Jam On with Keller Williams

Infinity Hall Guest Post by:

Bridgette L. Rallo
The Greenwoods Studio
http://www.greenwoodsstudio.com/

Keller Williams

Thursday, December 8th @ 8PM

I’ve got a confession to make: I’m a sucker for any and all American forms of music. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy great music no matter where it originates. But for me, American music is a homegrown groove, hitting all the right notes whether it’s jazz, bluegrass, funk, rock, dance, folk, hip-hop…well, you get the picture. So when I heard that Keller Williams was coming to town, my little provincial heart skipped a beat. Why, you ask? Because Keller Williams digs it all, that’s why. And he plays it all – mixes it together like peanut butter and jelly. The result is an American sound like no other.

Are you a Dead Head? Me, too. So is Keller. He played as a member of the Rhythm Devils with Grateful Dead drummers Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart at the Gathering of the Vibes festival just last year.  Do you like Bela Fleck? Guess what, Keller does, too! Calls the man a “major influence.” I could go on but the best thing for you to do is get off the couch, or the interstate, or the joystick, and check the man out.

There’s a long, long history in this country of musical prodigies walking out of the Blue Ridge Mountain states with a stringed instrument in hand and wowing the masses. These people play music like most people talk -- easily because they know the language. Virginian Keller Williams can hold his own with any of them; his solo acoustic guitar flights are legendary. But there’s more…

An admitted music junkie, Keller is also a sly prankster, penning tunes that are funny, off-beat, articulate and self-deprecating. And he does covers – lots of them. Surprised? Don’t be. Ole’ Keller plays 120 shows each and every year, so he does covers. In fact, he’s famous for them. In fact, they are sooo good. Some of his more notorious covers include “Rehab” (yup, Amy Winehouse), Kris Kristofferson’s “Don’t Cuss That Fiddle” and “Mountains of the Moon” by none other than the Grateful Dead.  Anything Keller touches instantly becomes his own and there are more than 15 albums showcasing his musical point-of-view floating around out there in the Billboard universe.

Given all of this fascinating information, don’t you think it’s time you signed up for the ride? It’s a great little ride and it’s coming up soon – next week, actually. Keller Williams will be pacing the floorboards and picking his fingers to the bone on Infinity Music Hall’s main stage on Thursday, December 8, at 8:00 PM.

So how about it? Buy American.

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