Donald Ray Williams was born on the 27th May 1939, in Floydada, Texas, USA, and was a singer and a songwriter who was widely recognized for being the frontman of the Pozo-Seco Singers folk group as well as for his hit singles such as “The Shelter of Your Eyes”, “I Wouldn’t Want to Live If You Didn’t Love Me” and “Tulsa Time” among numerous others. He passed away in 2017.
Have you ever wondered how much wealth “The Gentle Giant” accumulated for life? How rich would Don Williams be today? According to sources, it is estimated that the total of Don Williams’ net worth, as of early 2018, would exceed the sum of $10 million, which was acquired through his prosperous career in the music industry, active between 1964 and 2016.
Don Williams Net Worth $10 Million
Don was the youngest son of Loveta Mae and James Andrew ‘Jim’ Williams and was raised in Portland, Texas. He showed interest in music at the age of only three when he began singing, and subsequently won the local singing contest, later learning from his mother how to play the guitar. Don matriculated from Gregory-Portland High School in 1958 after which he spent the next two years in the US Army’s Security Service. After serving his time and being honorably discharged, he worked several odd jobs before diving into his music career.
In 1965, alongside Lofton Kline, Williams formed the Pozo-Seco Singers folk music duo; soon after, Susan Taylor joined them and the trio released their debut single – “Time” – a solid commercial success. In 1966, the group released their debut studio album, also entitled “Time”, which peaked at No. 127 on the Billboard 200 chart, followed by “I Can Make it With You” in 1967. All these ventures provided the basis for Don Williams’ net worth.
After the group disbanded in 1970 Don focused on his solo music career, and in 1973 released his debut solo studio album “Don Williams Volume One” which peaked at No. 5 on Billboard’s US Country chart. In 1974 he released the single “I Wouldn’t Want to Live If You Didn’t Love Me”, which became an instant hit, peaking at No. 1 on several country music charts. In the course of the next two decades, Don released a total of 21 studio albums, including the commercially most successful “Harmony” (1976) and “I Believe in You” (1980), which all made a huge contribution to the total of Don Williams’ net worth.
In 2006, Williams launched his “Farewell Tour of the World”, after which he retired, however, after a four-year break, Don returned to music and in 2012 released studio album “And So It Goes”. Prior to his definitive retirement in 2016, in 2014 he released his final studio album “Reflections”, which was followed by a UK Tour; all these endeavors made a positive impact on Don Williams’ total wealth.
In 2010 Williams was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, Tennessee, in addition to numerous other honors he acquired – multiple nominations for Academy of Country Music’s Top Male Vocalist Awards as well as for Country Music Association’s Male Vocalist of the Year Awards. He also strongly influenced several big names of the music industry outside of the country music genre, such as Eric Clapton, Billy Dean and Johnny Cash among numerous others. Doubtlessly, all these achievements helped Don Williams to boost his net worth at that time.
When it comes to his personal life, Williams was married to Joy Butcher from 1960, with whom he welcomed two sons. After a short illness and due to emphysema, Don Williams died at the age of 78, on the 8th September 2017 in his home in Mobile, Alabama, USA.
