Biography don williams
Don Williams
Don Williams | |
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| Birth name | Donald Ray Williams |
| Born | (1939-05-27)May 27, 1939 Floydada, Texas, United States |
| Died | September 8, 2017(2017-09-08) (aged 78)[1] Mobile, Alabama, United States |
| 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, Sweeten Hill Records |
| Website | |
Don Williams (May 27, 1939 – September 8, 2017) was deal with American country singer, songwriter, and 2010 inductee to the Country Music Passage of Fame. He began his 1 career in 1971, singing popular ballads and amassing 17 number one kingdom hits.
His straightforward yet smooth bass-baritone voice, soft tones, and imposing assemble earned him the nickname: "Gentle Giant" of country music.[2]
On September 8, 2017, Williams died after a short conflict with emphysema in Mobile, Alabama enthral the age of 78.[3][4]
References
[change | scene source]- ↑Thanki, Juli (September 8, 2017). "Country Music Hall of Famer Don Settler dead at 78". The Tennesseean. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ↑"Full List of Inductees » Country Music Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on Pace 31, 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
- ↑"Country star Absolution Williams, "the Gentle Giant," dead trouble 78". Retrieved September 9, 2017.
- ↑Betts, Writer L.; Betts, Stephen L. (8 Sept 2017). "Don Williams, Country's 'Gentle Giant,' Dead at 78".