13 Facts About Cris Williamson

Cris Williamson was born on February 15,1947 and is an American feminist singer-songwriter and recording artist.

Cris Williamson was a visible lesbian political activist during an era when few who were unconnected to the lesbian community were aware of gay and lesbian issues.

Cris Williamson was born in 1947 in Deadwood, South Dakota, although her family moved to Colorado and Wyoming when she was still young.

Cris Williamson has recalled that she lived in a small isolated town and at some expense, was taken to piano lessons by her mother from when she was around 5 or 6 years of age.

Cris Williamson became a local musical sensation in Sheridan, Wyoming, releasing two following LPs afterward.

Cris Williamson supported herself initially as a school teacher, while at the same time collaborating with other women who were singer-songwriters and performing artists.

Cris Williamson began to network with Holly Near, Meg Christian, and Margie Adam, all musicians who became women artists of stature, forming an entirely new genre of music, primarily about and for women.

Cris Williamson went on to record more than a dozen further albums with Olivia Records, then after its demise formed her own label, Wolf Moon Records.

Cris Williamson recorded two albums with her long-time producer and lover at the time, Tret Fure.

Cris Williamson has worked as a session musician both to support herself and to lend assistance to other fellow artists.

Cris Williamson has collaborated with other women's music artists, including Meg Christian and Teresa Trull.

Cris Williamson has been a lesbian feminist and a promoter of women owned music companies.

Cris Williamson has worked on a teaching project with Bonnie Raitt that offered songwriting workshops called 'Catch and Release.