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Topic: RIP Don Williams |
Dustin Kleingartner
From:
Saint Paul MN, USA
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Posted 8 Sep 2017 12:30 pm |
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Don Williams died today at the age of 78. He was the Gentle Giant from Texas. He will be missed.
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Godfrey Arthur
From:
3rd Rock
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Posted 8 Sep 2017 1:21 pm
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Godspeed Don.
Your soothing baritone voice warmed and inspired many.
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Don R Brown
From:
Rochester, New York, USA
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Posted 8 Sep 2017 1:30 pm
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Damn! I have enjoyed his singing all the way since his Pozo Seco Singers days.  |
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Georg Sørtun
From:
Mandal, Agder, Norway
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Posted 8 Sep 2017 1:53 pm
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Tony Prior
From:
Charlotte NC
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Posted 8 Sep 2017 2:01 pm
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Wonderful country singer and artist, one of my earliest influences. RIP Don
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Per Berner
From:
Skovde, Sweden
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Posted 9 Sep 2017 1:47 am
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Very saddening news. He was one the best, perhaps even THE best.
I saw him live back in 1975 when I was just a kid. About 10,000 people at the Scandinavium arena in Gothenburg. Don was singing "I recall a gypsy woman" accompanied by nothing more than a guitar and a harmonica (Jim Colvard and Danny Flowers, I believe). The audience was so quiet you could have heard a pin drop, pure magic.
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Stan Paxton
From:
1/2 & 1/2 Florida and Tenn, USA (old Missouri boy gone South)
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Posted 9 Sep 2017 4:08 am
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Oh my, I hate this. Don Williams was one of my favorite singers all the way back. Had a sound & delivery of song that was beautiful, relaxing and enjoyable to the max; nothing tense or nerve jangling or driving to a jarring conclusion. ...Sad I am. ...
Condolences to all who love him ...
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Paul King
From:
Gainesville, Texas, USA
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Posted 9 Sep 2017 5:04 am
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| Don was a fantastic singer. He was one who just sit down and sing without all the hoopla many do today. I never realized he was close to 80 years of age. He will surely be missed. |
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John Brock
From:
Xenia, Ohio
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Posted 9 Sep 2017 7:50 am Don Williams
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So sad to hear this . We love to play his songs....we'll be doing that today. RIP Don.
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Walter Stettner
From:
Vienna, Austria
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Posted 9 Sep 2017 10:04 am
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That is really shocking news. His recordings with Lloyd Green on Steel and Dobro always were among my favorites.
RIP, Don and thanks for the great music.
Walter Stettner
Vienna, Austria
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Art Beard
From:
Once upon a time out west (deceased)
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Posted 10 Sep 2017 3:37 am
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| ditto Walter on that.. RIP Don thanks |
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Ned McIntosh
From:
New South Wales, Australia
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Posted 10 Sep 2017 11:46 am
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We have lost a giant in the genre. No one had a smoother voice or better delivery and phrasing. For so many of us Don Williams singing, with Lloyd Green's back-up on steel and Dobro, defines a generation of country music. RIP and thanks.
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Chris Brooks
From:
Providence, Rhode Island
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Posted 15 Sep 2017 7:07 am
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Am listening to Gypsy Woman right now. I love his sparse arrangements. Lots of space. Piano solo simply playing the melody. Nobody trying to prove anything.
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Al Vesel
From:
Chisholm, Minnesota, USA
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Posted 4 Oct 2017 12:54 pm Don Williams Passing
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I also am sad to see this fine musician leave us. Me and my Wife would love to go to his concerts when he was in the area. Soft beautiful voice that will stand the test of time. I don't believe I ever heard a song of his that we did not like.
RIP fellow musician.
Love Al and Darlene Vesel
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