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Born 104 Years Ago Today, the WWII Veteran and Country Songwriting Genius Who Wrote Songs From His Deathbed

Lawton Williams (via YouTube). Even if his name isn’t super familiar to you, I bet you’ve heard at least a few of this lyrical icon’s country stylings through the years. Lawton Williams was one of the greatest country singer-songwriters of the 20th century, a self-taught musician who helped shape what country music would become in the 1950s. Williams also happened to be born on this very day, July 24, in 1922. Let’s take a look back at someone w…
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American Songwriter broke the news on Friday, July 24, 2026.
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