Country Music Legend Don Williams has died of emphysema aged 78.
The musician, who called himself ‘Gentle Giant’ and known for his traditional cowboy hat, retired to his home last year.
He married wife Joy Bucher in 1960, and had two sons Tim and Gary and 4 grandchildren.
In 2010 Don Williams was inducted in the Music Hall of Fame, and the media says he has left an estimated US$10 million.