History Music / LucindaWilliams

* GriefSong: "Pineola", "Drunken Angel", "Copenhagen"

Studio discography as of 2020:

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** "Come On" - written by a 54-year-old, incidentally - is 5 minutes of Lucinda ranting at an ex for being unable to... um... provide the expected service.

* PrecisionFStrike: "Essence", "Those Three Days" and "Wakin' Up"

* ReligionRantSong: "Atonement"
* SopranoAndGravel: "Greenville"; Emmylou Harris is the soprano to Lucinda's gravel
* SpokenWordInMusic: She's done a few "talking blues" style tracks; e.g. "Sweet Side" and "American Dream"

* WanderlustSong: "Side of the Road"

* WrongSideOfTheTracks: "East Side of Town"

Born on January 26, 1953 to poet Miller Williams, Lucinda is of no relation to the Music/HankWilliams country [[Music/HankWilliamsJr dynasty]]. Williams began writing at 6, was playing guitar by 12, and played her first live show at 17. She released her first album, ''Ramblin''', in 1979; it was composed entirely of covers and barely made an impact either critically or commercially. Two years later, a wholly Lucinda-penned follow-up called ''Happy Woman Blues'' garnered slightly more attention and considerably more praise.

* ADateWithRosiePalms: "Right in Time"

* ''Happpy Woman Blues'' (1980)

Studio discography as of 2018:

* PrecisionFStrike: "Essence" and "Those Three Days"

* HarshVocals: Almost the female equivalent of Music/TomWaits. [[TropesAreNotBad Not necessarily a bad thing.]]

** "Come On" - written by a [[GrandmaWhatMassiveHotnessYouHave 54-year-old]], incidentally - is 5 minutes of Lucinda ranting at an ex for being unable to... um... provide the expected service.

-->You think you're in hot demand\\

COME ON!

* TheRemake: ''This Sweet Old World'' is a remake of her 1992 album ''Sweet Old World'' The remake is considered by many to actually be superior to the original, thanks to better production and Lucinda's more developed songwriting skills.

* ''This Sweet Old World'' (2017) (a contemporary re-recording of ''Sweet Old World'' in its entirely plus 4 bonus tracks)

Studio discography as of 2015:

Born in 1953 to poet Miller Williams, Lucinda is of no relation to the Music/HankWilliams country [[Music/HankWilliamsJr dynasty]]. Williams began writing at 6, was playing guitar by 12, and played her first live show at 17. She released her first album, ''Ramblin''', in 1979; it was composed entirely of covers and barely made an impact either critically or commercially. Two years later, a wholly Lucinda-penned follow-up called ''Happy Woman Blues'' garnered slightly more attention and considerably more praise.

Lucinda Williams is a critically acclaimed UsefulNotes/GrammyAward-winning singer-songwriter best known for her earnest, powerful lyrics and distinctive [[LoveItOrHateIt Vegemite]] voice. She is likely the most popular [[CountryMusic alt-country]] performer today, with the possible exception of Music/RyanAdams. Her music incorporates elements of a variety of styles, including traditional country, blues, and heartland rock.

After ''Car Wheels'', Williams released ''Essence'' and ''World Without Tears'' in 2001 and 2003, respectively. Both were considerably more downbeat than ''Car Wheels'' and neither replicated its commercial success, but the majority of critics still highly praised her work, and the ''Essence'' track "Get Right with God" earned her another Grammy win, this time for Best Female Rock Performance. A two-disk live album, ''Live @ the Fillmore'', arrived in 2005. She went through a difficult breakup, lost her mother, and moved to Los Angeles; all of these were perfect ingredients for CreatorBreakdown, as reflected in 2007's ''West''. Her 2008 album ''Little Honey'', described by Lucinda on one occasion as ''West Part 2'', featured a duet with ElvisCostello called "Jailhouse Tears"; they continued their partnership on 2011's ''Blessed'', on which Costello played lead guitar. The two also recorded a Grammy-nominated duet version of the ''Blessed'' song "Kiss Like Your Kiss" specifically for ''TrueBlood'', which has featured her music multiple times.

'''Lucinda Williams''' is a critically acclaimed UsefulNotes/GrammyAward-winning singer-songwriter best known for her earnest, powerful lyrics and distinctive [[LoveItOrHateIt Vegemite]] voice. She is likely the most popular [[CountryMusic alt-country]] performer today, with the possible exception of Music/RyanAdams. Her music incorporates elements of a variety of styles, including traditional country, blues, and heartland rock.

Studio discography as of 2011:

--> '''Emmylou Harris'''

'''Lucinda Williams''' is a critically acclaimed Grammy-winning singer-songwriter best known for her earnest, powerful lyrics and distinctive [[LoveItOrHateIt Vegemite]] voice. She is likely the most popular [[CountryMusic alt-country]] performer today, with the possible exception of Music/RyanAdams. Her music incorporates elements of a variety of styles, including traditional country, blues, and heartland rock.

After spending eight years building a larger following, Williams released a self-titled third album in 1988. The album was her most popular work yet and attracted attention from artists such as Tom Petty and Emmylou Harris. Her growing popularity made 1992's ''Sweet Old World'' hit the Billboard Heatseekers chart, and she finally gained considerable mainstream attention by winning the 1994 Best Country Song GrammyAward for Mary Chapin Carpenter's poppified [[CoveredUp cover]] of "Passionate Kisses." Her complete breakthrough arrived in 1998; six years of meticulous work resulted in the album ''Car Wheels on a Gravel Road'', which received massive critical acclaim and became her first gold-certified album, thanks in no small part to the single "Still I Long for Your Kiss" from the soundtrack to ''Film/TheHorseWhisperer''.

* CreatorBreakdown: ''World Without Tears'' and ''West''
* CreatorCouple: Married to Tom Overby, her manager and producer.

Lucinda Williams is a critically acclaimed Grammy-winning singer-songwriter best known for her earnest, powerful lyrics and distinctive [[LoveItOrHateIt Vegemite]] voice. She is likely the most popular [[CountryMusic alt-country]] performer today, with the possible exception of Music/RyanAdams. Her music incorporates elements of a variety of styles, including traditional country, blues, and heartland rock.

Born in 1953 to poet Miller Williams, Lucinda is of no relation to the HankWilliams country [[HankWilliamsJr dynasty]]. Williams began writing at 6, was playing guitar by 12, and played her first live show at 17. She released her first album, ''Ramblin''', in 1979; it was composed entirely of covers and barely made an impact either critically or commercially. Two years later, a wholly Lucinda-penned follow-up called ''Happy Woman Blues'' garnered slightly more attention and considerably more praise.

After spending eight years building a larger following, Williams released a self-titled third album in 1988. The album was her most popular work yet and attracted attention from artists such as Tom Petty and Emmylou Harris. Her growing popularity made 1992's ''Sweet Old World'' hit the Billboard Heatseekers chart, and she finally gained considerable mainstream attention by winning the 1994 Best Country Song GrammyAward for Mary Chapin Carpenter's poppified [[CoveredUp cover]] of "Passionate Kisses." Her complete breakthrough arrived in 1998; six years of meticulous work resulted in the album ''Car Wheels on a Gravel Road'', which received massive critical acclaim and became her first gold-certified album, thanks in no small part to the single "Still I Long for Your Kiss" from the soundtrack to ''TheHorseWhisperer''.

* HarshVocals: Almost the female equivalent of TomWaits. [[TropesAreNotBad Not necessarily a bad thing.]]

* CreatorCouples: Married to Tom Overby, her manager and producer.

* BreakupSong: "Changed The Locks" has the narrator changing her locks... then her phone number... then diverting the railway traffic... then [[BeyondTheImpossible changing the name of her hometown]] to never have to look at her ex again.