November 21, 2024
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New Album From Tim Williams
Feb 2, 2021

Tim Williams, Singer, Song writer and son of Legendary Country Star Don Williams, releases his brand new set of songs. Buy them from Spotify, Amazon, ITunes etc. It Slips Away Never Wanted Me To Go Next To You Place And Time What You Did Last Night You Never Were My…

‘Don Williams: Music & Memories Of The Gentle Giant’ Closes Out Premiere Weekend With Surprise Appearance By Show Curator Keith Urban
Nov 4, 2019

Over a three-day period, country music history was made as Don Williams: Music & Memories of The Gentle Giant premiered at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center with the Nashville Symphony, original members of Don’s band and never before seen video footage of…

Don Williams: The late country legend will sing with Nashville Symphony, thanks to tech
Oct 30, 2019

Two years after Don Williams’ death, the famed baritone voice of country music’s “Gentle Giant” will ring out in Nashville’s classical concert hall. On Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, the Nashville Symphony will present “Don Williams: Music and Memories of the…

Keith Urban, Nashville Symphony to honor Don Williams
May 21, 2019

Keith Urban and the Nashville Symphony will team this October to honor Country Music Hall of Fame member Don Williams. “Don Williams: Music & Memories of The Gentle Giant” starts a three-night run at Schermerhorn Symphony Center on Oct. 31. Keith Urban…

Robert Pratt on behalf of Chimes International is delighted to announce partnership with YouLook.TV to stream Don Williams, The Gentle Giant’s 1997 concert “Into Africa”, filmed in and around Harare, Zimbabwe.

In 1997 Don Williams recorded two concerts in Harare, where “Williams had a serious following in Africa. He was one of the few international country stars to tour the continent” (The Conversation). The footage marks a moment in time, set against the backdrop of pure fans, the beauty of the surroundings and wildlife contrasted with extreme poverty.

Don Williams enjoyed many major hits between 1974 and 1991 giving him an impressive 56 chart record credit. Fifty of these records featured in the country top 20, forty five the top ten and seventeen topped the chart. In 1978 Don was the Country Music Association’s (CMA) ‘Male Vocalist of the Year’ and his recording of “Tulsa Time” was the Academy of Country Music (ACM) ‘Single of The Year’. He was inducted to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2010. As an actor Don Williams appeared in Smokey and the Bandit, WW and the Dixie Dancekings alongside Burt Reynolds.

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