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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 68
Top works
- Start Here
- New Millenium Writings 2005-06 (#15)
- The Bond That Breaks
- CAC Boomerang
- Paladin
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Film & TV
Floydada, Texas, USA
Donald Ray 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.
Known for
- Daytime Revolution — Self (archive footage)2024
- Country at the BBC — Self (archive footage)2011
- Time-Life: Country Legends Live, Vol. 6 — himself2005
- Don Williams DVD Hits Collection Volume 1 — Self2004
- Austin City Limits: Country2001
- The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion! — The Balladeer1997
- Smokey and the Bandit II — Don Williams1980
- W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings — Leroy1975
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson — Self1962
- Don Williams The Greatest Hits Collection Volume 1 — self
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1939-05-27
- Active to
- 2017-09-08
Discography
- Volume One1973
- Volume Two1974
- Volume Three1974
- You’re My Best Friend1975
- Harmony1976
- Country Boy1977
- Visions1977
- Expressions1978
- Portrait1979
- I Believe in You1980
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- Listeners
- 230,450
- Total plays
- 2,973,190
Tags
There are at least two artists by this name: (1) A country singer and songwriter from Texas. (2) An alias of techno producer Thomas Wendel. (1) Don Williams (Born May 27, 1939, in Floydada, Texas - Died September 8, 2017) spent much of his childhood in Corpus Christi, Texas. His father was a mechanic whose job took him to other regions, his mother played guitar and he grew up listening to country music. He and Lofton Kline formed a semi-professional folk group called the Strangers Two <a href
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Don
- Family name
- Williams
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Floydada
- Place of death
- Mobile
- Occupation
- guitarist
- Field of work
- singing
- Genre
- country music
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- MNRK Music Group
- Official website
- www.don-williams.com
- Image
- Donwilliams.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1939-05-27
- start of work period
- 1971-00-00
- date of death
- 2017-09-08
- cause of death
- pulmonary emphysema
- Commons category
- Don Williams (country vocalist)
- name in native language
- Don Williams
- manner of death
- natural causes
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