Don Williams, The gentle Giant is a favorite country artist of mine. I love that syrup in his voice. I only listen to the classic artists like Don. The 21 century performers feature some that are authentic but others are from the north or don't pick as well.
If you go to one of his concerts today, close your eyes and you can be taken back to 1978. The man comes on stage, sits on that same tan chair, strums and sings. His voice is clear and sharp as it was in '78. He captivates his crowd and you would think they passed out lyrics to everyone. as they all sing along. we saw Don a few months back, and will go again the next time in town.
i started listening to don williams when i was a kid, i am now 37 and stiil love it, if you get the chance to see this man live go for it, he is awsome live
When I lived in Cameroon, Africa, in 1984, Don Williams was on posters everywhere - sometimes next to Bob Marley and Peter Tosh. I shared a ride with the USA Ambassador to Cameroon... he had been bewildered in the same way, and said he found Williams number and called him to tell him about his popularity. His sense was that Don lost interest when he realized all the music was pirated and he'd never see a penny of royalties. Africa was pre-youtube free.
When I first heard this song,I thought the first line said,'when I was a kid a marine used to put me to bed,my dad was 1st division USMC IN the Pacific and a baptist deacon,so I thought every line was sung to me,I was later 3rd Mar.Div.USMC 1969 Vietnam from Alabama...... so I guess... it was for good ole boys like me ... SEMPER FI
I sang this song to my daughter for almost 2 years every night to put her to sleep... She is almost 7 now and still has a copy of the CD in her CD player next to her bed... Good stuff...
i dont know why i still listen to this song, but i just love Don's beautiful voice. i didnt know country music until i fell in love with a young man from Oklahoma who was in the army stationed in Iraq. he taught me his love of Don Williams expecially this song Good Ole Boys Like Me. he said it was so like him. my soldier and i didnt make it, our marriage didnt take place. i come here i listen to this song and i cry about what couldve been, i still love my soldier & i believe he still loves me <3
is funny how , I also started listening to country @ 15 also , wow . Don williams, u have made a great impact in my life , thank good for u and your music
is funny how , I also started listening t country @ 15 also , wow . Don williams, u have made a great impact in my life , thank good for u and your music
funny how this kind of music transcends borders,i can relate every word to my life in nyeri,kenya.Don's music and voice is golden country we love it here in kenya i grew up listening and still do and now at mid 40's what do you do with good ol' boys like me...
hello i bought my first don williams album back in 1975 he is still the king back then it was the gentle magic of don williams so nice to see that a 15 year old fan of don is wise too the game i must admit i love his stetson too
I got to see him back in 78/79 round about then he was in his prime days and guess what, he sat right there on that stool and sang his songs. He is one of greatest of the genre.
I started listening to Don Williams 15 years back. I am really fascinated in his songs. Hailing from a village in Kerala State of south India, it is really amazing that I became a fan of Don. It shows that his music has reached in a far of place beyond US. Great singer indeed.
I went and listened to this man sing at our country fair years ago, and since then I have been hooked on his songs. He has a lot of good ones. I'm looking for the coffee black one and I can't find it. It reminds me of my Dad.
The song was written by Bob McDill, who also wrote "Amanda," which Don Williams also recorded. A later version of "Amanda" by Waylon Jennings won a CMA award.
@tas7161 I can relate. Glad to see I am not the only one. I listened to this song just today back to back several times in the truck on a great cd. He is great.
@tas7161 I can relate. Glad to see I am not the only one. I listened to this song just today back to back several times in the truck on a great cd. He is great.
yall better see him this year. He is not getting any younger and has come outta retirement already. He got sick last year and had to reschedule some shows. His live performance is awesome. The smaller the venue the better. I hope yall get to see the Gentle Giant this year.
That is one style of singing I enjoy which was quite popular in the 1970's and 1980s. Slow and steady as if he is just talking directly to you as the listener.
No, it's not too late...it will be young people like you who will turn this country around to be what it was when I was your age.
Senator Jim DeMint is proposing an amendment called CUT [spending] CAP, BALANCE [national budget] PLEDGE. Check it out...there are people fighting for us and our way of life. Lin
I am a huge fan of Don Williams- I saw him in Las Vegas 1992, and a few years later here in Australia, in concert. Spellbounding stuff. I like nearly all
his songs, but I think ( and I believe Don agrees), that this is his very best
song / performance. Thanks for posting.
" Music allows the heart to sing, and the soul to have wings "
Wonderful song written by the genius Bob McDill. He also wrote "Gone Country" for Alan Jackson where made an ironic comment on the "Urban Cowboy" trend ...
I remember as a kid lying in bed back in the 70's listening to a little AM transistor radio. "WMAQ is gonna make you rich!" Don's voice never failed to relax me.
I saw Don a few years ago and it was better by far than any other concert I've ever seen. His music is pure, honest, and simple. He is one of a kind and I am thankful to have had his music in my life while I was growning up!
Happy Birthday Don Thanks for all the great music....one of the best nights of my life listening to you sing this song as the September breezes gently blew thru the grandstands at the Wayne County Fair in Wooster Ohio.....Yea I grew up listening to John R and Hank Williams too
Don Willams is just a good singer. I remember the year that he had the number two selling hit and Milsap had the number one selling hit. Neither one won squat at the CMA's.
The lyrics to this song are so very perfect! I hope that everyone who listens to this song really pays attention to the lyrics. Thhis is as good as it gets!
I am 15 and I'd rather listen to good ol' Don anyday rather than that new mainstream pop/country. This world is going under and it's just getting worse.
@WVUFAN20123 THAT IS AWESOME, STICK WITH THE GOOD OLE OUTLAWS.....THAT IS COUNTRY, WAYLON, WILLIE, CASH, D A C, HAGGARD, EVEN CONWAY TWITTY AND RONNIE MILSAP ARE AWESOME, OH YEA........EDDIE RABBITT WAS BADASS
@WVUFAN20123 No, it's young people like you who will turn it around. I am 67, a retired teacher. Right now I am working to get everybody I know to go to Sen. Jim DeMint's site- he is trying to get an amendment through that is for CUT, CAP, and BALANCE...spending in government. We still have time... GOD bless...
@WVUFAN20123 Well you BETTER SEE HIM IN CONCERT! :)) I am 39 yrs going on 40 soon and I regret not seeing him in concert... :( Hes has plent of 2011 dates left
@WVUFAN20123 lol the world is going under not because of new country music.. if you ask me it's from the damn rap and all that bull shit... some of the new country is good... not Don, or Hank, or Waylon, Or Willie good but it's decent
@WVUFAN20123 It will never go under as long as people like you heed the call....listen....be inspired....produce....There is good out there...you just have to seek it....see it....find it....all is well.
@WVUFAN20123 It's all about perspective and the way that you see things from your own point of view, from where you stand in the world today. Take another look in a different light. Sometimes things seem to fall apart before the can come together for good. Have a look around at integration, friendships, relationships all crossing many many boundaries. Look at the way music unites across colour race or creed. Keep your eyes on LOVE wherever you find it. Peace.
don Williams voice attracts your attention even if you don't want to.his trucks flow with silence,sweetness,calmness and all toned.i think we miss that in the current music
My father-in-law served in the Army with Don Williams. Said he used to sing to the guys but never thought he was really good. My father-in-law said he was a very humble man. That humbleness definitely comes through in his voice. Always a pleasure to listen to.
@mustangannie1965 My father past 3yr ago. I heard him play this late at night when him and my mom would dance after we kids were put to bed. I still could sing it from memory to this day. Thanks Dad
To this day, when I hear Don Williams voice it just cuts through the crud and goes right to my soul...I'm not a huge country music fan. Good music transcends categories. The simple, genuine quality of his lyrics matched with the smoothness of his delivery speaks to me every time I hear him.
Guitarist Danny Flowers was such a good fit in Dons Band........Always amazes me how the right people get together........Somehow they always find each other.
i am 19 and i love this kind of music, i cant listen to the new stuff. i dont understand why more kids my age dont listen to this kind of music, he speaks the trutand so do many more that came from the 70's and 80's. There is no music that is better then this stuff right here.
@robdaub1 The 'new' country of today is POP country, most of the country you hear now from the 70s and 80s was POP COUNTRY at that time as well, only difference is its 30 years older now. Same with the 60s, 50s, etc.
The Gentle Giant. I love his voice. This song isn't as well-known as it should be, but I have loved it since I was a kid. Another good one that isn't well-known is "Lord Have Mercy On A Country Boy" that Josh Turner covered not too long ago.
This my favorite Don Williams song.He's got the smoothest voice since Jim Reeves.Love them both.Should have been a hall of famer along time ago glad to see he finally made it!!
Country went bad when it started being cool to be country. Everything after that just comes across as fake. That whole demographic is nothing more than a bunch of rich kids spending daddy's money on jacked up trucks, booze, and bitches. And the music today matches that inauthenticity.
Don Williams, on the other hand, comes across as achingly honest. His music isn't about being cool in a four wheel drive, it's about people. I think that's what makes his music timeless.
@Benwade90 I somewhat agree with you. I still think there are authentic country artists today. I also think every generation argues that there generation lacks what other previous generations had.
@Benwade90 Well said! I remember as a kid my mom's old record player playing Great Country songs. At that time if you were country, or redneck , or a hick someone had to tell you! Cause to most of the people around us it was they way we lived....
This song takes me back to the rural areas of KZN where my parents were born and all of my cousins live today....no matter where I am they are always on my mind...thanks Mr Williams...when are you going to tour South Africa, especially Durban we love you there
I think about this song when I kiss my little boy good night. I realize that there is beer (not gin) on my breath. The part about washed in the blood... gets me every time. How did this guy stay so normal in the music biz? Love this song.
When I was a teenager my dad introduced me to Don Williams backstage @ Six Flags of Texas Music Mill. Probably the kindest singer/songwriter in the business.
He took his time with me for a autograph. As a young kid with the musical talent of the drums, he asked me if I wanted to go up stage and play a song with him. I politely said no, too many people in the crowd. He gave the signature smile and said I know what you are talking about " I think about that every time I walk out on stage".
Classic! I grew up hearing Don Williams in my childhood home and bought his stuff when I got on my own. When I read Louis L'Amour, this is the voice I hear in my head. Smooth, Southern, Sexy. :)
This is as good as it gets. "Great" is an often misused words to describe a performance or performer - but not in DW's case. He is up with with Hank Sr.
I'd like to know if this was Charleston, SC with Milsap in the late 70's in a small auditorium, if so I might have been there. He's always been a favorite.
There's only a few country singers who can sing this well live these days. That was the days before ear monitors and lip synching, haha. Now all you have to be is good looking to be a country singer.
Thank you so much Tranquility for posting this one, it is one of my all time favorite songs and yes I would agree with previous posters, Don Williams is an artist often overlooked by the industry and the media. In my eyes he has been a fantastic artist, always a gentleman who never received the recognition he deserved, but to be honest I don't think he ever wanted the "superstar" status or lifestyle anyways.
I completely agree with you 1959hogryder. I just love this man's voice & havea good number of his' CD's.The so called "MUSIC INDUSTRY" is a law unto itself. iT'S ALL ABOUT SOUNDS AND GIMMICKS and they think we love it .THE FILM INDUSTRY i think has a better feel for a decent singer and a song. Thanks to YOU TUBE and the people who upload we get to hear the best. THANKS TRANQUILITY 12
music is done my computers now and it all fake. your voice could sound like s*** but you still make millions. then music is real good and NOT done by computers and its 10 times better!! so to ladygaga and justin bieber etc you voices suck!! (:
Don Williams was my dad's favorite country singer. I remember hearing his music on car trips to Oklahoma and Texas. Great memories. Thank you Don Williams for your wonderful gift, and your ability to touch the human heart.
how did country music go from artists like don,waylon,merle,hank,willie,johnny, and david alan coe to carrie,taylor,sugarland,lady antebellum and rascal fags?? it's sad that they even consider them in the genre. thank god we have jamey johnson now. he's headin to the top and bringing real country with him!!!!
@MHM219 Jamey Johnson is literally the best country artist today. He covers several Waylon, Vern Gosdin, etc songs on his albums. The title track from "The Guitar Song" features Bill Anderson. On the new Waylon tribute album (Waylon: The Music Inside) he does an amazing cover of "This Time." Definitely check him out. @ohiochevyboy84 , I'm glad you think the same way I do.
Bob McDill is the best songwriter to come outta Nashville. And Don Williams, well just look and listen for yourselves. I tried doing it like him, but realizing I could never do that, I made my own version of this song. It's on my page if you're interested. Otherwise, revel in the glory that is DW.
every one has memories.
garangaable 2 days ago
Don Williams, The gentle Giant is a favorite country artist of mine. I love that syrup in his voice. I only listen to the classic artists like Don. The 21 century performers feature some that are authentic but others are from the north or don't pick as well.
JayAdlerComment 6 days ago
If you go to one of his concerts today, close your eyes and you can be taken back to 1978. The man comes on stage, sits on that same tan chair, strums and sings. His voice is clear and sharp as it was in '78. He captivates his crowd and you would think they passed out lyrics to everyone. as they all sing along. we saw Don a few months back, and will go again the next time in town.
blizzardND 1 week ago
i started listening to don williams when i was a kid, i am now 37 and stiil love it, if you get the chance to see this man live go for it, he is awsome live
01ltd 1 week ago
好好聼!!!
Mark61195 2 weeks ago
I remember my dad singing this song after a few drinks..
Efnscreenames 1 month ago
When I lived in Cameroon, Africa, in 1984, Don Williams was on posters everywhere - sometimes next to Bob Marley and Peter Tosh. I shared a ride with the USA Ambassador to Cameroon... he had been bewildered in the same way, and said he found Williams number and called him to tell him about his popularity. His sense was that Don lost interest when he realized all the music was pirated and he'd never see a penny of royalties. Africa was pre-youtube free.
retroworks1 2 months ago
When I first heard this song,I thought the first line said,'when I was a kid a marine used to put me to bed,my dad was 1st division USMC IN the Pacific and a baptist deacon,so I thought every line was sung to me,I was later 3rd Mar.Div.USMC 1969 Vietnam from Alabama...... so I guess... it was for good ole boys like me ... SEMPER FI
navycolt41 2 months ago 5
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you wont believe me but im his grandson and i love his music and im young only 12 if you dont beleive me post a message and ill prove it to you
3621ismio 2 months ago
I sang this song to my daughter for almost 2 years every night to put her to sleep... She is almost 7 now and still has a copy of the CD in her CD player next to her bed... Good stuff...
bmxbatttman 2 months ago 2
He could sing the encyclopedia - and it would be wonderful!
hybridamerica 2 months ago 5
This man sings the only songs that I will sing at the top of my lungs everytime they come on my radio.
TheSSJ07 2 months ago
This song brings back everything from my childhood- the smells, the tastes, the bumps, the bruises and the laughs but most of all the tears. RIP mom
1985lsf 3 months ago 5
if i ever have a hard day or a bad fight or brake up i always cum back to this so the whole time my baby was sick i listen to don
123bunz123 3 months ago
real singing, it should be banned and bring on gaga and britney
irishgeal1 3 months ago
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@irishgeal1 i do not understand your statement...
71POPPA 2 months ago in playlist COUNTRY
Such a smooth easy voice, nice to listen to, a real song that touches you!
missypearlgurl 3 months ago
Don Williams- No Frills: Just great voice, great songs.
davo92755 3 months ago
Great tune, great voice!! Let's hear it for the Gentle Giant!!
shooster11 3 months ago 2
this man is a god for music great voice
MrWheeler1979 3 months ago
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irishgeal1 3 months ago
Don's comming to Tulsa next week. Can't wait.
lofland44 3 months ago
wow WHAT A VOICE!!!
gigiatbsashtrance 3 months ago
The Gentle Giant is still the best.
1990osu 3 months ago
lv lv lv Don Williams and this song <3
WindsofTohi 4 months ago
I miss real country music so bad, Don Williams is one of countries true hero's.
KeepJoeWalking 4 months ago
COME BACK DON!!!! PLEASE!!
patrikums 4 months ago
Not all country singers are ignorant populist flag waving dipsticks. Some have a literate gentle heart.
verbaud 4 months ago in playlist verbaud's Favorited Videos
i dont know why i still listen to this song, but i just love Don's beautiful voice. i didnt know country music until i fell in love with a young man from Oklahoma who was in the army stationed in Iraq. he taught me his love of Don Williams expecially this song Good Ole Boys Like Me. he said it was so like him. my soldier and i didnt make it, our marriage didnt take place. i come here i listen to this song and i cry about what couldve been, i still love my soldier & i believe he still loves me <3
septsong1 4 months ago
@septsong1 LOVE will come again, make no doubt about it.
jacobezrafreya 3 months ago
If you do not like this song you may be a pussy! Think about it!
outdoorsman1984 4 months ago
I feel so sorry for those 24 out of 1 Milion plus
hitcher177 4 months ago in playlist More videos from Tranquility12 2
Don Williams is one of the legends in country music. This is his best song.
drwestm83 4 months ago
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is funny how , I also started listening to country @ 15 also , wow . Don williams, u have made a great impact in my life , thank good for u and your music
kumbisalleh 4 months ago in playlist don williams/kenny roggers
is funny how , I also started listening t country @ 15 also , wow . Don williams, u have made a great impact in my life , thank good for u and your music
kumbisalleh 4 months ago in playlist don williams/kenny roggers
Just saw Don tonight, what a tremendous man.
TommyEldorado58 5 months ago
Thanks flowerpot love this,...xx
glamorgangirl 5 months ago
funny how this kind of music transcends borders,i can relate every word to my life in nyeri,kenya.Don's music and voice is golden country we love it here in kenya i grew up listening and still do and now at mid 40's what do you do with good ol' boys like me...
dweed68 5 months ago
hello i bought my first don williams album back in 1975 he is still the king back then it was the gentle magic of don williams so nice to see that a 15 year old fan of don is wise too the game i must admit i love his stetson too
paulboon 5 months ago
The mellow balader
MegaChevyMan79 5 months ago
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Great song Hello type in "Ron Howard Palace" listen to "opie" sing "Lady" and "Reason to Believe
opie1956 5 months ago
I got to see him back in 78/79 round about then he was in his prime days and guess what, he sat right there on that stool and sang his songs. He is one of greatest of the genre.
Diarmid63 6 months ago 13
country misic will always live as long as we (the young) generations keep all this kind of music alive.
MrJeyman2012 6 months ago 2
23 people need to get their heads examined
EngPheniks 6 months ago
I started listening to Don Williams 15 years back. I am really fascinated in his songs. Hailing from a village in Kerala State of south India, it is really amazing that I became a fan of Don. It shows that his music has reached in a far of place beyond US. Great singer indeed.
P.V.Kesavan India
pvkesavan 6 months ago 25
I went and listened to this man sing at our country fair years ago, and since then I have been hooked on his songs. He has a lot of good ones. I'm looking for the coffee black one and I can't find it. It reminds me of my Dad.
jbranstetter04 6 months ago
@jbranstetter04 Coffee Black, cigarette, start this day like all the rest????SOME BROKEN HEARTS!!
stu808 6 months ago
The song was written by Bob McDill, who also wrote "Amanda," which Don Williams also recorded. A later version of "Amanda" by Waylon Jennings won a CMA award.
biastg 6 months ago
One of the greatest country songs ever.
arpeggio1358 6 months ago
It sounds so sad when he sings "Hank and TN"
Otulissa3 6 months ago
@Otulissa3 - He's referring to Tennessee Williams, not the state (TN), i.e. "Those Williams boys", Hank Williams and Tennessee Williams.
Phase42 6 months ago
@Phase42 Oh, I didn't know, thanks for clarifying that.
Otulissa3 6 months ago
@Phase42 duh
LisaShea1987 5 months ago
@LisaShea1987 - You may have noticed I was replying to somebody who had misunderstood the lyrics.
Phase42 5 months ago
I saw Don about 4 years ago and the whole concert was just like this ... he sat on a stool and played the music awesome Singer The Best in my eyes
pamyp1969 6 months ago
@pamyp1969 same here, but it was about 7 years ago at Billy Bob's in Texas....great, great show.
archieducker 6 months ago
saw this man in concert a few years back, one and half hours of pure country music,, sat on a stool and just played,,amazing.
bisky4740 6 months ago
Just realize I've got tears rolling down my face....gettin old and feeling lost in the world I see around me.
tas7161 7 months ago 2
@tas7161 I can relate. Glad to see I am not the only one. I listened to this song just today back to back several times in the truck on a great cd. He is great.
Hummr2000 6 months ago
@tas7161 I can relate. Glad to see I am not the only one. I listened to this song just today back to back several times in the truck on a great cd. He is great.
Hummr2000 6 months ago
@tas7161 I'm right there with ya buddy.
Hoonozit 6 months ago
perfect country music just perfect perfect gentle music
wdeatonjr 7 months ago
perfect country music
wdeatonjr 7 months ago
yall better see him this year. He is not getting any younger and has come outta retirement already. He got sick last year and had to reschedule some shows. His live performance is awesome. The smaller the venue the better. I hope yall get to see the Gentle Giant this year.
eagletown1 7 months ago
That is one style of singing I enjoy which was quite popular in the 1970's and 1980s. Slow and steady as if he is just talking directly to you as the listener.
paintballme2 7 months ago
Me: Ya like country?
Person 1: Hell yeah!
Me: Ya like George Jones?
Person 1: Who?
Me: You don't like country.
TheShafenator1 7 months ago
No, it's not too late...it will be young people like you who will turn this country around to be what it was when I was your age.
Senator Jim DeMint is proposing an amendment called CUT [spending] CAP, BALANCE [national budget] PLEDGE. Check it out...there are people fighting for us and our way of life. Lin
8abcdcba8 7 months ago
I am a huge fan of Don Williams- I saw him in Las Vegas 1992, and a few years later here in Australia, in concert. Spellbounding stuff. I like nearly all
his songs, but I think ( and I believe Don agrees), that this is his very best
song / performance. Thanks for posting.
" Music allows the heart to sing, and the soul to have wings "
Truebeliever43
truebeliever43 7 months ago
I grew up listening 2 ths song....Love u Don....
zerideer 7 months ago
Music like this touches a chord in the human soul. Pure Country.
turloghtheblack 7 months ago
they just dont make music like this anymore its a shame.
fourwheeler1979 7 months ago
I had the privilege of seeing Don perform in Thunder Bay Canada last nite (17/06/2011)
He sounded and looked better than ever. Still tugs at the heartstrings and draws a tear & smile. I hope I have the opportunity to see him again!
zippidyzee 7 months ago
Is he still performing?
He's now, what, 72? (2011)
And if he does, can we expect him in Europe?
puffiedetweede 7 months ago
Don Williams, Ray Price and Marty Robins, doesn't get any better than that!!
jeriw 7 months ago
i want sideburns like Don !
RickinFLA07 7 months ago
Wonderful song written by the genius Bob McDill. He also wrote "Gone Country" for Alan Jackson where made an ironic comment on the "Urban Cowboy" trend ...
Don Williams i-s this song!
ollarik 7 months ago
There is something definitely wrong with anyone who doesn't like this song!
tkhyatt1 7 months ago
I remember as a kid lying in bed back in the 70's listening to a little AM transistor radio. "WMAQ is gonna make you rich!" Don's voice never failed to relax me.
ole9421 7 months ago
I saw Don a few years ago and it was better by far than any other concert I've ever seen. His music is pure, honest, and simple. He is one of a kind and I am thankful to have had his music in my life while I was growning up!
ikukairi 7 months ago
I gotta agree with Benwade on this. There is very little true talent left in music today.....in any genre.
Today, you can substitute talent with effects, music can be overdubbed....all you gotta be is pretty.
Don, and others of his era actually had to work to be the artists that they were.
exarmyjay 8 months ago
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i cant believe no one has posted "do i look like a daddy to you"
does anyone out there have it ?
TheGglader 8 months ago
i cant believe no one has posted "do i look like a daddy to you"
does anyone out there have it ?
TheGglader 8 months ago
They don't make music like this anymore, with such amazing lyrics. I'd drop kick Gaga to get to Don Williams any day!
n3bubs 8 months ago
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1Gdavis 8 months ago
Happy Birthday Don Thanks for all the great music....one of the best nights of my life listening to you sing this song as the September breezes gently blew thru the grandstands at the Wayne County Fair in Wooster Ohio.....Yea I grew up listening to John R and Hank Williams too
1Gdavis 8 months ago
Happy Birthday Don
beulahethel 8 months ago
Don Willams is just a good singer. I remember the year that he had the number two selling hit and Milsap had the number one selling hit. Neither one won squat at the CMA's.
Barn1997 8 months ago
The gentle Giant!
don't make hím like this anymore!
Wolf
WLiebrecht 8 months ago
The lyrics to this song are so very perfect! I hope that everyone who listens to this song really pays attention to the lyrics. Thhis is as good as it gets!
arpeggio1358 8 months ago
What do you do with good ol' boys like me????
hyded100 8 months ago
Excellent voice!
MsFichter 8 months ago
I am 15 and I'd rather listen to good ol' Don anyday rather than that new mainstream pop/country. This world is going under and it's just getting worse.
WVUFAN20123 9 months ago 60
@WVUFAN20123 i like your style
29johnmj 8 months ago
@WVUFAN20123 THAT IS AWESOME, STICK WITH THE GOOD OLE OUTLAWS.....THAT IS COUNTRY, WAYLON, WILLIE, CASH, D A C, HAGGARD, EVEN CONWAY TWITTY AND RONNIE MILSAP ARE AWESOME, OH YEA........EDDIE RABBITT WAS BADASS
bigsmooth50 7 months ago
@WVUFAN20123 No, it's young people like you who will turn it around. I am 67, a retired teacher. Right now I am working to get everybody I know to go to Sen. Jim DeMint's site- he is trying to get an amendment through that is for CUT, CAP, and BALANCE...spending in government. We still have time... GOD bless...
8abcdcba8 7 months ago
@WVUFAN20123 yep young fella; but those like you will defeat these criminals ; dead in the tracks.
bullsnutsoz 7 months ago
@WVUFAN20123 Well you BETTER SEE HIM IN CONCERT! :)) I am 39 yrs going on 40 soon and I regret not seeing him in concert... :( Hes has plent of 2011 dates left
paintballme2 7 months ago
@paintballme2 Yeah I'm probably going to go see him in Pigeon Forge or in Arizona with my dad who's wanted to see him his whole life too.
WVUFAN20123 7 months ago
@WVUFAN20123 Me too bud. This stuff is the best.
MrJNFan 6 months ago
@WVUFAN20123 lol the world is going under not because of new country music.. if you ask me it's from the damn rap and all that bull shit... some of the new country is good... not Don, or Hank, or Waylon, Or Willie good but it's decent
jacobdanner91 5 months ago
@WVUFAN20123 god bless ya son(im 15 too haha)
mruniguy 5 months ago
@WVUFAN20123 It will never go under as long as people like you heed the call....listen....be inspired....produce....There is good out there...you just have to seek it....see it....find it....all is well.
MTangalin02 4 months ago 2
@MTangalin02 ...and create the good yourself.
wchase62 3 months ago in playlist wchase62's Favorited Videos
@WVUFAN20123 It's all about perspective and the way that you see things from your own point of view, from where you stand in the world today. Take another look in a different light. Sometimes things seem to fall apart before the can come together for good. Have a look around at integration, friendships, relationships all crossing many many boundaries. Look at the way music unites across colour race or creed. Keep your eyes on LOVE wherever you find it. Peace.
jacobezrafreya 3 months ago
Whenever I'm out, I play this song as a tribute to my dear old dad, RIP.
I grew up listening to Don Williams (among others,) and I'm glad to still have the real music in me today.
coalminergroupie 9 months ago
They didn't call him the Gentle Giant for nothing. Don Williams is a true country singer!
englewoodcowboy 9 months ago
songs like this make me turn off the radio..now I tape my records ,,and listen to this and other honest men .thank you Don...
kenjhp 9 months ago
don Williams voice attracts your attention even if you don't want to.his trucks flow with silence,sweetness,calmness and all toned.i think we miss that in the current music
sweetstorm1000 9 months ago
Don was one of the first artists I remember as a child. Still love his music!
bubble5648 9 months ago
One of the greatest ,because ,he touches all all my senses with his music
42rosie 9 months ago
My father-in-law served in the Army with Don Williams. Said he used to sing to the guys but never thought he was really good. My father-in-law said he was a very humble man. That humbleness definitely comes through in his voice. Always a pleasure to listen to.
mustangannie1965 9 months ago 2
@mustangannie1965 My father past 3yr ago. I heard him play this late at night when him and my mom would dance after we kids were put to bed. I still could sing it from memory to this day. Thanks Dad
snowcatjoy 9 months ago 2
To this day, when I hear Don Williams voice it just cuts through the crud and goes right to my soul...I'm not a huge country music fan. Good music transcends categories. The simple, genuine quality of his lyrics matched with the smoothness of his delivery speaks to me every time I hear him.
Lowactionhero 9 months ago
Guitarist Danny Flowers was such a good fit in Dons Band........Always amazes me how the right people get together........Somehow they always find each other.
bobbyozb 9 months ago
Great song...it brings back good childhood memories.
crick1969 9 months ago
i am 19 and i love this kind of music, i cant listen to the new stuff. i dont understand why more kids my age dont listen to this kind of music, he speaks the trutand so do many more that came from the 70's and 80's. There is no music that is better then this stuff right here.
robdaub1 9 months ago
@robdaub1 ..........You're 19 and you already have this kind of perception? Somebody raised you right....LOL.
coolsouthernrain75 9 months ago
@robdaub1 The 'new' country of today is POP country, most of the country you hear now from the 70s and 80s was POP COUNTRY at that time as well, only difference is its 30 years older now. Same with the 60s, 50s, etc.
NotTooFar936 9 months ago
Keep listening to the good stuff, don't let anyone tell ya different!
TommyEldorado58 5 months ago
Keep listening to the good stuff, don't let anyone tell ya different!
TommyEldorado58 5 months ago
the 19 people who dont like this will learn to disrespect my family,he`s my cousin.
blacksmither1 9 months ago
BOB McDill sure wrote a great song when he wrote this one and i cannot think of any one who could have done it better than don
marcyyoakumdorsey1 10 months ago
give me some Hank Jr., Waylon, and some Don Williams pretty good group there lol
campfirecowboy32 10 months ago
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The Gentle Giant. I love his voice. This song isn't as well-known as it should be, but I have loved it since I was a kid. Another good one that isn't well-known is "Lord Have Mercy On A Country Boy" that Josh Turner covered not too long ago.
mistascott007 10 months ago
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mistascott007 10 months ago
This my favorite Don Williams song.He's got the smoothest voice since Jim Reeves.Love them both.Should have been a hall of famer along time ago glad to see he finally made it!!
MrBd48 10 months ago 2
Country went bad when it started being cool to be country. Everything after that just comes across as fake. That whole demographic is nothing more than a bunch of rich kids spending daddy's money on jacked up trucks, booze, and bitches. And the music today matches that inauthenticity.
Don Williams, on the other hand, comes across as achingly honest. His music isn't about being cool in a four wheel drive, it's about people. I think that's what makes his music timeless.
Benwade90 10 months ago 88
@Benwade90 I somewhat agree with you. I still think there are authentic country artists today. I also think every generation argues that there generation lacks what other previous generations had.
sab15802000 9 months ago
@Benwade90 amen..I've never heard it put any better... Don is the man.
gtrjames1 8 months ago
@Benwade90 Well said! I remember as a kid my mom's old record player playing Great Country songs. At that time if you were country, or redneck , or a hick someone had to tell you! Cause to most of the people around us it was they way we lived....
aaaaa0000000000 8 months ago
@Benwade90 When I saw your post I could not click " VOTE UP" quick enough!
randallrssll 8 months ago
@Benwade90 Couldn't have said it better.
ole9421 7 months ago
@Benwade90 Yep, Gretchen Wilson, Big And Rich, and the like are examples of this crap
dandebonaire 6 months ago
@Benwade90 You hit it right on the head. Hopefully one day the kids will tire of jacked up truck, booze, and
computer generated music. To listen to Don is to go back to those peaceful places he sings about.
LadODell 5 months ago
miss you crocker williams
chippamccafferty 10 months ago
love u so much
kideyy 10 months ago
This song takes me back to the rural areas of KZN where my parents were born and all of my cousins live today....no matter where I am they are always on my mind...thanks Mr Williams...when are you going to tour South Africa, especially Durban we love you there
SAMUKE2000 10 months ago
i love this mans voice a legend for sure god love ya man
fourwheeler1979 10 months ago
I think about this song when I kiss my little boy good night. I realize that there is beer (not gin) on my breath. The part about washed in the blood... gets me every time. How did this guy stay so normal in the music biz? Love this song.
jazzredneck 10 months ago
Ive never heard this song without it giving me goosebumps ... love it.
brightfeather1 10 months ago
When I was a teenager my dad introduced me to Don Williams backstage @ Six Flags of Texas Music Mill. Probably the kindest singer/songwriter in the business.
He took his time with me for a autograph. As a young kid with the musical talent of the drums, he asked me if I wanted to go up stage and play a song with him. I politely said no, too many people in the crowd. He gave the signature smile and said I know what you are talking about " I think about that every time I walk out on stage".
willyoutoday 10 months ago
hes my cousin
blacksmither1 10 months ago
he staggerd a little as he walked out the door
willchill1977 10 months ago
I literally listen to this song over and over and over again.....thanks for sharing...
lafaundaful 10 months ago
leroy, go fuck yourself
oumammerjammer 10 months ago
19 more communist
Lucas166537 11 months ago
Classic! I grew up hearing Don Williams in my childhood home and bought his stuff when I got on my own. When I read Louis L'Amour, this is the voice I hear in my head. Smooth, Southern, Sexy. :)
guinnzoo23 11 months ago
This is as good as it gets. "Great" is an often misused words to describe a performance or performer - but not in DW's case. He is up with with Hank Sr.
icepickmikey 11 months ago
I'd like to know if this was Charleston, SC with Milsap in the late 70's in a small auditorium, if so I might have been there. He's always been a favorite.
dh1366 11 months ago
Perfection!! So smooth you would never think this was live...lyrics are awesome too just a well written song..like all of his music
johnnydrumset 11 months ago
There's only a few country singers who can sing this well live these days. That was the days before ear monitors and lip synching, haha. Now all you have to be is good looking to be a country singer.
jasondukebaird 11 months ago
I love this song. I could listen to it over and over. So smooth...
grayrules 11 months ago
yeah.its a shame there arent any singers left like this.im glad i was born in the seventies.a true gentleman.
kenellis53 11 months ago
Don, I too can still hear the soft southern winds in the live oak trees.
teamcoupe 11 months ago 2
19 people r not gentle
klinmuzik 11 months ago
Thank you so much Tranquility for posting this one, it is one of my all time favorite songs and yes I would agree with previous posters, Don Williams is an artist often overlooked by the industry and the media. In my eyes he has been a fantastic artist, always a gentleman who never received the recognition he deserved, but to be honest I don't think he ever wanted the "superstar" status or lifestyle anyways.
N1naMar1e 11 months ago 3
Is there a video on this song?
Frostbyte380 11 months ago
We are losing countrys great singers.I miss them all.They are THE BEST.
thegram011 11 months ago 2
This just might be the greatest country song ever written. It certainly has to be at
least in the Top 10. What a classic !!! And Don's delivery is SO great. The lyrics are
a LOt deeper than most music these days. This was written by Bob McDill, right?
Anyone familiar with his tunes ?
timjmoran 11 months ago
I completely agree with you 1959hogryder. I just love this man's voice & havea good number of his' CD's.The so called "MUSIC INDUSTRY" is a law unto itself. iT'S ALL ABOUT SOUNDS AND GIMMICKS and they think we love it .THE FILM INDUSTRY i think has a better feel for a decent singer and a song. Thanks to YOU TUBE and the people who upload we get to hear the best. THANKS TRANQUILITY 12
kernow234 11 months ago
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music is done my computers now and it all fake. your voice could sound like s*** but you still make millions. then music is real good and NOT done by computers and its 10 times better!! so to ladygaga and justin bieber etc you voices suck!! (:
MrNascar1111 11 months ago
18 people are not good 'ole boys like Don Williams
Pepshort 11 months ago
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@Pepshort Don Williams is a "Good Ole Girl" these days after he was caught naked with Jim Nabors at Burt Reynolds born again bisexual hottub party.
WiccansEatShit 11 months ago
Don Williams was my dad's favorite country singer. I remember hearing his music on car trips to Oklahoma and Texas. Great memories. Thank you Don Williams for your wonderful gift, and your ability to touch the human heart.
ldonhawk 11 months ago
@1959hogryder you are so right brother. i tell folks rascal flats aint country......you should see the disdain on their faces.
jagrench62 11 months ago
Don Williams vocals and personal integrity planted my feet solidly in country music.
wisaint 11 months ago
how did country music go from artists like don,waylon,merle,hank,willie,johnny, and david alan coe to carrie,taylor,sugarland,lady antebellum and rascal fags?? it's sad that they even consider them in the genre. thank god we have jamey johnson now. he's headin to the top and bringing real country with him!!!!
ohiochevyboy84 11 months ago 2
@ohiochevyboy84 Amen. I don't know who Jamey Johnson is, but I'll give him a listen.
MHM219 11 months ago
@MHM219 Jamey Johnson is literally the best country artist today. He covers several Waylon, Vern Gosdin, etc songs on his albums. The title track from "The Guitar Song" features Bill Anderson. On the new Waylon tribute album (Waylon: The Music Inside) he does an amazing cover of "This Time." Definitely check him out. @ohiochevyboy84 , I'm glad you think the same way I do.
steedyg20 11 months ago
Excellent song. Don's vocals are, as always, smooth and a joy to the ears.
SwozyGustafsson 1 year ago 2
18 people are not Good Ole Boys!
jcweights 1 year ago
18 people a crazy! How can you not love this song?
Troyfreid1 1 year ago
agreed and its official Don Williams is the BEST. ALWAYS LOVED HIS MUSIC. ALWAYS WILL
tlfbooboo 1 year ago
Great song nuff said
jmichaelgaddy 1 year ago
I love Don's voice!!and have since 1972
Xbellatri50 1 year ago 3
What a beautiful story he's telling. Each time I listen to it I understand it a little more.
archangle81 1 year ago
Bob McDill is the best songwriter to come outta Nashville. And Don Williams, well just look and listen for yourselves. I tried doing it like him, but realizing I could never do that, I made my own version of this song. It's on my page if you're interested. Otherwise, revel in the glory that is DW.
cannibalcow24 1 year ago 3
1959hogryder - check out Cody Jinks...
jbpollock 1 year ago