Don Williams
American country singer (1939-2017)
Don Williams (May 27, 1939 – September 8, 2017) was an American country singer, songwriter, and 2010 inductee to the Country Music Hall of Fame. He began his solo career in 1971, singing popular ballads and amassing 17 number one country hits.
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Background information | |
Birth name | Donald Ray Williams |
Born | Floydada, Texas, United States | May 27, 1939
Died | September 8, 2017[1] Mobile, Alabama, United States | (aged 78)
Genres | Country |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
Instruments | Vocals, guitar, piano, bass |
Years active | 1964–2016 |
Labels | Columbia, Dot, ABC, MCA, Capitol, RCA, American Harvest, Giant, Koch, Compendia, Sugar Hill Records |
Website | www |
His straightforward yet smooth bass-baritone voice, soft tones, and imposing build earned him the nickname: "Gentle Giant" of country music.[2]
On September 8, 2017, Williams died after a short battle with emphysema in Mobile, Alabama at the age of 78.[3][4]
References
change- ↑ Thanki, Juli (September 8, 2017). "Country Music Hall of Famer Don Williams dead at 78". The Tennesseean. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ↑ "Full List of Inductees » Country Music Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on March 31, 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
- ↑ "Country star Don Williams, "the Gentle Giant," dead at 78". Retrieved September 9, 2017.
- ↑ Betts, Stephen L.; Betts, Stephen L. (8 September 2017). "Don Williams, Country's 'Gentle Giant,' Dead at 78".
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