A native of New York State, Williams was encouraged by her
parents at a young age to write
songs and at the age of nine
began playing guitar; penning
her first material by age 11. Dar,
which is short for Dorothy, took
an interest in theater and drama as she grew older; pushing
her songwriting to the proverbial “back burner” where it simmered on low until she began
taking vocal lessons from Jeannie Deva.
Living in the Boston, MA area at
the time, Deva pushed Williams
to perform and share her material; first starting small in coffee houses and then urging her
to continue upward. A cliquis