CD - Betsy Dawn Williams - Rocket Girl

This, her first CD, will please both the fans of female rockabilly Wanda Jackson style and the lovers of the Ronnie Dawson and Planet Rockers sound; 12 own compositions and just one cover in which she's backed by rockin' music aces as Graham Tichy.

Musicians include:
Jim Haggerty, Graham Tichy, Jeff Potter PLUS on stringbass: Guy DeVito, Norm "Red" Rogers, Jay Gorleski, electric bass guitar: Mark Neveu, guitar: Mark Gamsjager, Norm Blackwelder, drums: Keith Levreault, Marshall Grossman, dobro: Jim Henry.

Betsy-Dawn Williams
Born in North Carolina, Betsy-Dawn Williams (BeeDee) got her first start in music singing in the Baptist choir, but from the first time she heard her granddaddy play claw hammer banjo and imitate a train whistle on his harmonica, her soul was captured by the raw sounds of hillbilly music. The first time she heard rockabilly she was completely smitten, listening to Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins. The raw twang and the pounding rhythms found a home deep in her heart. Betsy-Dawn got her first guitar at the age of 13 and began teaching herself to play chords and back up her own singing. Later she picked up the string bass and has played both guitar and string bass in several bands, including the western swing band The Westernaires, 2 bluegrass bands Pioneer Valley Bluegrass and Lost Wages. She can also be found today playing with the female honky-tonk band Girl Howdy