Pete Williams Duo

Pete Williams is a founding member of Dexys Midnight Runners
playing on their number one single “Geno” and also being a pivotal force in
their resurgence as Dexys.

Born to Black Country parents just inside a new decade, Pete
Williams went to school, had a paper round, dreamed and played clarinet.

At age 14 he bought a bass guitar and was soon playing in
various bands appearing in social clubs around the industrial West Midlands.
Four years later he was invited by an old school friend to join a “new wave
soul group” as yet unnamed, which later became DEXYS MIDNIGHT RUNNERS.

Their first release “Dance Stance” was issued on Bernie
Rhodes Oddball label . Soon after they were invited to support The Specials on
the first 2Tone tour.

After recording “Searching For The Young Soul Rebels” (an
album considered by many to be one of the best debut LPs ) and garnering a U.K.
No1 single with “Geno”, extensive touring and many festival appearances
followed.

Pete left Dexys Midnight Runners in Zurich at the end of an
exhausting trans-European tour; returned to England and formed The Bureau.

The Bureau had top ten singles “Only For Sheep” and “Let Him
Have It” in Australia , NZ and Canada, and toured Europe and the U.S. with The
Pretenders. Their eponymous album was left inexplicably unreleased and
overlooked in the U.K. They disbanded in 1983. (“The Bureau” album finally saw
the light of day with a release in 2005).

In the following years, Pete continued to write and perform
with his own band ‘These Tender Virtues’

2003 saw the reformation of Dexy’s Midnight Runners and Pete
taking centre stage as co-vocalist along side Kevin Rowland on the critically
acclaimed tour “To Stop The Burning”. Kevin, Pete and Mick Talbot went on to
record the album ‘One Day I’m Going To Soar ‘.

As the newly named Dexy’s, a live show was developed and
toured internationally , culminating in a 9 night residency at The Duke of
Yorks theatre, London and headlining the acoustic stage at 2014 Glastonbury
Festival.

In the midst of this activity, 2012 saw Pete dropping any
band name and releasing the long-awaited debut solo album ‘See ‘. followed by
‘Roughnecks and Roustabouts’ 2015 and ‘H.O.L.L.A.N.D.’ 2018.

Pete and his band members have toured as special guests with
The Proclaimers, The Specials and Simon and Oscar from Ocean Colour Scene, and
have headlined the Lunar Stage at Moseley Folk Festival and performed a
sold-out show at the brand new performance space at Birmingham Symphony Hall.

Pete performs solo, as a duo , with guitarist Andy Wellings
and with his 4- piece band.

Currently, in pre-production for his next release.

For me, it's all about recognising in another brother or
sister that same appreciation that another side to this life exists. We can
smell each other out. Pete smells good and is a damn fine man and musician.

RICHARD HAWLEY

The songs are Damn Good

IGGY POP

I’m a fan of the great Pete Williams. He tells terrific
stories set to beautiful melodies and sung with passion, charisma and heartfelt
honesty. He draws me in every time

IMELDA MAY

What a fantastic songwriter and singer the man is. We both
thought that his first record 'See' was the stand out album of 2012. Pete is a
storyteller in his songs, and writes as a mature man who has lived and suffered
and loved. The soulfulness that Pete brings to everything that he does is
inspiring. He has the passion of a young writer, and the philosophical overview
of a wise man.

CHARLIE & CRAIG REID – THE PROCLAIMERS