Davey Williams

Davey Williams was an American guitarist from West Alabama, active in free improvisation and avant-garde music. He mixed blues roots with extended techniques such as slide, bowing and objects placed on the strings. He is best known for his long partnership with violinist LaDonna Smith, his work in the band Curlew and his role in the Alabama improvised music scene. Davey Williams studied with bluesman Johnny Shines, co-founded TransMuseq with LaDonna Smith and co-founded the journal The Improvisor. With LaDonna Smith and percussionist Andrea Centazzo he recorded Velocities in 1979.