Robert Williams (drummer)

For other people named Robert Williams, see Robert Williams (disambiguation).

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.

Robert Arthur Williams
Also known as	Wait For Me
Born	1955 (age 69–70) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.

His albums include:

• Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band:^[3]
  • Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller)
  • Doc At The Radar Station
• Hugh Cornwell and Robert Williams:
  • Nosferatu^[4]
• Robert Williams:
  • Buy My Record
  • Late One Night
  • Date With The Devil's Daughter - The first song, "Hello Robert", consists of messages that Larry "Wild Man" Fischer left on Robert Williams phone
  • Temporary Immortal (as Beefheart Jr.)
• The Spo-it's
  • Free Sex (AVT00)^[5]
• Zoogz Rift
  • Five Billion Pinheads Can't Be Wrong (AVT001)^[6]

Television

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]