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Taos resident Mentor Williams, award-winning songwriter, dies at 70 | Local News | santafenewmexican.com
![Gridiron Gang" (Premiere) Mentor Williams, Lynn Anderson 09-5-2006 / Grauman's Chinese Theatre / Hollywood, CA / Columbia Pictures / Photo by Joseph Martinez / PictureLux File Reference # 22814 0003PLX For Editorial Gridiron Gang" (Premiere) Mentor Williams, Lynn Anderson 09-5-2006 / Grauman's Chinese Theatre / Hollywood, CA / Columbia Pictures / Photo by Joseph Martinez / PictureLux File Reference # 22814 0003PLX For Editorial](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/PMD97P/gridiron-gang-premiere-mentor-williams-lynn-anderson-09-5-2006-graumans-chinese-theatre-hollywood-ca-columbia-pictures-photo-by-joseph-martinez-picturelux-file-reference-22814-0003plx-for-editorial-use-only-all-rights-reserved-PMD97P.jpg)
Gridiron Gang" (Premiere) Mentor Williams, Lynn Anderson 09-5-2006 / Grauman's Chinese Theatre / Hollywood, CA / Columbia Pictures / Photo by Joseph Martinez / PictureLux File Reference # 22814 0003PLX For Editorial
![Paul Williams on Twitter: "My brother Mentor Williams would have been 74 today. Kind, generous, a cowboy and a great songwriter. Here @ascap being honored for his rock anthem “Drift Away”. Love Paul Williams on Twitter: "My brother Mentor Williams would have been 74 today. Kind, generous, a cowboy and a great songwriter. Here @ascap being honored for his rock anthem “Drift Away”. Love](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EaQPd-lUYAEsm4U.jpg)
Paul Williams on Twitter: "My brother Mentor Williams would have been 74 today. Kind, generous, a cowboy and a great songwriter. Here @ascap being honored for his rock anthem “Drift Away”. Love
![Duane Eddy on Twitter: ".RIP My friend Mentor Williams. He gave us Drift Away. Songwriter, US Marine, Cowboy. The love of Lynn's life.… " Duane Eddy on Twitter: ".RIP My friend Mentor Williams. He gave us Drift Away. Songwriter, US Marine, Cowboy. The love of Lynn's life.… "](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CxbxtSaWEAAck6F.jpg)