Victoria Williams

Williams was born in Shreveport, Louisiana. In 1986, she worked with then husband Peter Case on his debut album, following a year later with her own debut, Happy Come Home, produced by Anton Fier, with an accompanying 28 minute documentary by D. A. Pennebaker. In 1990 she released Swing the Statue. She also often appeared onstage and on record with the band Giant Sand. In 1993 she acted in Gus Van Sant\'s Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, who also made the video for "Tarbelly and Featherfoot".\n', '

In 1993, as Williams\' career was beginning to take off, she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Because she did not have health insurance, an array of artists, including Pearl Jam, Lou Reed, Maria McKee, Dave Pirner, and Lucinda Williams, recorded some of Williams\' songs on CD for a benefit project called Sweet Relief: A Benefit for Victoria Williams. This led to the creation of the Swee…