Ricky Williams
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US funk pianist, songwriter, performer from NYC. Blind since 6, he learned to play piano with the help of Valerie Capers (also blind). Owned his own studio and played at some of the most famous Jazz Clubs in NYC: the Vanguard, Apollo, Village Gate, Blue Note, Count Basie's etc. He had over 1500 original compositions and worked with Stevie Wonder on Superstition and the LP "Stevie Wonder Songbook". Sat in on many sessions at the Record Plant and Electric Lady studios. Some of my other credits include recording and playing with the great Ben E. King, Bette Midler, The Temptations, Roy Ayers, Peter Nero, Patti LaBelle, Sister Sledge, etc. The Forge, an icon on Miami Beach was his home for eleven years, one of the longest running shows in South Florida. To his many credits, he wrote “Misty Morning” for Ollie Woodson’s album, one of the original Temptations.