DER US-AMERIKANISCHE COUNTRY-SÄNGER UND SONGWRITER DON WILLIAMS IST GESTORBEN

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

http://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2017/09/08/country-music-hall-famer-don-williams-dead-78/647267001/

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