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Mentor Ralph Williams (June 11, 1946 – November 16, 2016) was an American songwriter and producer. He is best known for writing "Drift Away", a popular song first performed by Mike Berry in 1972 and popularized by Dobie Gray the following year, and has since been covered by multiple artists.
Nov 18, 2016 · ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Mentor Williams, the award-winning songwriter behind the 1970s hit “Drift Away,” which became a soulful rock n’ roll anthem aired on radio stations for generations, has died in Taos, New Mexico, at age 70, his brother said Friday.
May 2, 2020 · Mentor Williams (1946-2016) sings "Drift Away", a song he wrote in 1970. He is joined by Lynn Anderson (1947-2015), his loving partner of 26 years at Michael Hearne's Big Barn Dance Music...
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Nov 17, 2016 · Mentor Williams, the award-winning writer of “Drift Away,” the easygoing pop classic recorded by Dobie Gray in 1973, died Wednesday morning, according to the Taos News.
Nov 17, 2016 · Country songwriter Mentor Williams, best known for penning Dobie Gray‘s 1973 No. 5 smash “Drift Away,” has died at age 70.
Nov 17, 2016 · Songwriter Mentor Williams, best known for the classic hit "Drift Away," has passed away. Taos News reports that Williams died at 6:15AM on Wednesday morning (Nov. 16). No cause of death...
Nov 16, 2016 · Mentor Williams, a longtime Taos resident and nationally known singer-songwriter, died at 6:15 a.m. Wednesday (Nov. 16), according to a family source. Williams was best known for writing "Drift Away", a middle-of-the-road playlist classic performed by Dobie Gray in 1973.
Nov 18, 2016 · Paul Williams, also a famed songwriter who is the president of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, or ASCAP, confirmed for The Associated Press that his brother Mentor...
Nov 19, 2016 · Mentor Williams, a music producer and songwriter who penned the hit “Drift Away,” died Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2016, in Taos, New Mexico, according to multiple news sources. He was 70.
Nov 19, 2016 · Mentor Williams, the award-winning US songwriter behind the 1970s hit Drift Away, which became a soulful rock n' roll anthem aired on radio stations for generations, has died in Taos, New Mexico, at age 70, his brother says.
