DER US-AMERIKANISCHE COUNTRY-SÄNGER UND SONGWRITER DON WILLIAMS IST GESTORBEN
08.09.2017 Der am 27. Mai 1939 in Floydada (Texas) geborene US-amerikanische Country-Sänger und Songwriter Don Williams (Bild) ist am 8. September 2017 in Mobile (Alabama) gestorben.
Foto: DJParker39, 2006 - Public domain - Datei: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Donwilliams.jpg
Don Williams, country music's 'gentle giant,' dead at 78
Standing over six feet tall, with a smooth baritone and soft-spoken nature, Williams was known as the "Gentle Giant" of country music. He was a staple of country radio in the 1970s and '80s, releasing 16 No. 1 songs between 1974 and 1985. Over the course of his solo career, he recorded numerous songs now regarded as classics, including "Good Ole Boys Like Me," "Tulsa Time," "I Believe in You," "Lord, I Hope This Day is Good" and "It Must Be Love."
Juli Thanki, USA Today Network
Don Williams, Singer of Plain-Spoken Country Songs, Dies at 78
Nicknamed the Gentle Giant (even though his height of 6 feet 1 inch may not have quite warranted it), Mr. Williams was adept at writing and recording plain-spoken material extolling the virtues of romantic commitment.
Bill Friskics-Warren
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/08/arts/music/don-williams-dead-country-singer.html?mcubz=0
Country Star Don Williams Dead at 78
http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/country/7864982/don-williams-dead
"In giving voice to songs like 'Good Ole Boys Like Me,' 'Lord, I Hope This Day Is Good,' and 'Amanda,' Don Williams offered calm, beauty, and a sense of wistful peace that is in short supply these days," Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum CEO Kyle Young said in a statement Friday.
http://www.rollingstone.com/country/news/don-williams-countrys-gentle-giant-dead-at-78-w501990
Audios / Videos:
Don Williams - Amanda 1974
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_Vw6UrEKq4
Don Williams - I recall a gypsy woman 1976
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ge_DZsmXWEA
Don Williams - Some broken hearts never mend 1982
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fi0vmnxM3ao
Don Williams - Tulsa Time 1982
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6MbPWzIFUk
Don Williams - Listen to the Radio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAQVFXb9N8c
Don Williams I Wouldn't Want To Live, If You Didn't Love Me
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qntQ7knjfs
Don Williams - I Believe In You
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xbqe_GajtQ
Don Williams - Lord Have Mercy On A Country Boy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvY8u0DHBdA
And so it goes - Don Williams
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nos1mIwlGII
Don Williams - Till the Rivers All Run Dry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdZuodp3ZZM
Don Williams - Live stage coach 2013
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gW3ca7krkz8
Don Williams - "And So It Goes" Interview Segment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NW_pYT2cYmc
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