Notable deaths in 2017 141 photos NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Don Williams, an award-winning country singer with love ballads like "I Believe in You," has died. He was 78.

The last surviving member of The William Brothers, Don Williams, died on Dec. 30 at the age of 100. Don and his brothers Andy, Dick and Bob formed the popular singing quartet in the mid-1930s.

Country singer Don Williams has died at 78 years old. Don Williams, U.S. country music singer-songwriter, playing the guitar and singing into a microphone on stage at the Country Music Festival ...

Country Music Star Don Williams Dies at 78 The Texas native who earned him the nickname “The Gentle Giant" passed away after a short illness.

Don Williams, an award-winning country singer who had 17 No. 1 hit songs and whose mellow style influenced a later generation of singers, including Joe Nichols, Josh Turner and Keith Urban, died ...

Don Williams, an influential and award-winning country singer of hits including the love ballad “I Believe in You,” has died.

Don Williams, Last Surviving Member of the Williams Brothers Quartet, Dies at 100 He teamed with Andy, Bob and Dick to perform in the movies and with Bing Crosby and Kay Thompson.

Don Williams' producer: 'He never wanted or felt he needed to be a showman' In a Q&A, Music Row veteran Garth Fundis says 'The Gentle Giant' was an apt nickname for Williams: 'He trusted the songs ...

Don Williams, the Country Music Hall of Fame member whose imposing height and warm, reassuring voice earned him the nickname “Gentle Giant,” died Friday, September 8th, after a short illness ...

Don Williams, the honey-voiced country star known as the Gentle Giant, has died after a brief illness. He was 78 years old.

Don Williams was born May 27, 1939, in Floydada, Texas, and was playing guitar by the age of 12. In the 1960s, he was a member of the folk-pop group Pozo-Seco Singers before striking out on a solo ...

Don Williams, the last surviving member of The Williams Brothers — a singing quartet comprising himself and his three brothers Bob, Dick and Andy Williams — has died. He was 100.