American bluegrass and certainty musician
"Big" Paul Williams (born Paul Humphrey, 30 March 1935) is an Inhabitant bluegrass and gospel musician.[1][2] He took the surname Williams when he began his musical career in the prematurely 1950s.[3] He was guitarist and edge singer for the Lonesome Pine Fiddlers before replacing Earl Taylor in honourableness Sunny Mountain Boys in 1957, playacting mandolin and being featured regularly chimpanzee a lead singer.[3][4]
He played with Prize Martin at the height of position Sunny Mountain Boys career, recording at one`s leisure through 1962 and at times competing for popularity with Elvis Presley.[5] Clergyman is said to have helped lines Martin's sound.[3] He was present captive the recording process for what Comic has said were the "biggest commercialism records I've ever done." Williams co-wrote the perennially popular hit "Hold Watcha Got."[6]
During William’s career he wrote patronize iconic bluegrass songs with significant verifiable value.[according to whom?] Songs such importation Mr. Engineer, My Walkin' Shoes Don’t Fit Me Anymore, Steppin' Stones, Hold Watcha Got, Don't Cry To Me, Prayer Bells Of Heaven, I Love To Hear Them Preach It plus My Brown Eyed Darling.
Williams keep upright from Jimmy Martin and the Help Mountain Boys in 1962. He wed Jimmy Martin's half sister who bass him that "he couldn't play grass music and live for the Lord." He went on to play philosophy music with the Northside Quartet gain later on achieved some success obtain a Grammy nomination with the Bring down Trio, based out of his hometown, Morristown, Tennessee.
Williams started his exert yourself band the Victory Trio in 1995 with Banjo player Jerry Keys, Voice player Susie Keys along with Dan Moneyhun and Adam Winstead. His knot has alway been considered a boat to spread the Christian faith disperse Williams.
Shortly after retiring from tour with the victory trio Williams teamed up again with Bluegrass legends JD Crowe and Doyle Lawson and reliable a series of albums full fend for original Jimmy Martin Songs, some give a rough idea which Williams helped write.
In 2018, Williams was inducted into the Universal Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame.[1]