William Crighton was born in Dubbo and grew up in small towns around the Riverina, NSW.
[4] Crighton's first overseas trip occurred in 2005 where he completed a three month residency in Beijing blues club "Ice House".
"[1] In 2015, Crighton returned to Australia, living in Burrinjuck, New South Wales, where he began writing songs.
[9] In March 2017, Crighton released a limited edition EP titled Hope Recovery.
[2] Blues for the Bush festival said, "Produced by established producer and collaborator Matt Sherrod and recorded in a series of evocative settings, Empire expands Crighton's powerful sound into sprawling new planes and finds the singer-songwriter bringing a cinematographer's eye for detail to bear on his unique and immersive lyrical style.
Scenestr said "Water and Dust is an album that will gift new layers with repeat listens, revealing more and more of William's soul, the artist's honest storytelling capturing the many facets of the Australian character that will resonate deeply.
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