Coleman Williams

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Williams performing at Vultures in Colorado Springs on February 17, 2024
Background information
Birth nameColeman Finchum
Born (1991-11-07) November 7, 1991 (age 33)
Tennessee, U.S.
Genres
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active2021–present
Labels Black Country Rock Media
Member of IV and the Strange Band

Coleman Emmett Williams (born Coleman Finchum, November 7, 1991), known professionally as IV [1] (pronounced four), is an American country-music singer and songwriter. A member of the country music Williams dynasty, he is the son of Hank Williams III, grandson of Hank Williams Jr., and great-grandson of Hank Williams. His musician relatives also include aunt Holly Williams, and great-aunt Jett Williams.

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Biography

Born c.1991, Williams was raised in Nashville, Tennessee, by his mother, [2] who didn't have an ongoing relationship with his father and sued him for child support when Coleman was five years old, which prompted his father's entry into the recording industry. As an adult, he adopted his father's surname. The moniker "IV" refers to his status as the fourth generation of musicians beginning with his great-grandfather Hank Williams. [3] Williams would spend his high school years with his father, and after he graduated, he traveled the country to expand his music tastes by learning from bands all over the country. [2] Before his time as the frontman of IV and the Strange band, Williams gained a degree in literature and spent the majority of his 20s as a 8th and 9th grade teacher in Tennessee. [4]

In April 2021, Williams and his band released their first single, "Son of Sin". [5] In June 2022, they released their debut studio album, Southern Circus . The following year, Coleman would record his second album, Hang Dog, which was produced by friend Shooter Jennings and released November 2023. [6] [7]

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