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There are
few American classics these days, but Don Williams is certainly one of
them. With a warm hickory baritone that balances strength with a gentle concern, he draws
his listener into the intimate world of an old friend, someone who cares deeply about you
and the quality of your life...and who will always offer a hand when you need it.
"I Turn The Page," Williams' Giant debut, marked a watershed for
the soft-spoken giant. Not only is it riddled with the kind of wonderful songs that have
always marked his career, but it's a record that beautifully showcases that voice which
carries hope, wisdom and true love like electrical current. Immediate. Powerful.
Invisible. "I don't think there's anything we have to do daily in our walk that's
more important than how we deal with each other," Williams confesses. "To me,
it's everything. So when you're looking for songs, if they can express that, then you've
found something special."
For Don
Williams, trying to address the simple pleasures and the things that should last
has always been his stock and trade. And he's also always been something of an iconoclast
in a town known for its assembly line approach to making music. What those people have
forgotten is that country music is built on real emotions, real songs, real moments in
people's lives. Don is a subtle master of all of those things, deftly inhaling tenderness
and concern into some of the best lyrics and melodies ever created.
Simple. Direct. To the point. Exactly the things that have made Don
Williams' music so compelling and that's helped him build an international
audience in places one can't imagine country music ever being more than a curiosity. Yet
for Don Williams, he's as popular in far-flung places like Zimbabwe,
Australia, England, Monaco, Finland and Brazil as he is in his native America.
Awards include --
- CMA Album of the Year 1981
- Academy of Country Music Single of the Year 1978
- CMA Male Vocalist of the Year 1978
- Music City News Country Most Promising Male Artist of the Year
1978
Hit songs include --
- (Turn Out the Light And) Love Me Tonight
- Heartbeat in the Darkness
- I Wouldn't Want to Live If You Didn't Love Me
- I'm Just A Country Boy
- If Hollywood Don't Need You
- It Must Be Love
- Lord, I Hope This Day Is Good
- Love Is On A Roll
- Love Me Over Again
- Say It Again
- Some Broken Hearts Never Mend
- Stay Young
- That's The Thing About Love
- Till The Rivers All Run Dry
- Tulsa Time
- You're My Best Friend
Don Williams may be available for your next special event!
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Genre: ..Country
Styles:
..Traditional Country
..Country-Pop
Years active:
..70s, ..80s,
..90s, ..00s
Born: ..in Texas
..in Floydada
May 27, 1939 Based: ..in Tennessee
..in Nashville |