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Lawton Williams Dead at 85

From: Duke Gilleland
Date: July 28, 2007

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Just read this morning that songwriter Lawton Williams has passed away. He wrote "Fraulein" & Geisha Girl in '57. In 1958 he wrote "Color Of The Blues", a hit for George Jones. I always said if you wanted to put all the dancers on the floor at once, just play "Faded Love" or "Fraulein"!


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