Andy Williams R.I.P.

[Yorkie]

BBC News - Andy Williams, Moon River singer, dies aged 84

Who is going to stop the bear from eating all the cookies now? One of my parents favourites,I'd never admit to them that I liked him too.
RIP Andy.

 

[OhWiseOne]

What a smooth voice. My mom will be upset.

 

[nudeyorker]

My first job in entertainment was on The Andy Williams Christmas Special (I can't post a link sorry... I was too young) He was a very nice man and very professional. RIP Mr. Williams. Thanks again for giving me my first break!

 

[185248]

I was only looking at his photo on the internet a day or two ago, thinking about the entertainers who use appear on the tele when we were kids and the few that are still with us... He gave a number of famous artists their first breakthrough into the bigtime on his show.

Thank you for the good memories Andy Williams.

 

[freemshankle]

The best Christmas album ever. Thanks Andy.

 

[Catchoftheday]

Love story - Andy Williams with lyrics - YouTube

 

[NIMBUS]

As a kid in the sixties, my grandad's favourites were Andy Williams, Perry Como and Harry Secombe. So I grew up appreciating their fine voices alongside the contemporary "cool" stuff of the time.

I've just heard "Happy Heart" played on the radio in tribute to the late AW. What a joyous song - brought back so many memories of Sunday teatimes at my grandad's.

Farewell to a fine singer. RIP.

 

[DevonTexas]

That was the first Christmas album I heard as a kid.

 

[OhWiseOne]

As a kid in the sixties, my grandad's favourites were Andy Williams, Perry Como and Harry Secombe. So I grew up appreciating their fine voices alongside the contemporary "cool" stuff of the time.

I've just heard "Happy Heart" played on the radio in tribute to the late AW. What a joyous song - brought back so many memories of Sunday teatimes at my grandad's.

Farewell to a fine singer. RIP.

Perry Como another great

 

[LaFemme]

So sad....he had such a lovely voice, and I always heard he was a lovely man as well.

 

[rbkwp]

Perry Como another great

Dean Martin, as well

bye Andy

RIP

 

[Getting9]

Bought a Cd of his last month and won't forget his T.V. shows with "Madam".

 

[bearvwe]

I had completely forgotten about the bear and the cookies but as soon as I read your post, I started to laugh. Great singer and great show.

BBC News - Andy Williams, Moon River singer, dies aged 84

Who is going to stop the bear from eating all the cookies now? One of my parents favourites,I'd never admit to them that I liked him too.
RIP Andy.

 

[clarkwest]

In the last 20 years, his headquarters was the Moon River Theater in Branson, Mo., the capital of Red State entertainment. Williams sang to older, rural, conservative audiences, and he shared their political views. Williams couldn’t stand Barack Obama, as he made clear to the British newspaper the Telegraph. (Williams was extremely popular in the U.K., where he was idolized as a classic lounge singer.)
“Don’t like him at all,” he said, “I think he wants to create a socialist country. The people he associates with are very Left-wing. One is registered as a Communist. Obama is following Marxist theory. He's taken over the banks and the car industry. He wants the country to fail.”

 

[Yorkie]

^ Whilst he was a life-long Republican he was also a close friend of Robert Kennedy.I don't let political views get in the way of appreciating someones art but that's a discussion for another thread.
There was a rumour that he would play the Sunday afternoon slot at Glastonbury a couple of years ago where singers such as Johnny Cash,Neil Diamond,Shirley Bassey and Paul Simon have had a good reception.I guess his health wasn't up to it.