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Howard Andrew Williams (born December 3, 1927 in Wall Lake, Iowa), known as Andy Williams, is an American pop singer.
He first performed in a children’s choir at his local Presbyterian church. Williams and his three older brothers Bob, Dick, and Don, formed a quartet, The Williams Brothers, in the late 1930s. The brothers performed on radio in the Midwest, first at WHO in Des Moines, Iowa, and later at WLS in Chicago and WLW in Cincinnati. Williams graduated from Western Hills High School in Cincinnati. They appeared with Bing Crosby on the hit record “Swinging on a Star” (1944). This led to a nightclub act with entertainer Kay Thompson from 1947 to 1951.
Williams’s solo career began in 1952 after his brothers left the act. He recorded six sides for RCA’s label “X,” but none of them were popular hits. After landing a spot as a regular on Steve Allen’s Tonight Show in 1955, he was signed to a recording contract with Cadence Records, a small label in New York run by conductor Archie Bleyer. His third single, “Canadian Sunset” (1956) hit the Top Ten, and was soon followed his only Billboard #1 hit, “Butterfly” (a cover of a Charlie Gracie record on which Williams imitated Elvis Presley). More hits followed, including “The Hawaiian Wedding Song,” “Are You Sincere,” “The Village of St. Bernadette,” and “Lonely Street,” before Williams moved to Columbia Records in 1961, having moved from New York to Los Angeles. In terms of chart popularity, the Cadence era was Williams’s peak although songs he introduced on Columbia became much bigger standards.
He first performed in a children’s choir at his local Presbyterian church. Williams and his three older brothers Bob, Dick, and Don, formed a quartet, The Williams Brothers, in the late 1930s. The brothers performed on radio in the Midwest, first at WHO in Des Moines, Iowa, and later at WLS in Chicago and WLW in Cincinnati. Williams graduated from Western Hills High School in Cincinnati. They appeared with Bing Crosby on the hit record “Swinging on a Star” (1944). This led to a nightclub act with entertainer Kay Thompson from 1947 to 1951.
Williams’s solo career began in 1952 after his brothers left the act. He recorded six sides for RCA’s label “X,” but none of them were popular hits. After landing a spot as a regular on Steve Allen’s Tonight Show in 1955, he was signed to a recording contract with Cadence Records, a small label in New York run by conductor Archie Bleyer. His third single, “Canadian Sunset” (1956) hit the Top Ten, and was soon followed his only Billboard #1 hit, “Butterfly” (a cover of a Charlie Gracie record on which Williams imitated Elvis Presley). More hits followed, including “The Hawaiian Wedding Song,” “Are You Sincere,” “The Village of St. Bernadette,” and “Lonely Street,” before Williams moved to Columbia Records in 1961, having moved from New York to Los Angeles. In terms of chart popularity, the Cadence era was Williams’s peak although songs he introduced on Columbia became much bigger standards.
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ретро..........нравиться!!
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emapia wrote:
http://www.lastfm.ru/user/5318008 <--true andy williams fan.yay! xD
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emapia wrote:
Howard Andrew Williams (born December 3, 1927 in Wall Lake, Iowa) is ON TOUR ?? word @siegelandrew.
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Tr1xx wrote:
He had some wonderful songs, and I reckon his version of "Can't Help Falling in Love" is better than Elvis (shock horror). My fave is "Home Lovin' Man" though
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siegelandrew wrote:
it ain't Christmas without Andy
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Ben3in wrote:
http://www.lastfm.ru/user/5318008 lol
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Jade_Moon wrote:
I Love Andy!
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thailandsongs wrote:
Andy Williams is the best one of the songs artists of the world that I like.
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Bananasaur wrote:
Andy Williams Merry Christmas album super play go now!
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PrissyPrancer wrote:
i have to confess i don't have any plays on my lastfm, but surely he should have like 15x more plays? he has such a voice and songs everyone just knows?
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zyffe-- wrote:
Thank you, Mr. Williams, for your magical voice.
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liaviegas wrote:
MY e- mail is liaviegas@yahoo.com.br
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liaviegas wrote:
I'm looking for the songs: Make it easy for me 1975...in the cd ALONE AGAIN (NATURALLY) SOLITARIE AND Are You In There? (Main Theme From "King Kong") 1977
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DafyddapLlwyd wrote:
I just can't take my eyes off www.youtube.com/dafyddapllwyd some fool pretending to be Andy Williams' long lost son www.last.fm/music/wyn+williams has the juice and on itunes too
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looby2307 wrote:
I was brought up with the joy of Andy - played his xmas album EVERY year itl the record wore away. What a guy!
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i0ngunn3r wrote:
[b]psychoalgie[/b], not so much like that guy - http://www.last.fm/user/5318008
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callion wrote:
such a great singer
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B-Kaitis wrote:
kentãique may ais ofi iou!!♪♫
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miss_drivel wrote:
I love you, mr Williams :)
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microwank wrote:
I cry at night.
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