Juanita Williams

Juanita Williams: It's Who I Am

by Robert Spencer
June 1, 1999

Oh yes. If you're looking for a big voiced, confident, blustery, bluesy singer, you've found her in Juanita Williams. On this array of ten stylistically varied songs she demonstrates that she can belt with the best of them ("Every Day I Have the Blues") as well as bring it down a little to tug at the heartstrings ("God Bless the Child"). But even on this latter track, made so famous by Billie Holiday, she goes full out and situates the ...