Lucinda Williams (born January 26, 1953) is an American rock, folk, blues, and country music singer and songwriter.

She recorded her first albums in 1978 and 1980 in a traditional country and blues style and received very little attention from radio, the media, or the public. In 1988, she released her self-titled album, Lucinda Williams. This release featured "Passionate Kisses," a song later recorded by Mary Chapin Carpenter, which garnered Williams her first Grammy Award for Best Country Song in 1994.

Known for working slowly, Williams recorded and released only one other album in the next several years, Sweet Old World, in 1992. Her commercial breakthrough came in 1998 with Car Wheels on a Gravel Road, an album presenting a broader scope of songs that fused rock, blues, country and Americana into a distinctive style that still managed to remain consistent and commercial in sound. Car Wheels on a Gravel Road, which includes the tracks "Right in Time" and "Car Wheels on a Gravel Road", became Williams' greatest commercial success to date. The album went Gold and earned Williams a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album, while being universally acclaimed by critics.

Williams has released a string of albums since that have earned her more critical acclaim and 3 Grammy Awards, from 15 nominations. She was also named "America's best songwriter" by Time magazine in 2002.