Lefty Williams Band
Press Reviews

Homegrown Music Network Show Review (Floyd Fest. 2010) Posted Aug. 6, 2010
The Lefty Williams set was an unbelievable show, when you see this guy you can see the passion he puts into his playing it’s not just music to Lefty its life. When you put that much into playing it shows! The resonating sound from his guitar and harmonious vocals shot out like glimmers of a Cajun southern delight. I looked around while people were dancing and I could see the impact his music seemed to have on everyone watching and that’s why Lefty will get my “Under the Radar” vote.
-Brad Winecoff
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CNN Interview
February 2010
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American Blues News
  December 4, 2009
"As a listener, you can’t think anything other than the man can play that guitar and sing from his heart. You would never know by listening to his hot guitar licks, that he was born without a right hand."
-Monica Yasher     Click here for the whole interview


The Daily Gamecock
Columbia, SC November 16, 2009
"When Jason “Lefty” Williams plays his guitar, it is immediately apparent that he is no ordinary musician. It could be the bluesy guitar licks he delivers chord after chord, or it could be his deep southern singing style that draws audiences in from the first note. Or better yet, it could be the fact that Williams delivers these explosive performances using only one arm."
-Mary Cathryn Armstrong

Homegrown Music Network
CD Review Snake Oil July 7, 2009
The Lefty Williams Band spotlights scorching guitar, soulful lyrics, and wistful keyboard in their second studio release...In reviewing “Snake Oil,” I found myself impressed with Lefty Williams’ guitar tone and his vocal skills. He writes lyrics about feelings that are close to us all as humans. His perspectives seem wise and seasoned when discussing such matters. Maybe this is a reflection of the life that he has lived. In overcoming disability to create music, Jason “Lefty” Williams truly has a remarkable story to tell.
-J. Evan Wade

Talent Coordinator for the "Riverbend Festival" Chattanooga, Tn.
July 2009
"It's increasingly rare to find someone in this business that so easily combines raw musical talent with a genuine, likeable, eager-to-please personality. Lefty not only smoked the crowd at our annual Blues & Barbecue bash, the 'Bessie Smith Strut'...he also spent his morning entertaining and inspiring about 150 kids with disabilities at a local children's hospital. They swiftly became lifelong fans and those of us who saw him play later that evening did, too."
-Jeff Styles

Vintage Guitar Magazine
September 2008 (pg. 158)
"Williams' Southern blues-rock is rougher then the Allman Brothers', smoother than Lynyrd Skynyrd's and at times a little jazzier than either...With a voice that sounds like a Dixie Steve Winwood, Lefty would be a first class front man even if he didn't play well enough to render his so-called handicap irrelevant...The man's got more chops than a Kansas City butcher. It'll be great to hear him stretch out on the next disc."
-Rick Allen

Guitar Player Magazine
  August 2008 (pg. 64)
"Whether performing or teaching, Atlanta riffmeister Lefty Williams is an inspiration to musicians and non-musicians alike. He has built a bigger career with only one hand than most guitarists have with two."
-Jude Gold

Honest Tune Magazine July 2008
"An inspired sophomore effort, Lefty Williams Band's Snake Oil is destined to gain the blues-growling front man a new legion of admirers."
-Bill Whiting

Hittin' The Note.com 2008
"Make no mistake, Lefty is no novelty act. With the help of a specially-designed pick holder, he can shred with the best of them and has phenomenal chops"
-Staff Writer
Relix Magazine  October 2007
"Jason 'Lefty' Williams sounds like he could be the next link in the chain of legendary Georgia guitarists after Duane Allman and Robert Cray."
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-Simeon Cohen

Portfolio Weekly 
 
July 4, 2007
"Awe-inspiring, Georgia based songwriter and electric guitarist...A scrumptious plate of red-hot blues and southern rock."
-Alan Kurzer

Jambase.com   March 27, 2007
"His music is intricate in composition and delivery. His blues-based rock & roll is mature and completely developed, his solos are confident and controlled, and his vocals clear and natural. He was born with immense talent, and did I mention that all of this greatness comes from a man that has only one hand?...Williams has mastered his six-string in a way that most two-handed guitarists could only dream of. But, one-handed, two-handed, or five-handed, it doesn't matter at all. The only thing that matters is that Jason Williams is one damn good guitar player." 
-Kerry Heffernan
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Folio Weekly March 27, 2007
"As his Jamsociety.com profile says 'Jason "Lefty" Williams [is] not just a great one armed guitar player, [he's] a great guitar player.' And it's true, the virtuoso musical styling wouldn't be any less impressive if he had another--or three--full limbs to work with."

Birmingham Weekly  March 22, 2007
"Jason 'Lefty' Williams has a serious sound."
-Staff Writer

Connect Savannah  December 14, 2006
"'Lefty' burns through a wide variety of rock, blues, and even jazz licks on his new indie CD Big Plans."
-Jim Reed

Hittin' The Note   Issue #51
"The Jason 'Lefty' Williams Band's debut, Big Plans, is a stunning blues offering, melding silver-toned guitar and warm orchestration...While he is able to step out with warranted leads, it is clear that Lefty's finely-tuned ear is aimed at composition first...Lefty's innate skill on the guitar is nothing less than miraculous."
-Jamie Lee

Southeasten Performer Magazine November 2006
"Jason 'Lefty' Williams can play...Williams plays as if he has two, sometimes three hands...[he] will probably have a long career."
-William Cane

Athens Banner Herald  July 13, 2006
"Hearing Jason 'Lefty' Williams play guitar is a treat, as the 31-year-old Atlanta native posseses and inventive sound that pulls together his interests in blues, rock, funk, and jazz. To see Williams play, however, is a revelation."
-Chris J. Starrs 

WRFG 89.3 FM Atlanta, GA
"Big Plans is indeed a necessary breath of fresh air to the blues/rock/Americana genre...From the meditative opening instrumental to the southeren rock inspired "Still This Goes On," to the well-treated Hendrix-penned,"Manic Depression," it's obvious Jason's tastes are as vast as the musical landscapes he paints."
-Lee Henzel 

WQNR 99.9 FM THE ROCK Auburn, AL
"Jason 'Lefty' Williams' new album is one every music lover should own. "Room With A View (Reprise)" is generating great phones here on WQNR."
- Wildman Steve, Program Director & morning show host

 EU Jacksonville 2006
"He is one of the top guitarists in the blues-rock-jazz-fusion genre...This cat is a superstar just on the brink of household word name recognition."
-Rick Grant

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