If you come into success too soon, you'll burn out and be finished before you know it. If you let the maturation process happen naturally, you'll be happier with yourself in the end.

Big Red Sun Blues 2. 1
2004 - Tony Joe White -- "Closing In on the Fire" on The Heroines
2005 - North Mississippi Allstars -- "Hurry Up Sunrise" on Electric Blue Watermelon
2006 - Tim Easton -- "Back to the Pain" on Ammunition
2006 - Ramblin' Jack Elliott -- "Careless Darling" on I Stand Alone
2006 - P. In the 1980s Williams moved to Los Angeles California (before finally settling in Nashville Tennessee) where both backed by a rock band and performing in acoustic settings Lucinda Williams developed a following and a critical reputation.

In 1988 Lucinda Williams released her self-titled album Lucinda Williams. This album presented a broader scope of songs that fused rock blues country and Americana into a more distinctive style that still managed to remain consistent and commercial in sound. She recorded her first albums in 1978 and 1980 in a traditional country and blues style and received very little attention from radio the media or the public.