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Tom Williams

About Me

Ol' Tom Williams is a true Old Florida troubador carrying on the traditions of American folk music to anyone who loves music. He's been involved in many a music project over the years, including The Great Depression High Steppers, and influenced almost anyone who frequented guitar stores in North and Central Florida in the past few decades.

His love and passion for truth, beauty and guitars has made him a fountain of folkie ways and wisdom. Tom is also a poet and enjoys designing scenarios for war games (many of which are available online).

His daughter is recording some more of his songs (in addition to Bamboo and Roses) and will post more here as soon as possible so please check back!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 17/06/2006
Band Website: none
Influences: Mrs. Watson, Mr. Larry Moore and Robert Pearson (my teachers), Roy Rogers, Cisco and Pancho, Skipper Ed, Mr. Wizard (Don Herbert), Tom Rush, Woody, Dylan, Jack Kerouac, James Fenimore Cooper, Robert Frost, Orville Gibson, C. F. Martin, Whitey Ford, Ed Sullivan, Robert Howard, John Steinbeck, James J. Braddock, Mike Bloomfield, Fred Neil, Dusty Rhodes, Neil Young, Stephen Stills, Ian and Sylvia, Phil Ochs, John Lennon, Orson Bean, Alistaire Cooke ( Omnibus ), Winston Churchill, Walter Cronkite, Jack Nicholson, Chuck Berry, Gene Vincent, Eddy Cochran, Ernie Kovacs, Erskine Caldwell, Lee Remick, Bridget Bardot, Grace Slick, Gene Roddenberry, C.S. Forrester, Blaine Eldridge and Tom Darby (512th Artillery Group), Turok (comic book hero), Talbot Mundy, Siddhartha Guatama, Larry Watkins, Fess Parker, (Big) Skip Stryker, Glen Hargrove, Claudia Cardinale, Clint Eastwood, Robert Newton (Long John), Lao-Tse, George Orwell, Bullwinkle, Pam (beagle-fox terrier), Pete Pelligrini, Jimmy Jepsen, Barry Fanelli, Charlie Robertson, John Meece, Jeanie Robinson, Bonnie Dugan, Don Walton, Jack Palance, Howard Cosell, Walt Disney, Kellogg's cereals, Merita bread, Krystal and the 10th and Silver Street Public Library.
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

Bamboo and Roses

Just posted a demo of one of Tom's songs performed by his daughter, Cristina Williams. Tom wrote this in 1970 but its environmental themes are (sadly) still relevant.
Posted by on Fri, 09 Mar 2007 16:23:00 GMT

Scenarios!

Until some music gets posted, here's a link to one of Tom's other passions - designing scenarios for Panzerblitz!9. 1938 - The Czechs Resist10. 1939 - Poland Falls!11. 1938 - Thunder on the Dniepr
Posted by on Sat, 17 Jun 2006 18:20:00 GMT