Williams sang with various artists, including The Carpenters, Bonnie Raitt, Van Morrison, Etta James, David Gilmour, and Humble Pie.
She began singing in church at the age of 13, and during high school she sang in the vocal group called the Delvettes.
Williams sang in the Corinthian Gospel Singers with Venetta Fields who became an Ikette in the Ike & Tina Turner Revue.
After her tenure as an Ikette, she returned to Buffalo, and later toured with the Avengers which included two other vocalists Hank Mullen and Moe Jones.
Through the latter part of the decade she sang backing vocals for various artists, including Roy Buchanan, The Carpenters, Bonnie Raitt, Van Morrison, and Donna Summer.