I've always loved Lucinda Williams. There's something about the sound of her voice that scratches me in just the right places. Until listening to her song "Righteously" I was unable to put my finger on her style.
She certainly has a strong rock-and-blues sound, with just enough country twang to spice the sound but not bog it down. Yet there's something else swimming around in her voice that I just couldn't peg.
Then it struck me like a spaghetti bowl of log-jammed cars. California! More precisely, the Valley Girl sound. There's a slight sassiness and confidence you only get from the girls of Orange County rolling around in Lucinda's delivery.
If you love Lucinda for her assumed southern roots, no worries. She was born in Louisiana.
For those of you unfamiliar with Lucinda Williams, here's the song that made me draw the Country/California connection:
Righteously, Lucinda Wiliams (Audio Only) — YouTube
She certainly has a strong rock-and-blues sound, with just enough country twang to spice the sound but not bog it down. Yet there's something else swimming around in her voice that I just couldn't peg.
Then it struck me like a spaghetti bowl of log-jammed cars. California! More precisely, the Valley Girl sound. There's a slight sassiness and confidence you only get from the girls of Orange County rolling around in Lucinda's delivery.
If you love Lucinda for her assumed southern roots, no worries. She was born in Louisiana.
For those of you unfamiliar with Lucinda Williams, here's the song that made me draw the Country/California connection:
Righteously, Lucinda Wiliams (Audio Only) — YouTube
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