Don Williams, Jimmy Dean inducted into Country Hall of Fame
Monday, October 25, 2010 – Don Williams and the late Jimmy Dean were officially inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame Sunday.
Williams was unable to make the event due to bronchitis.
Dean, who had hits including Big, Bad John" and television shows, died in June.
Hall of Famers Clark, Bill Anderson, Jim Foglesong, The Jordanaires, and Charlie McCoy, singer-songwriter Shawn Camp, Joey + Rory, Trace Adkins and Chris Young, bluegrass acts Dailey & Vincent and The Del McCoury Band and Alison Krauss gave tribute to the artists.
Ferlin Husky and Billy Sherrill previously entered the Hall in May.
Krauss, the McCoury Band and Young performed in Williams' honor. He enjoyed 16 number 1 hits between 1974 and 1985. He also helped to bring country to other nations, particularl8y Europe.
More news for Don Williams
- 09/08/17: Gentle Giant passes
- 02/07/17: Disc tributes Gentle Giant
- 03/01/16: Williams announces retirement
- 02/02/16: Williams undergoes hip replacement
- 09/01/15: Gentle Giant slates road tour
- 03/11/14: Bryan, Evans, Williams, Martin/Brickell release new music
- 01/10/14: Williams readies new disc
- 03/21/12: Gentle Giant returns
CD reviews for Don Williams
Listening to Don Williams is like putting on that old flannel shirt you've had since your college days; it's a comfortable fit, soft and reassuring without looking too much like something your dad might own. Williams' style of country music isn't much in fashion these days, but it carries a bit of a timeless quality with it - like George Strait, this new album could have come out any time in Williams' career.
Some of that is due to the sympathetic ears of his longtime ...
Don Williams is among the country artists who have been as steady and consistent as they come. Now at the tender age of 73, Williams' bass-baritone timbre hasn't been ravaged one bit by Father Time. This latest album - his first since 2004 - is no exception with Williams offering up "Better Than Today" in a true, toe-tapping country style. From there, the singer slows the album down for a ballad Heart Of Hearts that has just the right combination of grace and musicianship. ...
Don Williams made some of the best country music records of the 1980s, like, "Good Old Boys Like Me." His understated charms seem to have been lost in the shuffle when one considers the names brought up as classic singers - Jones, Haggard, Gosdin...but not the man once dubbed the, "Gentle Giant," for his tall stature and mellow voice.
Williams has never really stopped recording new material, though his hit-making Nashville days are behind him. This latest disc has some songs that should hold up ...
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