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Roger Williams started playing the resophonic, Dobro style guitar
in1963, when he was just a young teenager. Within the first year,
he had already debuted with The Lilly Bros. and Don Stover at
the Hillbilly Ranch in Boston, Mass. where they had performed
for nearly two decades. Since then he has gone on to perform and/or
record with many well respected Bluegrass and folk acts on the
national and international circuit, including Don Stover,White
Mountain Bluegrass, Hazel Dickens, Joe Val, Bill Harrell, Wyatt
Rice, Delia Bell & Bill Grant, Southern Rail, Ray Legere,
Mark Schatz, Mac Wiseman,The New England Bluegrass Band, Salamander
Crossing, Amy Gallatin and Stillwaters, Slavek Hanzlik, Mark Erelli,
Hiro Arita and others. Career highlights include nine overseas
tours with various artists and teaching workshops during Bluegrass
Week at the Augusta Heritage Center in Elkins, WV.
The accolades
he has received over the years are a testament to his musicianship.
The liner notes on a recent Randy Spencer project read "When
I sit in the control room and hear tracks that Roger is trying
out on dobro, I know I'm in the presence of greatness. Characteristic
of a short list of musicians, Roger doesn't merely play along
or complement a song, Roger interprets. I don't even start a CD
until I call Roger". Roger also has three solo projects:
'Fireball', 'Rt. 2 To Amherst', and 'River Of No
Return', a collaboration with long time friend and musical
associate Ray Legere. Most recently, Roger has been involved in
CMH label's 'Pickin' On' series, where different musical
genres are interpreted in the bluegrass vein. Currently Roger
is performing with Amy Gallatin and Stillwaters.
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