He grew up in Portland, Texas, and graduated from Gregory-Portland High School in 1958. His parents were Loveta Mae (née Lambert 1914 – 2007) and James Andrew "Jim" Williams (1898 – 1982). Williams was born, the youngest of three sons, on May 27, 1939, in Floydada, Texas, United States. In 2010, the Country Music Association inducted Don Williams into the Country Music Hall of Fame. His music is also popular internationally, including in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Ukraine, India, Ethiopia, Cameroon, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, South Africa, Sierra Leone,Tanzania,Uganda,Zambia, Namibia and Zimbabwe. His songs have been recorded by singers such as Johnny Cash, Eric Clapton, Juice Newton, Claude Russell Bridges, Lefty Frizzell, Josh Turner, Sonny James, Alison Krauss, Billy Dean, Charley Pride, Kenny Rogers, Lambchop, Alan Jackson, Tomeu Penya, Telly Savalas, Waylon Jennings, Pete Townshend, and Tortoise with Bonnie "Prince" Billy. Williams has had a strong influence over a variety of performers of different genres. In 1975, Williams starred in a movie with Burt Reynolds and Jerry Reed called W.W. His straightforward yet smooth bass-baritone voice, soft tones, and imposing build earned him the nickname "The Gentle Giant". He began his solo career in 1971, singing popular ballads and amassing seventeen number one country hits. Donald Ray Williams ( – September 8, 2017) was an American country singer, songwriter, and 2010 inductee into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
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