American folk music duo
Musical artist
Robin and Linda Williams are a husband-and-wife singer-songwriter folk music duo from Virginia . They met in South Carolina in 1971,[ 1] [ 2] and began performing in 1973.[ 3]
The Williamses appeared on Garrison Keillor 's A Prairie Home Companion radio show from 1975.[ 4] The duo were members of the Hopeful Gospel Quartet with Keillor and Kate MacKenzie.[ 1] [ 5] After touring with Mary Chapin Carpenter in 1993,[ 6] the pair later sang on her Grammy Award -winning album Stones in the Road .[ 7] Sugar for Sugar spent 11 weeks in the top 20 of the Americana Chart in the Gavin Report in 1996.[citation needed ] In 2004, they switched labels, recording Deeper Waters as their first release on Red House Records .[ 8]
The Williamses appeared in the film A Prairie Home Companion .[ 9] They appeared on the WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour , hosted by Michael Johnathon .
^ a b "Country singers Robin, Linda Williams live at the Mainstay" . The Star Democrat . December 11, 2009. Retrieved October 21, 2018 .
^ "Robin & Linda Williams: They're in the company of strangers" . Index-Journal . March 19, 2000. Retrieved October 21, 2018 .
^ Farmer, Lori (July 23, 1993). "Singer electrifying: Review" . Mansfield News Journal . Retrieved October 21, 2018 .
^ "Robin and Linda Williams are ingrained like family" . The Morning Call . December 16, 2007. Retrieved October 21, 2018 .
^ Gabriele, Tony (January 4, 2002). "Williamsburg Theater to 'Companion' regulars" . Daily Press . Retrieved October 21, 2018 .
^ "Robin and Linda Williams play Saturday in Oxford" . Press & Sun-Bulletin . May 30, 2017. Retrieved October 21, 2018 .
^ "A Prairie Home Companion bio of Robin & Linda Williams" . American Public Media . May 5, 2001. Archived from the original on November 24, 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2008 .
^ Harris, Rich (February 29, 2004). "Robin and Linda Williams, "Deeper Waters" (Red House)" . Globe Gazette . Retrieved October 21, 2018 .
^ Gehman, Geoff (December 16, 2007). " 'Prairie Home' guitarist Pat Donohue a wearer of many shoes" . The Morning Call . Retrieved October 21, 2018 .