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DON WILLIAMS
Don Williams
Pour les articles homonymes, voir Williams.Don Williams
| Surnom | The Gentle Giant of Country Music |
|---|---|
| Naissance | 27 mai 1939 Floydada, Texas, États-Unis |
| Activité principale | Auteur-compositeur-interprète, musicien |
| Genre musical | Musique country, country rock, pop musique |
| Instruments | Guitare, piano, basse |
| Années actives | 1971-2006 |
| Labels | Columbia, Dot, ABC,MCA, Capitol, RCA,Giant, Koch |
| Site officiel | www.don-williams.com |
Don Williams (né le 27 mai 1939 à Floydada, au Texas) est un auteur-compositeur-interprète de musique country.
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Biographie[modifier | modifier le code]
Don Williams grandit à Portland, au Texas et fit sa scolarité à la Gregory-Portland High School jusqu'en 1958. Il apprit à jouer de laguitare adolescent. Il commença alors à se produire avec des petits groupes de country, rock n'roll et folk. Il forma son premier groupe avec Lofton Kline, appelé "The Strangers Two" et en 1964, avec l'arrivée de Susan Taylor, ils formèrent les Pozo-Seco Singers. Le groupe signa un contrat avec Columbia Records. Après sept ans dans le groupe folk-pop, Don Williams débuta sa carrière solo en 1971. Il commença également en tant que auteur-compositeur pour Jack Music Inc. Il signa son contrat d'artiste solo chez JMI Records.
En 1974, sa chanson "We Should Be Together", signée chez ABC/Dot Records se classe à la cinquième place. Son premier single "I Wouldn't Want to Live If You Didn't Love Me" devint un numéro un du hit, annonçant une série de succès entre en 1974 et 1991. Seulement 4, sur 46 singles de cette période n'entrèrent pas dans le Top 10.
Don s'est marié avec Joy Bucher le 10 avril 1960. Ensemble, ils ont eu deux fils ; Gary et Timm.
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En 1978, Don Williams fut nommé "Chanteur de l'année" par la Country Music Association et son titre "Tulsa Time" fut quant à lui nommé "Single de l'année". Sa chanson fut enregistrée par d'autres artistes comme Johnny Cash, Eric Clapton, Lefty Frizzell, Josh Turner, Sonny James, Alison Krauss, Billy Dean, Charley Pride, Kenny Rogers, Alan Jackson, Waylon Jennings et Pete Townshend1. Sa musique a été également populaire internationalement, comme en Grande-Bretagne ou en Australie par exemple2.
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| Année | Album | Positions | RIAA | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US | ||||
| 1973 | Volume 1 | 5 | JMI | ||
| 1974 | Volume 2 | 13 | |||
| Volume 3 | 3 | ABC | |||
| 1975 | You're My Best Friend | 5 | |||
| 1976 | Harmony | 1 | |||
| 1977 | Visions | 4 | |||
| Country Boy | 9 | ||||
| 1978 | Expressions | 2 | 161 | ||
| 1979 | Portrait | 11 | MCA | ||
| 1980 | I Believe in You | 2 | 57 | Disque de platine | |
| 1981 | Especially for You | 5 | 109 | ||
| 1982 | Listen to the Radio | 6 | 166 | ||
| 1983 | Yellow Moon | 12 | 44 | ||
| 1984 | Cafe Carolina | 13 | |||
| 1986 | Sings Bob McDill | ||||
| New Moves | 29 | Capitol | |||
| 1987 | Traces | ||||
| 1989 | Prime Cuts | ||||
| One Good Well | 54 | RCA | |||
| 1990 | True Love | 56 | |||
| 1992 | Currents | ||||
| 1994 | An Evening with Don Williams(Live) | American Harvest |
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| 1995 | Borrowed Tales | ||||
| 1996 | Flatlands | ||||
| 1998 | I Turn the Page | 69 | Giant | ||
| 2002 | Follow Me Back Home | ||||
| 2004 | My Heart to You | Compendia | |||
Compilations[modifier | modifier le code]
| Année | Album | US Country | RIAA | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Greatest Hits | 5 | ABC | |
| 1979 | The Best of Don Williams, Volume II | 7 | Disque d'or | |
| 1984 | The Best of Don Williams, Volume III | 18 | Disque d'or | MCA |
| 1986 | Greatest Hits Volume IV | 60 | ||
| Lovers and Best Friends | ||||
| 1987 | 20 Greatest Hits | |||
| 2000 | The Millennium Collection | 74 | ||
| 2004 | The Definitive Collection | 48 |
Singles[modifier | modifier le code]
| Année | Titre | Positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US | CAN Country | |||
| 1973 | "Shelter of Your Eyes" | 14 | — | — | Don Williams Vol. 1 |
| "Come Early Morning" | 12 | — | — | ||
| "Amanda" | 33 | — | — | ||
| 1974 | "Atta Way to Go" | 13 | — | 57 | Don Williams Vol. 2 |
| "We Should Be Together" | 5 | — | — | ||
| "Down the Road I Go" | 62 | — | 50 | ||
| "I Wouldn't Want to Live If You Didn't Love Me" | 1 | — | 10 | Don Williams Vol. 3 | |
| "The Ties That Bind" | 4 | — | 2 | ||
| 1975 | "You're My Best Friend" | 1 | — | 1 | You're My Best Friend |
| "(Turn Out the Light And) Love Me Tonight" | 1 | — | 5 | ||
| "Till the Rivers All Run Dry" | 1 | — | — | Harmony | |
| 1976 | "Say It Again" | 1 | — | 4 | |
| "She Never Knew Me" | 2 | 103 | 2 | ||
| 1977 | "Some Broken Hearts Never Mend" | 1 | 108 | 6 | Visions |
| "I'm Just a Country Boy" | 1 | 110 | 1 | Country Boy | |
| 1978 | "I've Got a Winner in You" | 7 | — | 10 | |
| "Rake and Ramblin' Man" | 3 | — | 2 | ||
| "Tulsa Time" | 1 | 106 | 1 | Expressions | |
| 1979 | "Lay Down Beside Me" | 3 | — | 2 | |
| "It Must Be Love" | 1 | — | 2 | ||
| "Love Me Over Again" | 1 | — | 1 | Portrait | |
| 1980 | "Good Ole Boys Like Me" | 2 | — | 3 | |
| "I Believe in You" | 1 | 24 | 1 | I Believe in You | |
| 1981 | "Falling Again" | 6 | — | 3 | |
| "Miracles" | 4 | — | 2 | Especially for You | |
| "If I Needed You" (avec Emmylou Harris) | 3 | — | 1 | ||
| "Lord, I Hope This Day Is Good" | 1 | — | 1 | ||
| 1982 | "Listen to the Radio" | 3 | — | 1 | Listen to the Radio |
| "Mistakes" | 3 | — | 3 | ||
| "If Hollywood Don't Need You (Honey I Still Do)" | 1 | — | 1 | ||
| 1983 | "Love Is on a Roll" | 1 | — | 1 | Yellow Moon |
| "Nobody but You" | 2 | — | 1 | ||
| "Stay Young" | 1 | — | 3 | ||
| 1984 | "That's the Thing About Love" | 1 | — | 1 | Cafe Carolina |
| "Maggie's Dream" | 11 | — | 13 | ||
| "Walkin' a Broken Heart" | 2 | — | 3 | ||
| 1985 | "It's Time for Love" | 20 | — | 49 | |
| "We've Got a Good Fire Going" | 3 | — | 2 | New Moves | |
| 1986 | "Heartbeat in the Darkness" | 1 | — | 2 | |
| "Then It's Love" | 5 | — | 4 | ||
| 1987 | "Señorita" | 9 | — | 12 | |
| "I'll Never Be in Love Again" | 4 | — | 15 | ||
| "I Wouldn't Be a Man" | 9 | — | 7 | Traces | |
| 1988 | "Another Place, Another Time" | 5 | — | * | |
| "Desperately" | 7 | — | * | ||
| "Old Coyote Town" | 5 | — | * | Prime Cuts | |
| 1989 | "One Good Well" | 4 | — | 3 | One Good Well |
| "I've Been Loved by the Best" | 4 | — | 11 | ||
| 1990 | "Just as Long as I Have You" | 4 | — | 11 | |
| "Maybe That's All It Takes" | 22 | — | 47 | ||
| "Back in My Younger Days" | 2 | — | 1 | True Love | |
| 1991 | "True Love" | 4 | — | — | |
| "Lord Have Mercy on a Country Boy" | 7 | — | 17 | ||
| 1992 | "It's Who You Love" | 73 | — | — | Currents |
| "Too Much Love" | 72 | — | — | ||
| 1998 | "Cracker Jack Diamond" | — | — | 87 | I Turn the Page |
