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John Christopher Williams AO OBE (born 24 April 1941) is an Australian-born classical guitarist renowned for his ensemble playing as well as his interpretation and promotion of the modern classical guitar repertoire. In 1973, he shared a Grammy Award in the Best Chamber Music Performance category with fellow guitarist Julian Bream for Together ...
The first biography of John Williams—Strings Attached: The Life & Music of John Williams, written by William Starling—came out in 2012. It’s a remarkable book, not only for its insights into the Australia-born virtuoso, but also because the opening chapters present thoroughly researched background information on the guitarist’s English ...
Dec 27, 2017 · Classical guitarist John Williams reached millions of ears and even hit the charts when he played the main theme to the Oscar-winning 1978 film The Deer Hunter.But by then, Williams was already a ...
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Apr 27, 2021 · Australian guitarist John Williams turned 80 in April 2021. ((Getty Images: Hiroyuki Ito)) "One of the great fallacies about the classical guitar is that it's difficult to find literature. It's ...
BY MARK SMALL [The following article was first published in Acoustic Guitar, January 1999; re-published in Acoustic Guitar's September/October 2020 30th Anniversary issue.] In the pantheon of classical guitar greats, Australia-born John Williams stands as a most imposing figure.
Feb 11, 2020 · Born: April 24, 1941 - Melbourne, Australia. The remarkable Australian guitarist, John Christopher Williams, was born in Melbourne, Australia to an English father, Leonard (Len) Williams, and an Australian-Chinese mother (a daughter of well known Melbourne barrister William Ah Ket). Len Williams was an accomplished guitarist who emigrated from ...
