imus Ranch Record 2008 – Carrie Rodriguez – Mask of Moses on "She Ain't Me"
 2009 – Susan Marshall – "Don't Let Me Down" on Little Rede 2009 – Various Artists – "Positively 4th Street" (studio version) on The Village: A Celebration of the Music of Greenwich Village 2009 – M. Ward – "Oh Lonesome Me" on Hold Time 2010 – Various Artists – "Kiss Like Your Kiss" w/ Elvis Costello on True Blood – Music from the HBO Original Series Volume 2 [Soundtrack] 2010 – Various Artists – "The Ballad of Lucy Jordan" on Twistable, Turnable Man: A Musical Tribute to the Songs of Shel Silverstein[7]
 2010 – Ray Davies – "Long Way from Home" on See My Friends (album) 2010 – Jimmy Webb – "Galveston" on Just Across The River 2010 – Various Artists – "Somebody Somewhere (Don't Know What He's Missin' Tonight)" on Coal Miner's Daughter: A Tribute to Loretta Lynn 2011 – Over the Rhine – "Undamned" on The Long Surrender 2011 – Michael Monroe – "Gone, Baby Gone" on Sensory Overdrive 2011 – Amos Lee – "Clear Blue Eyes" on Mission Bell 2011 – Blackie & The Rodeo Kings – "If I Can't Have You" on Kings & Queens 2011 – Steve Cropper – "Dedicated to the One I Love" and "When I Get Like This" on Dedicated: A Salute to the 5 Royales 2011 – Son of the Velvet Rat – "Moment of Fame" and "White Patch of Canvas" on Rede Chamber Music 2011 – Tom Russell – "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" on Mesabi 2011 – Various Artists – "I'm So Happy I Found You" on The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams 2012 – Walter Rose – "Driving South" on Cast Your Stone 2012 – Various Artists – "Tryin' to Get to Heaven" on Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan Honoring 50 Years of Amnesty International 2012 – Various Artists – "God I'm Missing You" on KIN: Songs by Mary Karr & Rodney Crowell 2012 – Lil' Band o' Gold – "I'm Ready" on Lil' Band o' Gold Plays Fats 2012 – Various Artists – "Hurt" on We Walk the Line: A Celebration of the Music of Johnny Cash 2012 – Various Artists – "That Time Of Night" on Oh Michael, Look What You’ve Done: Friends Play Michael Chapman 2012 – Various Artists – "The Farm" on The Inner Flame: A Rainer Ptacek Tribute 2012 – Various Artists – "Mississippi You're On My Mind" on Quiet About It: A Tribute To Jesse Winchester 2012 – Various Artists – "Whispering Pines" on Love for Levon 2012 – Various Artists – "House of Earth" on Woody Guthrie at 100: Live at the Kennedy Center 2013 – Various Artists – "Everything But the Truth" (first version) on The Lone Ranger: Wanted 2013 – Various Artists – "This Old Guitar" on The Music Is You: A Tribute to John Denver 2013 – Various Artists – "Partners in Crime" on Songs for Slim: Rockin' Here Tonight—A Benefit Compilation for Slim Dunlap 2014 – Chip Taylor – "Sleep with Open Windows" and "I'll Only Be M'Once" on The Little Prayers Trilogy 2014 – Various Artists – "The Pretender" on Looking into You: A Tribute To Jackson Browne 2015 – Buick 6 – "So Much Trouble in the World" on Plays Well with Others 2015 – G. Love and Special Sauce – "New York City" on Love Saves the Day 2015 – Don Henley – "Train in the Distance" on Cass County 2015 – Boz Scaggs – "Whispering Pines" (duet version) on A Fool to Care 2015 – Various Artists – "Met an Old Friend" on Remembering Mountains: Unheard Songs by Karen Dalton 2016 – Buddy Miller – "Hickory Wind" on Cayamo Sessions at Sea 2016 – Various Artists – "It's Nobody's Fault But Mine" and "God Don't Never Change" on God Don't Never Change: The Songs of Blind Willie Johnson''

 Premios y nomamientos 

 Americana Music Awards 
Les Americana Awards son concedíos cada añu pola Americana Music Association. 
Añu !Categoría !Obra !Resultáu2003Artist of the YearLucinda WilliamsNominated2003Song of the YearRighteouslyNominated2007Artist of the YearLucinda WilliamsNominated2007Song of the YearAre You Alright?Nominated2007Album of the YearWestNominated2011Lifetime Achievement Award (songwriting)Lucinda WilliamsGanadora2011Album of the YearBlessedNominated2015Song of the Year"East Side of Town"Nominated2015Album of the YearDown Where the Spirit Meets the BoneGanadora2015Artist of the YearLucinda WilliamsNominated2016Artist of the YearLucinda WilliamsPending2016Album of the YearThe Ghosts of Highway 20Pending

 Grammy Awards 
Los Grammy Awards son concedíos añalmente pola National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States.
Añu !Nominación/Obra !Categoría !Resultáu1993Passionate Kisses (songwriter – performed by Mary Chapin Carpenter)[18][19]Best Country SongGanadora1999"Can't Let Go"NominatedCar Wheels on a Gravel Road[1]Best Contemporary Folk AlbumGanadora2002"Essence"Nominated"Get Right With God"[20]Ganadora"Cold, Cold Heart"NominatedEssenceBest Contemporary Folk AlbumNominated2003"Lately" (from Going Driftless – An Artists' Tribute to Greg Brown)Nominated2004"Righteously"NominatedWorld Without TearsBest Contemporary Folk AlbumNominated2008"Come On"NominatedBest Rock SongNominated2010Little HoneyBest Americana AlbumNominated2011"Kiss Like Your Kiss" (From True Blood)Nominated2012BlessedBest Americana AlbumNominated

 Referencies 

 Enllaces esternos 
 Sitiu oficial de Lucinda Williams

Categoría:Músicos y músiques de folk
Categoría:Músicos y músiques de country
Categoría:Cantantes d'Estaos Xuníos
Categoría:Guitarristes d'Estaos Xuníos
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