Episode 169

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5th Jan 2021

Davy Williamson "Thin Disguise" and "Cliche" with Bruce Hilliard

Today’s guest is rock monster Davy Williamson...a man with similar habits to my own. He writes the songs, plays guitar, bass, keyboards and drums. He sings and records...and for one thin dime he crawls on his belly like a reptile.

Going into the interview I requested him to send another song in addition to his new single “Thin Disguise.” He sent me “Cliche”, another song that’s on his soon to be released EP, available wherever you get your steaming music.

The pre interview consisted of Davy sending me a music file via my phone and one by email that got stuck in the pipeline and arrived right as we started...and the song is on my phone.

Johnnie David Williamson lll is an American singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He is known by the stage name, Davy Williamson. Prior to his current project he was the lead singer of the North Carolina modern rock musical band, Third Class Passenger.

Born in Plant City, Florida and raised in his hometown, Wilmington, North Carolina, Davy Williamson began his musical career in 1996 when he joined the Indy Rock band, Emilio 5. He left the group later that year. In 1998, he co-founded a Modern rock band, Third Class Passenger, in North Carolina. In 2003, the band recorded their debut unsigned album, Dislabelled, with recording and mixing engineer Steve Hardy.

In 2004, he left Third Class Passenger and joined a Punk rock band, Ma-shot-pa but left in 2006.

He has since performed as a solo act under the stage name, Davy Williamson. Most recently, he has been living and performing in the Virgin Islands, playing mostly as a solo act. He also plays as a duo act with artists like John Hodges (Smoking Okra) and Andy Easton (The Tin Roof) in Atlanta, Georgia. This has spanned a five-year period.

Recently Davy has been seen sharing the stage with the likes of better known artist such as Toryn Green of (Fuel), and Paul Phillips of (Puddle of Mudd).

As for now Davy has been working on a brand new EP. The EP in the making is set to be released in early November. His Debut Single “Thin Disguise” is out now on all streaming services.

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Bruce Hilliard

Born in Seattle, raised in Aberdeen WA, Bruce Hilliard is a singer, guitarist and songwriter with a song list influenced mostly by pop/folk rock of the 60s-80s. He has been an opener for Heart, the Ramones, Dr. Hook, Wishbone Ash and Eric Burdon.
Early in his career Bruce completed Bachelor Degrees in Music and Journalism from Washington State University and, while never allowing a hiatus from performing and songwriting, joined corporate America in marketing and sales. That rocky road led him back to his passion and now records and performs live and with great appreciation to be back in his jam.
He currently resides in Mukilteo WA and hosts the Better Each Day Podcast Radio Show. His musician interview based show has featured recording artists including John Oates; Grand Funk Railroad’s frontman Mark Farner; Steve Fossen, bass player and co-founder of Heart; drummer Carmine Appice; and Dave Bickler, lead vocalist (Eye Of the Tiger) of Survivor. The weekly half hour show has over 181 episodes and is becoming a strong platform for musicians of all levels to showcase their music and their backstories.