While at school Williams started learning saxophone but gave it up in favor of guitar and he had assistance from friends in learning to play it. As a teenager he worked in music stores as well as played in club bands. One of the bands was the
The Second Helping which featured
Kenny Loggins on rhythm guitar and vocals. The group recorded three singles for the
Viva Records label. Williams wrote "
Let Your Love Flow" for
Neil Diamond. However, Diamond didn't want to record the song.
Johnny Rivers passed on the song as well. But song had actually been recorded by
Gene Cotton but he didn't have the rights to it. Dennis St. John, the drummer for Diamond thought that it was a perfect song for
The Bellamy Brothers and after some reluctance by their label
Curb Records, they were allowed to record it. The song would get to No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. Williams wrote "
Gentle to Your Senses" which was recorded by
Mel McDaniel. It was a hit for him, peaking at No. 18 on the
Billboard Country chart in 1977. It also peaked at No. 15 on the
Cash Box Top 100 Country chart. The song was also the title for Daniel's album. Williams was a production assistant on Neil Diamond's 1986 album,
Headed for the Future. Williams wrote the song "When You Miss Your Love" which was recorded by Neil Diamond and included on his 1991 album
Lovescape. ==References==