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Donald Ray Williams (May 27, 1939 [1] – September 8, 2017) [2] was an American country music singer, songwriter, and 2010 inductee into the Country Music Hall of Fame.He began his solo career in 1971, singing popular ballads and amassing seventeen number one country hits.
"Amanda" is a 1973 song written by Bob McDill and recorded by both Don Williams (1973) and Waylon Jennings (1974). "Amanda" was Waylon Jennings's eighth solo number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for three weeks on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. [1]
As Williams' commercial success took off, Williams hired Flowers to tour with him. Flowers said, “It was a wonderful experience.. . For five years, it was just a three-piece band... Don played guitar, we had a bass player, and I played electric guitar". [5] The result was Flowers/Williams' successful 13 year musical association. [3]
This is a list of songs known to have been written by award-winning [1] American singer-songwriter Don Williams. [2] Don Williams wrote seven of his top twenty hits, two of which were number one hits [3]
Karen Bammert worked as an assistant manager at Don's Super Valu in Menomonie, Wisconsin for 26 years. On June 7, 1997, her husband, a police officer, assisted in the arrest of Don Williams' wife on a drunk driving charge. On August 28, 1997, Mrs. Bammert was fired.
Claudine Longet (born January 29, 1942) [1] is a Franco-American singer, actress, dancer, and recording artist popular during the 1960s and 1970s.. Born in Paris, France, Longet was married to American singer and television entertainer Andy Williams from 1961 until 1975.
"You're My Best Friend" is a song written by Wayland Holyfield, and recorded by American country music artist Don Williams. It was released in April 1975 as the first single and title track from the album You're My Best Friend. The song was Williams' second No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in June 1975. [1]
Donald J. Williams was born in Wall Lake, Iowa, on October 9, 1922. After The Williams Brothers broke up, Don Williams moved back to Los Angeles. In LA, he worked on TV shows, where he sang on the Eddie Fisher and Nat King Cole television shows. He put together his own act the "Don Williams Singers" and sang for a number of TV commercials.