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Holly Williams
Born	March 12, 1981 (1981-03-12) (age 28)[1]
Origin	Nashville, Tennessee
Genres	Country
Occupations	Singer-songwriter
Instruments	Guitar, Keyboard, Vocals
Years active	2003-present
Labels	Universal South, Mercury Nashville
Associated acts	Hank Williams, Jr.
Website	http://www.hollywilliams.com/

Holly Williams (born March 12, 1981) is an American country music artist. She is the daughter of Hank Williams, Jr. and half-sister of alt-country singer Hank Williams III. Williams has released two studio albums: The Ones We Never Knew and Here with Me, in 2004 and 2009 respectively. The latter album has produced two chart singles for her on the Billboard country singles charts with "Keep the Change" and "Mama", which charted to #53 and #55, respectively.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Discography 2.1 Albums 2.2 Singles 2.3 Music videos 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Biography

Raised in Nashville, Tennessee, she is the daughter of Hank Williams, Jr., and the half-sister of Hank Williams III. Holly's mother, Becky, is a native of Mer Rouge, Louisiana, and was married for five years to Hank Williams, Jr.^[2][1] She was born in Cullman, Alabama, and has an elder sister named Hilary. Her parents separated when she was young, although her father took her to many of his shows. At age 17, Holly began playing one of her father's guitars, and soon began writing songs.

Williams graduated from Brentwood Academy and decided to study piano. Citing the Rolling Stones, Elliott Smith, and Neil Finn as influences, she began to perform as well.^[2] Eventually she was signed on to Ron Sexsmith's European tour. After the release of her first EP in 2003, signed with Universal South Records and toured with Billy Bob Thornton. Universal South released her debut album, The Ones We Never Knew, in 2004.^[2][1] The album produced no chart singles, however, and she was dropped from the label.

In March 2006, Williams was injured in a car crash and cancelled a European tour, but she began touring again in November 2006. She signed in 2009 with Mercury Nashville Records. Her second single, "Keep the Change", was released in January and became her first chart single in March. A third single, "Mama", was released to radio on May 11, 2009. Williams' second studio album, Here with Me, was released in June 2009.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

Year	Album	Chart Positions
		US Country	US Heat
2004	The Ones We Never Knew Released: October 5, 2004 Label: Universal South	—	—
2009	Here with Me Released: June 16, 2009 Label: Mercury Nashville	37	11
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

[edit] Singles

Year	Single	US Country	Album
2005	"Sometimes"	—	The Ones We Never Knew
2009	"Keep the Change"	53	Here with Me
	"Mama"	55
"—" denotes the single failed to chart

[edit] Music videos

Year	Song title	Director
2005	"Sometimes"	Kristin Barlowe
2009	"Keep the Change"	Philip Andelman
	"Three Days in Bed"
	"Mama"	Eric Welch
	"Alone"	Philip Andelman

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Holly Williams official website