Birth name Donald Ray Williams
Also known as Gentle Giant
Born May 27, 1939
Floydada, Texas, U.S.
Died September 9, 2017 (aged 78)
Mobile, Alabama, U.S.
Genres Country
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter
Instruments Vocals, guitar, piano,
Years active 1964–2006, 2010–2016
Labels: Columbia, JMI Records, Dot, ABC, MCA, Capitol, RCA, American Harvest, Giant, Koch, Vanguard, Sugar Hill Records
Associated acts: Keith Urban, Bob McDill, Dave Pomeroy, Biff Watson, Kenneth Blevins, Terri Hollowell
Awards
"He may not be the modest homebody he pretends to be, but he sure does project a convincing image of romantic-domestic contentment, complete with separation, sex, and second thoughts. Both the care of the songwriting and the assured, conversational lilt of the vocals divide the sentimentality from the sentiment."
— Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies (1981)[26]
Wins
Academy of Country Music (ACM)
1978: ACM Single Record of the Year — Tulsa Time
Country Music Association (CMA)
1978: CMA Male Vocalist of the Year
Nominations
Academy of Country Music (ACM)
1976 / 1977 / 1978 / 1979 / 1980: ACM Top Male Vocalist
1980: ACM Album of the Year — I Believe in You
1980: ACM Single Record of the Year — "I Believe in You"
1982: ACM Album of the Year — Listen to the Radio
Country Music Association (CMA)
1976 / 1977 / 1979 / 1980 / 1981: CMA Male Vocalist of the Year
1978 CMA Album of the Year — Country Boy
Discography
1973: Don Williams Volume One
1974: Don Williams Volume Two
1974: Don Williams Vol. III
1975: You're My Best Friend
1976: Harmony
1977: Visions
1977: Country Boy
1978: Expressions
1979: Portrait
1980: I Believe in You
1981: Especially for You
1982: Listen to the Radio
1983: Yellow Moon
1984: Cafe Carolina
1986: New Moves
1987: Traces
1987: One Good Well
1990: True Love
1992: Currents
1995: Borrowed Tales
1996: Flatlands
1998: I Turn the Page
2004: My Heart to You
2012: And So It Goes
2014: Reflections