Will Oldham

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Will Oldham (born 24 December 1970) is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. His music (perhaps inappropriately) is often placed under the genre of “alternative country”. Oldham was born in Louisville, Kentucky. He briefly attended Brown University.

Oldham has recorded under many names other than his own, including Palace, Palace Brothers, Palace Music, Palace Songs, and Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy. He often plays and records with other musicians, including David Pajo and his brothers Ned and Paul Oldham, but is generally the chief creator of the music. He has also been involved in musical projects and bands such as Box Of Chocolates, Amalgamated Sons of Rest, The Anomoanon, The Boxhead Ensemble, Superwolf (with Matt Sweeney), Continental Op (with David Pajo), Current 93 (with David Tibet), and The Silver Jews (with David Berman).

Oldham has said that the Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy moniker has many references. These include Bonnie Prince Charlie, an 18th century Jacobite; Billy the Kid, the 19th century American outlaw also known as William Bonney; and the American singer Nat King Cole.

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Yunckzilla wrote:
last month

i c wat u did thar.

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johntardsbaby66 wrote:
last month

My ham is also very old.

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viciadoemarroz wrote:
last month

a comic inspired in one Will Oldham song: http://richardthere.blogspot.com/2009/11/dialog-with-mirror.html

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krooler wrote:
October 2009

Joya Joya Joya!!! :D

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shobhnaguerin wrote:
June 2009

I have no idea how to label this man, honestly. He's made music under too many monikers. Him and Jason Molina are crazy ass awesome people. <3

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SarahAnnMertz wrote:
June 2009

http://dylanlee.bandcamp.com/

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arenescu wrote:
June 2009

Thanks for the Slint's cover. Seriously, eh.

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daile wrote:
May 2009

i second what coltrivers said: he's definitely one of the best songwriters out there, no question!

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encompus wrote:
March 2009

Will was classic in Old Joy! and his music in beautiful.

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ColtRivers wrote:
March 2009

best songwriter these days.

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Northern_Soul wrote:
January 2009

I love that man.

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Anarkhos wrote:
December 2008

he's done so much, i don't think i'll ever get through it all. i've got over 400 tracks of his and i'd estimate it's only about 2/3 of his stuff ):

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Raf_R wrote:
October 2008

this has nothing to do with thom yorke. radiohaead's a great band, but radiohead's not everywhere...

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palanwen wrote:
October 2008

i second that, good god.

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exconstranger wrote:
October 2008

why, why, why must radoihead be everywhere?! no, his voice does not sound like frickin' Thom Yorke!

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Denitz wrote:
October 2008

Is it just me or does his voice sound a lot like Thom Yorke's occasionally?

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chellybeen wrote:
September 2008

i like his music

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fat_fleshy_fingers wrote:
July 2008

lost blues 2 is pretty awesome and possibly better than joya

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pol_noir wrote:
June 2008

I checked out the total of plays, not only of Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (4,463,565), but of all the different monikers of Will altogether. Counting also Palace, Palace Music, Palace Songs, Palace Brothers, Arise Therefore, his collaboration with Matt Sweeney and, of course, Will Oldham, he got 5,704,003 plays in Last.Fm!

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drewthedrifter wrote:
May 2008

someone please send me a messege when they start playing will`s songs in full on last.fm please...want to add a few to my playlists..but 30 seconds just aint enough...its like foreplay without the penetration! grrrrr

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