In the mid-1950s, Williams was one of the most sought-after session guitarists in Chicago, but he was little known outside the music industry, since his name rarely appeared on discs.
Mitte der 1950er war Williams einer der gefragtesten Studiomusiker in Chicago, allerdings außerhalb der Musikindustrie fast unbekannt, da sein Name nur selten auf den Schallplatten erschien.