Trevor Panczak at the Belt Performing Arts Center

Trevor Panczak’s Don Williams tribute brings a personal history to Belt

A Gibson L5 belonging to Don Williams became part of the story behind Trevor Panczak’s tribute recording: Williams’s son sent the guitar to Nashville while Panczak was recording with Williams’s band. The Belt Performing Arts Center lists Panczak and his band presenting Williams’s music, but does not announce a specific set list.

From early guitar songs to a final tour

Panczak says some of the first songs he learned on guitar were Don Williams songs. In 2013, he opened for Williams on the singer’s final Canadian tour—a later chapter in a connection that began with the music itself.

Panczak subsequently recorded a tribute album with Williams’s band at Sound Emporium, a Nashville studio where Williams had recorded many of his hits. The setting tied the project to Williams’s own recording history, rather than making it simply a collection of songs by a familiar country artist.

Further reading: Don Williams Drive | Trevor Panczak ↗