Don Williams, the 78-year-old Country Music Hall of Famer known for his imposing stature as a “gentle giant,” has died, according to The Tennessean. '
Country Music Hall of Famer Don Williams died Friday after a short illness. He was 78 years old.
Standing over 6 feet tall, with a smooth baritone and soft-spoken nature, Williams was known as the "Gentle Giant" of country music. He was a staple of country radio in the 1970s and '80s, releasing 16 No. 1 songs between 1974 and 1985.
Over the course of his solo career, he recorded numerous songs now regarded as classics, including "Good Ole Boys Like Me," "Tulsa Time," "I Believe in You," "Lord, I Hope This Day is Good" and "It Must Be Love."
Don Williams was born May 27, 1939, in Floydada, Texas, and was playing guitar by the age of 12. In the 1960s, he was a member of the folk-pop group Pozo-Seco Singers before striking out on a solo career in the early 1970s.