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Chanteur
Country US né le 24 Juillet 1922 à Troy (Tennessee). Lawton Williams est décédé
le 27 Juillet 2007 à Fort Worth (Texas).
Songwriter
Lawton Williams remains best remembered for
Bobby Helms' "Fraulein," a crossover smash that topped the country charts in
the spring of 1957. Born July 24, 1922, in Troy, TN, Williams was the son of a
sharecropper who moonlighted as a fiddle player with local string bands. A
devout fan of radio's Grand Ole Opry, he worshiped
Roy Acuff and
Gene Autry, and as a teen taught himself
guitar. While stationed in Houston during World War II, Williams befriended
country singer Floyd Tillman, whose
insight and advice were instrumental in nurturing his latent songwriting skills.
Williams also began performing, and in the late '40s cut a handful of little-noticed
singles for labels including Sultan and Fortune. He spent much of the decade to
follow co-starring on Dallas radio station KRLD's legendary Big D Jamboree,
with unheralded stints on labels including Four Star, Coral, and Imperial. "Fraulein,"
written following Williams' ill-fated engagement to "a little blonde-headed
German girl that [he] had met during World War II," not only launched his career
but rocketed Helms to national stardom,
topping the country charts for four consecutive weeks and earning Country Song
of the Year honors at the 1957 Billboard and Cashbox Awards.
A sequel, "Geisha Girl," hit number four for
Hank Locklin, and in 1958 "Color of the
Blues" proved a huge hit for co-writer
George Jones. Williams also continued recording as a solo act, signing to
the Fort Worth-based Le Bill label for 1960's "Mama Doll." His straightforward,
defiantly traditional country approach fared poorly in the post-rockabilly era,
however, and outside of the 1963 novelty "Everything's OK on the LBJ," cut
during a brief tenure with RCA Victor, he remained a stranger to radio.
Williams' songs continued enjoying success via other artists, however, and in
1962 Bobby Bare scored with "Shame on Me,"
followed a year later by Jim Reeves'
"Señor Santa Claus" — other compositions of note include
Gene Watson's "Farewell Party" and
Locklin's "Paper Face." In the autumn
of his life, Williams founded his own label, TIMA, and in 2003 issued the LP
Mending Fences. He also reunited with
Tillman to record the classic "It
Just Tears Me Up" for the Tillman
tribute LP The Influence. Williams died of respiratory illness on July
27, 2007, just two days after his 85th birthday.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawton_Williams
Talents : Vocals, Guitar, Songwriter
Style musical : Traditional Country, Western Swing, Country-Pop
Tennessee Avenue (1949)
 (Slim
Williams)
Kentucky Highway (1950)
If You're Waitin'
On Me
(1958)
Texas vs Alaska (1958)
MAMA DOLL (1960)
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Years in activity :
| 1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 | 10 | 20 |
DISCOGRAPHY
78 t. & Singles
| 1947 | 78 t. SULTAN 5000 (US) | Lawton WILLIAMS - Firewater / Have Mercy On me |
| 1949 | 78 t. FORTUNE 116 (US) | Slim WILLIAMS with The SONS OF PRAIRIE -
Tennessee Avenue
/ Paper Face |
| 1950 | 78 t. & SP FORTUNE 132 (US) | Slim WILLIAMS - Throwing Kisses / Reckon As How I Love You |
| 04/1950 | 78 t. & SP FORTUNE 140 (US) | Slim WILLIAMS -
Kentucky Highway
/ Alone At A
Table For Two |
| 07/1950 | 78 t. 4 STAR 1509 (US) | Slim WILLIAMS - Just A Minute Ago / No Wonder |
| 07/1950 | SP 4 STAR 45-1509 (US) | Slim WILLIAMS - Just A Minute Ago / No Wonder |
| 09/1950 | 78 t. 4 STAR 1534 (US) | Slim WILLIAMS - Dying Before My Time / What Am I Supposed To Say |
| 09/1950 | SP 4 STAR 45-1534 (US) | Slim WILLIAMS - Dying Before My Time / What Am I Supposed To Say |
| 07/1951 | 78 t. CORAL 64099 (US) | Slim WILLIAMS - Everlasting Love / Lovin‘ Overtime |
| 07/1951 | SP CORAL 9-64099 (US) |
Slim WILLIAMS - Everlasting Love / Lovin‘ Overtime |
| 12/1951 | 78 t. CORAL 64111 (US) | Slim WILLIAMS - Halfway To Heaven / That’s All You Gotta Do |
| 12/1951 | SP CORAL 9-64111 (US) |
Slim WILLIAMS - Halfway To Heaven / That’s All You Gotta Do |
| 03/1952 | 78 t. CORAL 64121 (US) | Slim WILLIAMS - Away / Out Running Around |
| 03/1952 | SP CORAL 9-64121 (US) |
Slim WILLIAMS - Away / Out Running Around |
| 07/1952 | 78 t. CORAL 64137 (US) | Slim WILLIAMS - Yoke Of Oxen / Dusting Off Your Love Letters |
| 07/1952 | SP CORAL 9-64137 (US) |
Slim WILLIAMS - Yoke Of Oxen / Dusting Off Your Love Letters |
| 1953 | 78 t. IMPERIAL 8171 (US) | Ed LAWTON - Then You‘ll Know / Have Mercy On Me |
| 1953 | SP IMPERIAL 45-8171 (US) |
Ed LAWTON - Then You‘ll Know / Have Mercy On Me |
| 05/1953 | 78 t. IMPERIAL 8194 (US) | Slim WILLIAMS - - Once Before / Have Mercy On Me |
| 05/1953 | SP IMPERIAL 45-8194 (US) |
Slim WILLIAMS - - Once Before / Have Mercy On Me |
| 12/1957 | 78 t. RCA VICTOR 20-7105 (US) | Don't Burn The Bridge Behind You / Foreign Love |
| 12/1957 | SP RCA VICTOR 47-7105 (US) | Don't Burn The Bridge Behind You / Foreign Love |
| 02/1958 | 78 t. RCA VICTOR 20-7188 (US) |
If You're Waitin'
On Me
/ The Casino On The Hill |
| 02/1958 | SP RCA VICTOR 47-7188 (US) |
If You're Waitin'
On Me
/ The Casino On The Hill |
| 07/1958 | SP DECCA 9-30709 (US) |
Texas vs Alaska
/ Don't Let Anybody Tell
You |
| 02/1959 | SP DECCA 9-30839 (US) | Iron Curtain / House Full Of Love |
| 07/1959 | SP RCA VICTOR 47-7580 (US) | Lightning Jones / Moon Joe |
| 01/1960 | SP D 1120 (US) | I Don't Care Who Knows / Satan's Bell |
| 06/1960 | SP LE BILL 304 (US) |
Mama Doll
/ Farewell Party |
| 09/1960 | SP ALLSTAR 7212-45 (US) |
Mama Doll
/ Farewell Party |
| 02/1961 | SP MERCURY 71780 (US) | John And Mary Doe / The Big Fire |
| 08/1961 | SP MERCURY 71867 (US) |
Anywhere There's People / Plowed Ground |
| 09/1962 | SP GROOVE 58-0011 (US) | Mama Pinch A Penny / Carpetbaggers |
| 1962 | SP Longhorn LO 520 (US) |
Shame On Me / Lucky Heart |
| 1962 | SP KING 45-5626 (US) | Shame On Me / Lucky Heart |
| 02/1963 | SP RCA VICTOR 47-8142 (US) |
Rock Of Gibraltar
 / Don't Destroy Me |
| 06/1963 | SP RCA VICTOR 47-8203 (US) |
Mountain Of A Man / In Love With You |
| 01/1964 | SP RCA VICTOR 47-8300 (US) | Squawlein / It Looks Like You Love Me |
| 04/1964 | SP RCA VICTOR 47-8359 (US) | Stay On The Ball / I'm Not All Here |
| 08/1964 | SP RCA VICTOR 47-8407 (US) |
Everything's O.K. On The LBJ / Don't Look Down |
| 02/1965 | SP RCA VICTOR 47-8514 (US) | War On Poverty / Power Of Love |
| 03/1969 | SP RCA VICTOR 74-0109 (US) |
Everything's O.K. On The LBJ, Part 2 / I'm Not All Here |
| 1970 | SP PLANTATION PL-56 (US) |
The Preacher And The Movie / Ain't That Bad About Mrs. Jones |
| 10/1970 | SP PLANTATION PL-64 (US) |
Ballad Of Morgan / Ain't That Bad About Mrs. Jones |
| 07/1971 | SP MEGA 615-0035 (US) | Asphalt Cowboy / Cold, Cold Hands |
| 08/1972 | SP DISCUS 912 (US) |
Don't Play Angel With Me / McNairy County Sheriff |
| 1978 | SP MOCKINGBIRD 101 (US) |
Mockingbird Mansion / Drive Me Home |
| 1978 | SP MOCKINGBIRD 101 (US) |
Mockingbird Mansion / The Last Trumpet |
| 1978 ? | SP CADDO 1118 (US) |
The Last Trumpet / Neon Nights |
| 198? | SP X X-101 (US) |
Golden Cigarette Lighter / Every Little Bit Hurts |
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Albums
| 04/1971 | LP 12" Mega M31-1004 (US) |
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Between Truck Stops - Cold, Cold Hands / Asphalt Cowboy / Ballad Of Jim Blynn / Headin' Down The Wrong Highway / Tennessee Border / I'd Rather Drive A Truck / Sybil Writes / Highway To Nowhere / Truck Driver's Blues / Big Wheel Cannonball |
| 1985 | LP 12" BEAR FAMILY BFX 15178 (GER) |
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LIGHTNING JONES - Blue Grass Skirt / Foreign Love / I'll Still Love You / Casino On The Hill / Train Of Thought / If You're Waiting On Me / Don't Burn The Bridge Behind You / Rhinelander Waltz / Moon Joe / Lightning Jones / Carpetbaggers / Squawlein / Stay On The Ball / Mama Pinch A Penny / Everything's OK On The L.B.J., Pts. 1 & 2 |
| 10/2005 | CD TIMA ? (US) |
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MENDING FENCES - Mending Fences / The Last Trumpet / Lord, Forgive / The Mcnairy Country Sheriff / Golden Cigarette Lighter / The Sun's Gonna Shine Again / Neon Nights / Adam And Everett / World / Don't Play Angel With Me / Every Little Bit Hurts / Mockingbird Mansion |
| 2013 | CD BACM CD D 420 (UK) |
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Slim Pickings - Lawton "Slim" WILLIAMS - Tennessee Avenue / Paper Face / Throwing Kisses / Reckon As How I Love You / Kentucky Highway / Alone At A Table For Two / Just A Minute Ago / Dying Before My Time / No Wonder / What Am I Supposed To Say / Half Way To Heaven / Everlatsing Love / That’s All You Gotta Do / Lovin‘ Overtime / Away / Dusting Off Your Love Letters / Out Running Around / Yoke Of Oxen / Once Before / Then You‘ll Know / Emergency Call / Have Mercy On Me / There’s Only One Heaven / I Don't Care Who Knows / Satan's Bell / Mama Doll / Farewell Party |
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