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Arts > Music > USA > Country, Folk > Don Williams 1939-2017
Don Williams spoke to reporters at a London hotel in 1979 before a British tour.
He had particularly enthusiastic fans in Britain.
Photograph: Stuart Nicol/Evening Standard, via Getty Images
Don Williams, Singer of Plain-Spoken Country Songs, Dies at 78 The New York Times SEPT. 8, 2017
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/08/
Don Williams 1939-2017
singer of heartfelt country ballads who emerged as one of the biggest stars in country music during the late 1970s
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Never entirely comfortable in the limelight, Mr. Williams nonetheless found himself in it: 17 of his singles, including earnest declarations like “You’re My Best Friend” and “Lord, I Hope This Day Is Good,” reached the top of the Billboard country chart from 1974 to 1984.
He found particularly enthusiastic fans in Britain, where his admirers included the rock stars Pete Townshend and Eric Clapton.
Named male vocalist of the year by the Country Music Association in 1978, Mr. Williams released 52 Top 40 country singles in all, 45 of them rising as high as the Top 10, before the hits stopped coming in the 1990s.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/08/
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/sep/12/
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/08/
http://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2017/09/08/
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