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fave it Contemporary Gospel | Guitar Blues
12 tracks | 53 minutes
Released Jan 2007
on KL Williams & Rebel Soul
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:04 Crazy As Can Be lyrics BUY MP3 03:04 Crazy As Can Be lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:04 Crazy As Can Be
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:48 Are You Ready? lyrics BUY MP3 03:48 Are You Ready? lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:48 Are You Ready?
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:55 Build A Fence lyrics BUY MP3 02:55 Build A Fence lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:55 Build A Fence
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:50 Heart and Soul lyrics BUY MP3 04:50 Heart and Soul lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:50 Heart and Soul
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:19 He Opened Up The Door lyrics BUY MP3 04:19 He Opened Up The Door lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:19 He Opened Up The Door
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:42 Look to the Sky lyrics BUY MP3 05:42 Look to the Sky lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:42 Look to the Sky
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:18 I've Been There Too lyrics BUY MP3 04:18 I've Been There Too lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:18 I've Been There Too
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:31 Fields of Ambrosia lyrics BUY MP3 05:31 Fields of Ambrosia lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:31 Fields of Ambrosia
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:41 Job's Blues lyrics BUY MP3 03:41 Job's Blues lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:41 Job's Blues
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:43 He Came to Me lyrics BUY MP3 05:43 He Came to Me lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:43 He Came to Me
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:04 Now That You're A Christian lyrics BUY MP3 04:04 Now That You're A Christian lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:04 Now That You're A Christian
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:25 Wait A Minute D lyrics BUY MP3 05:25 Wait A Minute D lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:25 Wait A Minute D
Catchy rhythm and blues record telling about the once street living, drug addicted artist, KL Williams, and how his life changed through Christ.
Bio / Background
KL Williams began using drugs when he was 12 years old, shortly after his mother died from ovarian cancer. In one of is last phone conversations with his mother from her hospital room, KL recalls her saying, "Of all the kids, I worry about you the most." Her words seemed almost prophetic. Shortly after her death, KL began sniffing glue and drinking wine to dull his emotional pain.
KL's father was a nuclear engineer and later remarried. He moved the family from Walnut Creek, California, to Kennewick Washington. It was the '60's and KL found artificial solace in the hippy counter-culture movement. Like a thirst never satisfied, drug use multiplied throughout his high school years – prescription narcotics, marijuana, LSD, and eventually heroin. KL hung out with other addicts, went to concerts and played guitar, all the while becoming more alienated from his family.
The hippie culture grew more decadent, and KL became very disillusioned with the lifestyle.
↓ more ↓He recalls one night lying awake in a Seattle homeless shelter with other addicts sleeping on rows of mattresses when an elderly man next to him started convulsing with withdrawal symptoms. To KL's horror, the man jerked on top of him, pinning him to the mattress as the mans arms and legs flailed uncontrollably. The experience was terrifying, but the next day, KL went out looking for the next score.
Heroin ate up the years. Two decades had passed when KL found himself with absolutely nothing and living on the streets. He had been to several rehab facilities and behavioral modification treatment programs. Nothing worked. He was checking out of a government-run rehab center for the tenth time when he called his dad to try and get some money. (His drug habit was beckoning him for another fix.) When his step-mother answered the phone, she told him they wouldn't give him any more money. She also told KL that his dad was in open-heart surgery at that time, and that much of his health problems were because of all the worry KL had caused. KL was devastated – he hadn't realized the toll it was taking on his family. It was time to change.
He went straight to a Narcotics Anonymous meeting and started the long road to recovery – one day at a time. In realizing that he was powerless to quit his drug use and change his lifestyle, KL turned to Jesus for healing and victory. He met his wife, Dawn, and became very involved in a church.
Through his wife's encouragement, KL began to explore his musical talents. He started writing gutsy blues music and lyrics about his life with Jesus and his battles with the devil. KL's gravelly voice and rhythmic blues guitar combined for a musical treasure that comes from the heart – a life truly surrendered and one gripping onto God's grace.
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