Alyson Williams Concert
Alyson Williams had a string of hit R&B singles in the late 1980s and early 1990s, including Sleep Talk, My Love Is So Raw and I Need Your Lovin’.
The daughter of bandleader / trumpeter Bobby Booker, she began her career singing background vocals for various artists including Curtis Hairston, Melba Moore (Love’s Coming At Ya), B. B. & Q. Band, Cashflow, Unlimited Touch, Bobby Brown and Barbara Mitchell before joining the group High Fashion, which also featured Meli’sa Morgan. After they disbanded, Alyson sang with the group The Affair before moving onto a solo career.
Her first single, Yes We Can Can, was first released on Profile Records in 1986; a release on the Def Jam label followed in 1987. At that label, she established herself as an in-demand vocalist, duetting with many of her label mates including Chuck Stanley (Make You Mine Tonight) and Oran “Juice” Jones (How To Love Again).
Her first album release and the first R&B female singer signed to Def Jam, was Raw in 1989. The album produced the singles My Love is So Raw, featuring female rapper Nikki D, and Sleep Talk. In addition, the single Just Call My Name was a hit on the Billboard R&B charts reaching #4. The song, picked up by many “Quiet storm” formats, has become a cult classic. The album included a duet with the Blue Magic vocalist Ted Mills on We’re Gonna Make It. Her single I Need Your Lovin’ was also a #8 success in the UK, as well as another R&B hit for her.
Alyson also recorded with Tashan on the track Do You Wanna Know, taken from his On The Horizon outing. She additionally toured with him in the United Kingdom. In 1991, Alyson recorded She’s Not Your Fool for the soundtrack to the movie Livin’ Large. The track was included upon her 1991 self-titled album.
Event Location and Ticket Information
PJS Jazz Society (at First Presbyterian Church)
199 North Columbus Ave
Mount Vernon, NY
Handicap Accessible? Yes
Date: Sunday, December 9, 2018
Times: 5:15 pm - 9:00 pm
Ticket pricing:
$25 - General Admission
$10 - High School Student
Presenter: PJS Jazz Society, Inc.
Presenter Phone: 914-667-0823
Presenter Website: www.pjsjazz.org