Rick Williams can’t remember exactly how many times he has played at Riverbend with Overland Express, or the shortened Overland as it became for awhile, and he really struggles to come up with a number when he considers the other bands he has played with such as Sherman Williams or Cowjazz.
“I’d say about a dozen with Overland, including the first one in 1982,” he says. “I have no idea if you want to talk about the others.”
He will be onstage again Thursday, June 14, at 7:45 p.m. with Overland Express on Riverbend’s Tennessee Valley Federal Credit Union Stage. What is significant about this show is what it represents for the band and its fans: The band is back together and even looking to record a third Overland album.
For the last several years, Overland got together only occasionally for special events, and Williams announced a couple of years ago that he needed a break.
He said after four decades and the death of friend and colleague Keith Sherman, he was tired.