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  • Jul 24, 1922
    Songwriter Lawton Williams is born in Troy, Tennessee. He writes Gene Watson's "Farewell Party," Bobby Helms' "Fraulein," Hank Locklin's "Geisha Girl" and George Jones' "Color Of The Blues," among others
    Oct 3, 1991
    Travis Tritt and "Farewell Party" songwriter Lawton Williams are inducted in the Country Music Hall Of Fame's Walkway of Stars
    Jul 25, 2007
    Songwriter Lawton Williams dies of a respiratory ailment at Harris Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas. Among his credits: Bobby Helms' "Fraulein," Hank Locklin's "Geisha Girl" and Gene Watson's "Farewell Party"

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