# Don Williams, the Gentle Giant of Country Music has Died **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 8, 2017, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-williams-the-gentle-giant-of-country-music-has-died/795841 "2017-09-08T21:04:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2017, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-williams-the-gentle-giant-of-country-music-has-died/795841/1 "2017-09-08T21:04:47Z")
Oh man, this one makes me hurt. This man had a voice that was comfort itself. _Amanda, Good Ol’ Boys Like Me, Tulsa Time, I Believe in You,_…just too many favorites to count. I’m totally bummed.:(:(:(☹ [Edited to add Link](http://www.msn.com/en-us/music/celebrity/don-williams-countrys-gentle-giant-dead-at-78/ar-AArwr7o?) ---
**Author:** ![Grumbacher\_Red](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/85e7bf/32.png) [@Grumbacher\_Red](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grumbacher_Red)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2017, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-williams-the-gentle-giant-of-country-music-has-died/795841/2 "2017-09-08T21:29:48Z")
Awww…he had a wonderful voice. Good Ol’ Boys Like Me brings me to tears every time. I can still hear the soft Southern winds in the live oak trees… ---
**Author:** ![Steophan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steophan/32/9595_2.png) [@Steophan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steophan)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2017, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-williams-the-gentle-giant-of-country-music-has-died/795841/3 "2017-09-08T22:07:08Z")
RIP :’( One of my dad’s favourites, and I grew up listening to him. I’ll be listening to him tonight. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2017, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-williams-the-gentle-giant-of-country-music-has-died/795841/4 "2017-09-08T22:54:19Z")
That makes [two](https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2017/09/08/troy-gentry-montgomery-gentry-duo-killed-helicopter-crash/647368001/) dead country singers today. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2017, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-williams-the-gentle-giant-of-country-music-has-died/795841/5 "2017-09-08T23:16:27Z")
Wonderful singer. I still listen to Tulsa Time and I Believe in You. Don had such a long career. Spanning the 60’,70’s and up until 2016. He didn’t spend much time in retirement. Don didn’t have a long list of hits like Glenn Campbell or Merle Haggard. But Don was a wonderful entertainer that never disappointed a crowd. You’ll be missed Don. R.I.P. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2017, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-williams-the-gentle-giant-of-country-music-has-died/795841/6 "2017-09-09T04:19:32Z")
So sad. Loved him. “Hank and Tennessee” gets me every time. ---
**Author:** ![Tread](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Tread](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tread)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2017, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-williams-the-gentle-giant-of-country-music-has-died/795841/7 "2017-09-09T10:34:10Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Don didn’t have a long list of hits like Glenn Campbell or Merle Haggard. But Don was a wonderful entertainer that never disappointed a crowd. > > You’ll be missed Don. > > R.I.P. He had close to 50 top 10 and almost 20 number 1’s ---
**Author:** ![DummyGladHands](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/49beb7/32.png) [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2017, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-williams-the-gentle-giant-of-country-music-has-died/795841/8 "2017-09-09T15:10:22Z")
> [@Lucas\_Jackson](#): > > So sad. Loved him. > > “Hank and Tennessee” gets me every time. Every damn time. I love that song ---
**Author:** ![Backwater\_Under\_Duck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ba8739/32.png) [@Backwater\_Under\_Duck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Backwater_Under_Duck)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2017, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-williams-the-gentle-giant-of-country-music-has-died/795841/9 "2017-09-10T01:23:52Z")
_I believe in love, I believe in music, I believe in, Mommy and Daddy, And I believe in you…_