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I totally wore out the vinyl LP listening to this trio long before Don became famous as a solo artist. Wonderful memories.

Does anyone know who was Don's fabulous guitarist? Floyd?
Originally Posted By: Don Gaynor
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I totally wore out the vinyl LP listening to this trio long before Don became famous as a solo artist. Wonderful memories.

Does anyone know who was Don's fabulous guitarist? Floyd?


I never knew that he was in a trio! They sounded excellent!
Originally Posted By: Don Gaynor
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I totally wore out the vinyl LP listening to this trio long before Don became famous as a solo artist. Wonderful memories.

Does anyone know who was Don's fabulous guitarist? Floyd?


I do!

Danny Flowers, a great guitarist and writer!

He wrote "Living On Tulsa Time" which Don Williams introduced, and later became a monster for Eric Clapton.


The Pozo Seco Singers were from Corpus Christi, Texas!

From memory, "Time" was their biggest hit, and IMHO their 2nd best record. Don's voice is showcased.

"Time" Pozo Seco Singers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UARjviT6UKw


Also from memory, "I Can Make It With You" was their 2nd biggest hit. It's decent.

"I Can Make It With You" Pozo Seco Singers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shiXYCFbR2U


But by far their best recording (IMHO) is "I'll Be Gone". Don's voice just blends, but that one is a work of art.

"I'll Be Gone" Pozo Seco Singers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKpcPkZQido


Don Williams is one of my top 5 all-time country singers!

"Some Broken Hearts Never Mend" is one of my all-time favorite recordings. (Don had many great recordings IMO.)

"Some Broken Hearts Never Mend" Don Williams
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqjDvEC1uVw
"I'll Be Gone" has been a favorite of theirs for me also.

Who is the female third of the trio? Such an angelic voice.
Danny was the guitar player in Don's band, but I'm not sure he played on the records. I know Kenny Malone played drums on most of Don's recordings, and his producers (Allen Reynolds early on and later Garth Fundis) pretty much used session musicians.
I did a couple of shows with Danny in the past few years, and he told me about how "Tulsa Time" got cut. He wrote it when they were snowed in at a motel somewhere (Denver maybe, or it could've been Tulsa). He went to Don's room to play it for him, and when he walked in Clapton was there - he apparently was playing in the same town/different venue and was snowed in as well. After they played it, Clapton and Williams argued over who was going to get to record it....both of them wound up doing it.
I'm not sure how I would've reacted to Don Williams and Eric Clapton arguing over one of my songs!
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