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SHAUN WILLIAMSON
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American born Shaun Williamson, hailing from Pensacola, Florida, was first introduced to the music world like a scene out of the movie "Rock Star". His vocal talents were discovered early by the late Lynyrd Skynyrd bassist, Leon Wilkeson. When frontman, Ronnie Hammond, left Atlanta Rhythm Section it was Leon's endorsement that got Shaun the audition. Shaun, barely out of his teens, found himself thrusted in front of 70,000 people at Atlanta's Fulton County Stadium as the new lead singer of ARS.
Next, Shaun headed overseas to Germany where he formed the band "Backbone Slide". The band was managed by legendary Rolling Stones' manager, Andrew Loog Oldham. They released two albums on Mausoleum Records and toured Europe opening for the Rob Lamothe lead Riverdogs and Canadian star, Alana Myles. Shaun remained in Germany after Backbone Slide where he was featured on a Moody Blues multi-artist recording with full symphony. Later he came back to his blues roots and joined Sunnyland Blues Band playing European music festivals from Spain to Sweden.
On his return to the United States, Shaun was approached by KING KARMA bassist, Todd Ronning. Not long after their first phone call, Shaun flew north from Atlanta to Vancouver, Canada to join the band. The group immediately began writing the songs for what would later become their critically acclaimed debut album!.
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