Artists
The Williams Brothers
They have been writing and arranging most of their music since 1970 and producing since 1979.
Prestigious Events: Black Expo, Operation Push, Budweiser Jazz Festivals, Gospel Music Workshop of America, Dove Awards, Kentucky’s Gospel Festival, McDonald’s Gospel Festival, National Council of Negro Women (Dorothy Heights, founder), B.R.E. Convention, New Orleans Jazz Festival, United Negro College Fund, etc.
T.V. Appearances: Soul Train Awards, Stellar Awards, Bobby Jones Gospel, CBS News, Living The Dream, A Tribute To Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN), United Negro College Fund (UNCF), etc.
Videos: The group has made three concept videos and two live concert videos.
Venues Group has performed in: Madison Square Garden, Cobo Hall, Radio City Music Hall, Apollo Theatre, Disneyland, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Grand Ole Opry, Carnegie Hall, Front Row Theatre, Paramount Theatre and numerous colleges and universities across the U.S.
Artist Groups performed with: Denise Williams, Mighty Clouds of Joy, Luther Vandross, Phillip Bailey, The Mississippi Mass Choir, Maurice White, Andrae Crouch, Shirley Ceasar, James Cleveland, Al Green, Kool and The Gang, The Winans, Vanessa Bell Armstrong, Patti LaBelle, The Hawkins Family, The Clark Sisters, Clifton Davis, Shirley Murdock, Sounds of Blackness and Amy Grant to name a few.
Award and Honours: Best Group (Traditional)-Stellar Awards 1986, Album of the Year (Traditional)-Stellar Awards 1987, Best Performance Group/Duo (Traditional)-Stellar Awards 1991, Best Performance Group or Duo (Traditional)-Stellar Awards 1995, and the Vision Award 1992.
The group’s hometown of Smithdale, MS., named a road in their honour-Williams Brother’s Road.