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THE “GENTLE GIANT” LIVES ON – By Des Kelly   The name suits him just fine. Donald (Don) Williams, still another superb “Country Singer/Guitarist” has recently “passed-on” to the “Opry” in the sky. He was only 78 years old, began his career in 1964, with “his folk band” the Poso Seco Singers, in Corpus Christi, moved to Nashville after his band broke up, to further his career as a popular Singer/Songwriter, whose debut “The shelter of your eyes” hit the “charts” in 1973.         Don’s greatest accomplishment was the fact that every one of his “singles” hit the “top 40” on the Billboard Country Charts from 1974-1991, not a bad effort from this “gentle giant” whose penchant for simple melodic love songs was obvious as he strummed his guitar and sang numbers like “It must be love” & “I believe in you”(one of his greatest hits)      I ...