 "JAZZed" magazine named Sharrie Williams the top 'World Artist' for 2014.Williams has collaborated and appeared with Buddy Guy, Koko Taylor, Ruth Brown, Mavis Staples, Van Morrison, Dizzy Gillespie, Otis Clay, Larry McCray, Sugar Blue, Bobby Bland, Walter Trout, and Johnnie Taylor.Her influences include Koko Taylor, Etta James, Tina Turner, Patti Labelle, Aretha Franklin, and Billie Holiday.