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Mr. Williams spoke to reporters at a London hotel in 1979 before a British tour. He had particularly enthusiastic fans in Britain.
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Don Williams
Died on September 8, 2017 at age 78
Mr. Williams, a singer of heartfelt country ballads, emerged as one of the biggest stars in country music during the late 1970s. He found particularly enthusiastic fan bases in Latin America, India and Britain, where the rock musicians Pete Townshend and Eric Clapton were admirers.
Notable Deaths 2017
Remembering Mary Tyler Moore, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lewis, David Rockefeller, Trisha Brown, Glen Campbell, Dick Gregory, Edith Windsor, Sam Shepard, Tom Petty and many others who died this year.