Uploaded February 2017 | Updated September 2026, 5 hours ago
Listen to Oliver perform this beautifully sung rendition of a Jacques Brel song, "If You Go Away". This song made me cry 45 years ago - and still does today.
This video is released as part of the celebration of life for William Oliver Swofford (2/22/1945 - 2/12/2000); It's being provided as a small gesture of my humble respect and love for this magnificent man taken from us too soon, yet he left these bits of evidence of his short but accomplished, admirable and humbled life. #BeLikeBill
He was a true renaissance man excelling in virtually every way. He was a loving humanitarian and the kindest, most humble man I’ve ever met. If I could do more to spread his beautiful music, character, and kindness, I would. This channel and his Facebook page reflect my sincere hope that through these efforts, his memory lives on, as it does in my heart. I’m forever grateful for his friendship, his faithful heart, his music, and his enduring love. 💙
William "Oliver" Swofford, Born Feb 22, 1945 - Went Away Feb 12, 2000
For more information on Bill's life and music career, please like us on facebook.com/William.Oliver.Swofford.Fans
I do not own the rights to this performance and am providing for historical purposes. If this must be removed I will do so.
Listen to Oliver perform this beautifully sung rendition of a Jacques Brel song, "If You Go Away". This song made me cry 45 years ago - and still does today.
This video is released as part of the celebration of life for William Oliver Swofford (2/22/1945 - 2/12/2000); It's being provided as a small gesture of my humble respect and love for this magnificent man taken from us too soon, yet he left these bits of evidence of his short but accomplished, admirable and humbled life. #BeLikeBill
He was a true renaissance man excelling in virtually every way. He was a loving humanitarian and the kindest, most humble man I’ve ever met. If I could do more to spread his beautiful music, character, and kindness, I would. This channel and his Facebook page reflect my sincere hope that through these efforts, his memory lives on, as it does in my heart. I’m forever grateful for his friendship, his faithful heart, his music, and his enduring love. 💙
William "Oliver" Swofford, Born Feb 22, 1945 - Went Away Feb 12, 2000
For more information on Bill's life and music career, please like us on facebook.com/William.Oliver.Swofford.Fans
I do not own the rights to this performance and am providing for historical purposes. If this must be removed I will do so.
