About Will Kimbrough
William Adams Kimbrough is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States.
Kimbrough was born in Mobile, Alabama, and started his musical career as a founding member of Will & the Bushmen, a college band in the 1980s that recorded a handful of albums and singles and made it to MTV. He then went on to form the Bis-Quits with long-time friend Tommy Meyer. The Bis-quits produced an eponymous album which was released on John Prine’s Oh Boy Records label.
Kimbrough is also a producer and has produced albums for Adrienne Young, Rodney Crowell, Todd Snider, Kate Campbell, Steve Poltz, Kim Richey, Garrison Starr, Matthew Ryan, and Josh Rouse.
His songs have been recorded by Jimmy Buffett, Little Feat, Jack Ingram, Todd Snider and more. Kimbrough has also collaborated with many artists including Rosanne Cash, Guy Clark, Rodney Crowell, Steve Earle, Gomez, Emmylou Harris, The Jayhawks, Mark Knopfler, Buddy Miller, John Prine, Toumani Diabaté, Kim Richey, Josh Rouse, Matthew Ryan, Billy Joe Shaver, Todd Snider, Michael C. Parris, Mavis Staples, Garrison Starr, Adrienne Young, and others.
Kimbrough was recognized in 2004 as the 'Instrumentalist of the Year' by the Americana Music Association – an award that had previously been awarded three years in a row to Jerry Douglas. His songs demonstrate a literate facility that he pairs with guitar playing so fluid that his fans created a t-shirt suggesting he is an alien.
Kimbrough teamed up with Tommy Womack, John Deaderick, Paul Griffith and Dave Jacques in 2005 to create the five piece band, Daddy. They recorded a live album in Frankfort, Kentucky, Daddy at the Women's Club, and another album, For a Second Time.
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