Gentle Giant passes
Known for his easy going singing bass, Williams was a 2010 inductee to the Country Music Hall of Fame. Among his best known songs was "Lord, I Hope This Day Is Good" and "I Believe in You."
Williams was born on May 27, 1939 in Floydada, Texas. He was a member of the folk-pop group Pozo-Seco Singers for 7 years before starting his solo career in 1971. He released his first album, "Don Williams Volume One," in 1974 on JMI Records. From his first number 1, ""I Wouldn't Want to Live If You Didn't Love Me," in 1974 through his last top 10, "Lord Have Mercy on a Country Boy," in 1991, every song Williams released as a single hit top 10 except for 2.
In 1978, Williams won the Academy of Country Music award for Single of the Year for "Tulsa Time" and Country Music Association award for Male Vocalist of the Year.
He retired from singing two years ago.
More news for Don Williams
- 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
- 09/12/11: ASCAP honors Don Williams
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. ...
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