Tag Archives: Don Williams

The Legendary Al Hawkes Dies at 88

Posted on January 10, 2019 by cousinlynn953

I met Al Hawkes at one of the Joe Val Festivals, back in the Green Room.  It was not the one where he received the 2009 Heritage Industry Award from the Boston Bluegrass Union.  It might have been 2016 when … Continue reading →

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Don Williams, 1939–2017

Posted on November 3, 2017 by cousinlynn953

I have been remiss in not acknowledging the life and work of Don Williams, who died in September. Don had literally dozens of hits on the country charts in the 1970s and early ’80s, many of which crossed over onto … Continue reading →

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September 11, 2001

Posted on September 11, 2017 by cousinlynn953

Years rush by.  Memory recedes.  I’ve always remembered the anniversary of that terrible day, but this year I was preoccupied with the Saturday off the week before, the spider bite, Don Williams’s and John Cooke’s deaths, Number Two Son Nathan’s … Continue reading →

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