Lucinda Williams, “Good Souls Better Angels.” Perhaps stoicism is the price of singularity. The eminently hard-to-categorize Lucinda Williams is the rare mainstream artist who maintains street cred in both country and rock. But establishing herself entailed a grueling campaign. During the 1970s and ’80s, the Louisiana native romped around…

OAKLAND — It took some time for Lucinda Williams‘ style to gain widespread recognition. Williams was 45 years old when her breakthrough album, Car Wheels On A Gravel Road, wowed critics and earned her a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album. She performed Saturday at the Fox Theater as part…