kenny williams
1961 - 1962
session frank zappa + ronnie & kenny williams
Kenny, along with his brother Ronnie Williams,
and Jim Sherwood,
engaged in some unusual pastimes which were eventually immortalized in the song
'Let's Make The Water Turn Black', in 1968. It
would not be until 1996 that the source recordings of these hobbies were
released in
It's also
explained in explicit detail by Zappa in his autobiography.
In the song 'Let's Make The Water Turn Black' the lyrics mention that Kenny was
taking pills. That was '68. An
email from his cousin's son says that Kenny unfortunately died of an overdose
sometime in the 70's.
info by patrick neve:
Besides that, all I could find on Kenny Williams were a few recording and
acting
credits. I'd be surprised if this
is the same Kenny Williams, but until I can deny that they are one and the same,
here is the discography. (sources:
amg and imdb) I remain skeptical that this is the same Kenny. The reason I'm
including it is because the all music guide is generally quite reliable, and
they listed "The Lost Episodes"
appearance right along the others. If
true, this would prove to be a rather active vocalist who has been seriously
overlooked by the FZ community. If
anyone reading has any insight as to the
possibility of multiple Kenny Williams, I'd appreciate the feedback. In
the
meantime, it has been brought to light that a certain unrelated Kenny Williams
used to play with Sun Ra. Thanks
to the research efforts of Charles Ulrich and Graham Connah, the
Kenny Williams associated with Sun Ra was definitely black, where the Kenny
depicted in "Let's Make The Water Turn Black" was white.
discography
