by Chris Coyne | Nov 7, 2019 | News
Over the past weekend, Don Williams was the focus of a three-night musical extravaganza at the Schermerhorn that paid tribute to his music – and for those who are unaware, Don charted 17 #1 singles and charted 34 hit songs – but in a fashion that I don’t think many...
by Chris Coyne | Nov 4, 2019 | News
Over a three-day period, country music history was made as Don Williams: Music & Memories of The Gentle Giant premiered at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center with the Nashville Symphony, original members of Don’s band and never before seen video footage of...
by Chris Coyne | Oct 31, 2019 | News
“I think I oughta say something about that song now,” Don Williams would tell concertgoers between the tunes he’d play while seated on a stool, guitar in hand. “I’ll think of something and say it later.” The joke being that country’s “Gentle Giant” would...
by Chris Coyne | Oct 30, 2019 | News
Two years after Don Williams’ death, the famed baritone voice of country music’s “Gentle Giant” will ring out in Nashville’s classical concert hall. On Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, the Nashville Symphony will present “Don...
by Chris Coyne | Oct 29, 2019 | News
During my career at The Tennessean that rambled through four decades, I had the extraordinary fringe benefit of getting to meet and interview scores of actors, writers and singers whose talents I admired as an ordinary fan. While I love a wide arrange...
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