Suzy Williams | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Susan Dimiti Williams |
Born | Oakland, California | September 7, 1953
Genres | Jazz, boogie woogie, blues, folk |
Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
Years active | 1972–present |
Spouse | Gerry Fialka |
Website | laughtears |
Susan Dimiti "Suzy" Williams is an American singer-songwriter. She became well known through the musical duo Stormin’ Norman & Suzy. Williams has performed at venues ranging from Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center to the Hotel Palmas in the Canary Islands, and on network television and film. She has been reviewed in publications including Rolling Stone, The New York Times, Cosmopolitan, and Los Angeles Magazine. Her singing was referred to in Rolling Stone as a "mixture of Bessie Smith, Sophie Tucker, and perhaps a trace of Janis Joplin".[1]