Anthony Williams

Anthony Williams

Anthony Williams, Jr. is a native of Birmingham and a third-generation musician. His first teacher was his mother, Doris Terry Lockett.
He began taking piano lessons from Jessica Hayden, where he learned to read music, and later became the Sunday School musician for his church in Birmingham, AL.

A Birmingham native, Anthony received his diploma from A. H. Parker High School, studied piano performance at Birmingham-Southern College and Music Technology at the University of Alabama – Birmingham respectively.

Anthony moved to Oakland, CA in 1985 and taught music in the San Francisco Unified School District at the Phillip and Sala Burton Academic High School. He was also Church organist and choir director at The Allen Temple Baptist Church in Oakland, CA, and accompanist for the U C Berkely Gospel Choir.

He has worked with such artist as: Stevie Wonder, The 5 Blind Boys, and The Alabama Symphony Orchestra. He has traveled to Spain and several other countries. He has played in Carnegie Hall and across the USA.

Under the professional name AntMAN Music, he has served as accompanist for the Alabama School of Fine Arts Dance Department for over 8 years. (Wes Chapman, Director)

Anthony has been married to Verada Fritz for 40 years and have one son, Antoine and three grandchildren whom he is very proud. Mr. Williams believes that Jesus Christ is the reason that he has been blessed to do the things has done. To God Be The Glory!!

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