Watch Part 1 of the interview to learn more about Williams including her stint as a backup singer for some of music’s biggest artists her other influences and inspirations her perspective of the Do’s and Don’ts for artists turning to one’s faith in the pandemic and how she has been managing through it all her radio show Love Notes with Alyson Williams in the Chill Zone, which now celebrates five years, and more! For more information visit Williams on Instagram. ‘I’m going to figure it out and make a phone call figure something out or go and say ‘Hi, my name is Alyson Williams and I’d like to know this…’ And that’s how it progressed, for me.” You can’t be afraid to ask questions or put yourself out there. Nikki D) On My Rocks Still My No. You can’t wait for somebody to bring something to you. Just Call My Name Were Gonna Make It I Looked Into Your Eyes Not on the Outside Masquerade Im So Glad My Love Is So Raw (von Alyson Williams feat. “You can’t wait for somebody to discover you. “You gotta be a go-getter on your own,” the “Summer Nights in Harlem” vocalist says. But she realized it was not about honing her talent alone. Studying the craft was arguably a no-brainer for Williams. She practiced (her parents had placed her in dance lessons) and studied at the Dance Theatre of Harlem (among other dance companies) and earned a dance scholarship to Marymount Manhattan College where she also majored in Communications. showed Williams it was possible to accomplish her dreams of being a triple threat. The few images of African American entertainers like Fitzgerald, Diahann Carroll, Pearl Bailey, Lola Falana, Lena Horne and Sammy Davis Jr. I was a victim of bullying–not just for music–but just for being different in general.” And I felt that I would be teased, and I was. You know what I’m saying? When all your friends are into the Jackson 5 and here you over here hugging up on Ella Fitzgerald. “I knew I wanted to sing, but I was shy to sing because I thought what I liked was corny. Her father, Bobby Booker, was a longtime bandleader/trumpeter her mother had a background in singing, dancing, and acting and she congregated with her sister who was ten years older. Whether it was classical music, gospel, showtunes, especially jazz, music was always there for Williams. “I realized at an early age the music that I was surrounded by and the music that I loved was different than the music that all my other friends were into,” the “Just Call My Name” singer recalls to So Booking Cool. Before becoming a hit songstress and newly Soul Music Hall of Famer for Best Female Artist, Alyson Williams once felt she had to hide her love for music from her school peers.
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