For Joe, it’s a bit of a departure; he’s used to thinking of himself as a solo entity or as a hired gun, having been offered to play guitar with Butch Walker, Marc Broussard, Will Hoge, and Rock Star INXS, amongst others.  Joe and David have been playing together in a formal sense for just over two years, even though they jammed together since they were little.

“We listened to a lot of the same music growing up and were influenced by a lot of the same things. When I would find something, we would learn about it together. So when he started playing music, it was kind of just something we dabbled in,” says Joe.

Though an older cousin turned them on to a lot of the music they now cite as influences (from the Beatles to Tom Petty), it was Bill who bought Joe a drum kit when he was all of 2 years old.  Thankfully the same drum kit was passed down to David.

Jen Janet’, another south Louisiana native, rounds out the band with soulful chops and vocals, and undeniable stage presence.

As for Sons of Williams’ music, Joe describes it as “steeped in traditional rock n’ roll songwriting and simplicity.”

“We feel we have found our own voice through a constant balance of studying the music we love and abandoning self-imposed rules,” he explains. “We are not ashamed to wear our bluesy influences as long as we feel like we are challenging ourselves.”

Sons of William recently finished their first full-length album with Nashville producer Justin Tocket (Marc Broussard, Toby Lightman, Rex Moroux).  The record is titled, “What Hides Inside” and is to be released September 4th on Red Lick Records.