Kim Williams grew up near Rogersville, Tenn., where he was playing guitar by age 7 and writing songs by age 11. He played in bands throughout his youth, then settled into a career as a factory technician. After an industrial accident in 1974, Kim began making frequent trips to Nashville for treatment. Those years re-kindled his love of songwriting, and by 1989, he had his first hit — “If The Devil Danced In Empty Pockets” by Joe Diffie. Since then, Kim’s songs have been recorded by Garth Brooks (“Ain’t Goin’ Down Till The Sun Comes Up,” “It’s Midnight Cinderella,” “Papa Loved Mama” and “She’s Gonna Make It”), Reba McEntire (“The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter”), Kenny Chesney (“Fall In Love”), Brooks & Dunn (“Honky Tonk Truth”), Rascal Flatts (“While You Loved Me”) and Randy Travis (“Three Wooden Crosses” - named Song of the Year for NSAI, the CMA, the ACM and the GMA in 2003/2004). Kim was ASCAP’s Country Songwriter of the Year in 1994.
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