Don Williams

Don Williams is a country music singer and songwriter born May 27, 1939, in Floydada, Texas. After seven years with the folk-pop group Pozo Seco Singers, he began his solo career in 1971, churning out popular ballads with 17 number one hits.

Early Career

He began playing guitar as a teenager, which he learnt from his mother. While a teenager, he used to play with country, rock and folk bands. He formed his first band with Lofton Kline and in 1964, recruited Susan Taylor, they formed the Pozo Seco Singers, a folk-pop group. The band after signing a contract with Columbia Records had a series of hits in the Top 50's till late 1966. The group disbanded in 1971, at which point, Don Williams embarked on his successful solo career.

Related Topics:
Guitar - Columbia Records - 1966 - 1971

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