Don Williams was a well-loved American country music singer and songwriter, often called The Gentle Giant because of his calm style and deep, smooth voice. Born in Texas in 1939, he grew up learning ...

While talking to Bart Herbison of Nashville Songwriters Association International, songwriting great Wayland Holyfield brings us a 'Story Behind the Song' first: a conversation about not one, but ...

This No. 1 hit for the Gentle Giant of country music also made the list of the Top 100 Country Songs of all time. Don Williams' velvet voice and innocent lyrics make this a song to stop and think on. ...

The song is simple and to the point. Its straightforward verses and bare-bones arrangement leave little but the truth in a trail of twanging strings, a swaying bass line, and a steadily trotting drum ...

Don Williams would have turned 81 this year. Revered as one of the finest singers of the genre, the “Gentle Giant,” who died in 2017, was known for his smooth, mellifluous vocals. Listen to his ...

Country crooner Don Williams passed away at age 78 on Friday, leaving behind a nearly unprecedented string of hit singles and a reputation as country music’s inimitable “Gentle Giant.” Other country ...

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It's really quite unfair to put Don Williams and Alison Krauss together on the same song. That's like having all velvet furniture, or living in a house with plush walls. On 'I Just Come Here for the ...

Don Williams put the brakes on country music. His loping, rural balladry didn't inspire dancing, which isn't to say it didn't bring couples together. His voice had the warm crackle of a fire, and the ...