Mooky was riding his bike back from a session in Red Hook when a taxi blew a stop sign. He woke up in a hospital bed with a shattered right hand—the snare hand, the grace-note hand. The doctors said he might never play again. Three surgeries. Months of rehab. His hand looked like a map of scars, and the first time he tried to hold a stick, it fell straight to the floor.
Francis is a talented painter, musician, and writer, with a passion for storytelling through various mediums. Their art pieces are a reflection of their eclectic personality, blending vibrant colors, textures, and emotions.
Comparing his story to other of the 18th century like Phillis Wheatley or Olaudah Equiano.
Frances "Mooky" Williams Primary Field: Jazz Percussion, Avant-Garde Music Era: 1960s–1970s
Born in Kingston, Jamaica, into a wealthy free Black family. Education: Sent to England by the Duke of Montagu to study at Cambridge University Achievements: Mastered mathematics, Latin poetry, and classics. Halley's Comet using Newton's laws to calculate its trajectory.
