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Robert Williams (drummer)

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Robert Arthur Williams
Also known asWait For Me
Born1955 (age 68–69)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.

Robert Williams (born 1955 in Boston) is a drummer and solo artist who has worked with Captain Beefheart,[1] Hugh Cornwell, John Lydon,[2] the Spo-it's, Tex and the Horseheads, Elvira, Mistress of the Dark,[2] and Zoogz Rift, and also performed on recordings for the Pee-wee Herman Show original cast recording.

His albums include:

Television

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In 1997, Robert Williams filed a lawsuit against former Sex Pistols lead singer John Lydon (aka Johnny Rotten) for assault and lost wages that was broadcast as an installment on Judge Judy; Williams lost the case due to a lack of evidence.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Wade, Chris (2015). The Music of Captain Beefheart. Wisdom Twin Books (published 10 February 2015). p. 59. ISBN 9781326181536.
  2. ^ a b Pulley, Anna (2018-09-09). "Sunday Sounds: When Drummer Robert Williams Sued Sex Pistols' Frontman Johnny Rotten on 'Judge Judy'". DRUM! Magazine. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
  3. ^ Buckley, Peter (2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. p. 177. ISBN 978-1-84353-105-0.
  4. ^ Endeacott, Robert (2014). Peaches A Chronicle of the Stranglers,1974 - 1990. Great Britain: Soundcheck Books. p. 77. ISBN 9780957570047.
  5. ^ Spo-it's, retrieved 2024-08-03
  6. ^ Five Billion Pinheads Can't Be Wrong - Zoogz R... | AllMusic, retrieved 2024-08-03
  7. ^ MTV.com: John Lydon Appears On Judge Judy, 1997, archived from the original on October 6, 2001
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  • [1] Discography at United Mutations