Ken Williams is known for the outstanding band programs he developed at Meek High School and Haleyville High School. He graduated from Winston County High School in 1965. Mr. Williams attended Florence State University (now the University of North Alabama) from 1965-67 and the University of North Alabama from 1971-1973, where he earned his BS in Music Education. Between the years 1967-1971, he served in the United States Marine Corps, including 13-months of service in Vietnam. 

Mr. Williams was band director at Meek High School (Arley) from 1973-1980 and again from 1981-1990. He was band director at Gadsden High School for one school year in between the years at Meek. Mr. Williams served as band director at Haleyville High School from 1990 until his retirement in 2007.   Under his direction, the bands at Meek, Gadsden, and Haleyville received a Superior rating 22 times at the Alabama Bandmasters Association State Band Compeition Festival. His concert and marching bands received Superior ratings and were named “Best in Class” at many band festivals in the United States, including Grand Champion at the University of Montevallo Concert Competition (1983), the St. Louis American Music Festival (2001), and the Orlando All-Star Music Festival (2000 and 2002).

Mr. Williams served as president of the Alabama Bandmasters Association and president of the Rho Chapter of Phi Beta Mu International Bandmasters Fraternity. He was a deacon of the First Baptist Church in Arley for over 10 years. Mr. Williams was inducted into the Phi Beta Mu Alabama Bandmasters Hall of Fame in 2004.