Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1946
- Works
- 6
Top works
- The Architect
- Kahn at Penn
- The Ravine
- The Architect
- Central Gardens handbook
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Australia
- Active from
- 1945
aln-shcountrycountry folkfolk
Discography
- John Williamson1970
- From Travlin’ Out West1974
- Comic Strip Cowboy1976
- Country Greats1978
- Road to Town1978
- Bound for Botany Bay1982
- The Smell of Gum Leaves1984
- Mallee Boy1986
- Warragul1989
- JW’S Family Album1990
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 6,797
- Total plays
- 107,192
Tags
punkrockGarage RockUSAPsychedelic Rock
James Robert Williamson (born 29 October 1949 in Castroville, Texas) is an American guitarist, songwriter, record producer and electronics engineer who is best known for his contribution to the protopunk rock band The Stooges. Williamson began playing guitar in the 7th grade, while his family were living in Lawton, Oklahoma: 'One summer while visiting Texas, I wound up getting a guitar because I thought it was cool. My sister was bringing home Elvis records and so I thought, "I gotta have a gui
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Robert
- Family name
- Williamson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Castroville
- Occupation
- composer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- music
- Genre
- proto-punk
- Instrument
- guitar
- Record label
- Columbia Records
- Official website
- www.straightjameswilliamson.com
- Image
- Iggy & the Stooges @ Brussels Summer Festival 2012 (8371448222).jpg
Show 6 more facts
- date of birth
- 1949-10-29
- start of work period
- 1966-00-00
- birth name
- James Robert Williamson
- name in native language
- James Williamson
- member of
- The Stooges
- unmarried partner
- Cyrinda Foxe
Sources (7)
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