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Leona Williams (Leona Belle Helton) was born on 7 January, 1943 in United States, is an American singer-songwriter. Discover Leona Williams's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 81 years old?

Popular As Leona Belle Helton
Occupation Singer
Age 81 years old
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Born 7 January 1943
Birthday 7 January
Birthplace N/A
Nationality United States

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1943

Leona Belle Helton (born January 7, 1943, in Vienna, Missouri, United States) is an American country music singer known professionally as Leona Williams.

Leona Belle Helton was born January 7, 1943, in Vienna, Missouri.

Active in her family's band since childhood, she had a radio program on KWOS in Jefferson City, Missouri, when she was fifteen.

Later on, she worked as a bass guitarist and backing vocalist in Loretta Lynn's road band.

1958

Active since 1958, Williams has been a backing musician for Loretta Lynn and Merle Haggard and The Strangers.

1968

By 1968, Williams signed to the Hickory record label and released two singles: "Once More" and "Country Girl with Hot Pants On."

1970

She also joined Merle Haggard's road band The Strangers in the mid-1970s, supplanting his estranged wife, Bonnie Owens.

Leona wrote two of Merle's No. 1 hits, "Someday When Things Are Good", and "You Take Me For Granted".

She also wrote songs for Connie Smith--"Dallas", Loretta Lynn--"Get Whatcha Got And Go", and others.

1976

In 1976, she recorded the album San Quentin's First Lady for MCA Records with The Strangers, which was the first country album recorded by a female artist inside a prison.

1978

(She and Haggard were married between 1978 and 1983.) She also charted eight times on Hot Country Songs, with her only Top 40 hit being a duet with Haggard titled "The Bull and the Beaver."

Between 1978 and 1983, she was married to Haggard, and in 1978, the two charted in the country Top Ten with the song "The Bull and the Beaver."

1981

She recorded two singles for Elektra Records in 1981, and charted another duet with Haggard titled "We're Strangers Again."

1985

She later married singer-songwriter Dave Kirby in 1985, and remained married to him until his 2004 death.

2005

From 2005 she was with Ferlin Husky, and remained with him for the last six years of his life.

Williams continues to tour with her son, Ron.

2017

In 2017, Williams won the Honky Tonk Female honour at the Ameripolitan Music Awards.