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'''Howard Andrew Williams''' was born on December 3, 1927, in
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Wall Lake, [[Iowa]]. Starting out in a [[church]] [[choir]] and as a
 
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teenager joining his three brothers to form a [[quartet]] that
 
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performed first on [[radio]] in [[Des Moines]] on WHO, and then in
 
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[[Chicago]] on WLS and [[Cincinnati]]’s WLW, Andy became a
 
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regular on [[Steve Allen]]’s [[Tonight Show]] in 1955.
 
  
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In 1955 Andy signed a recording contract with Cadence Records,
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where in the summer of 1956 his vocal version of the smash hit
 
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instrumental “Canadian Sunset” would earn him a top ten hit,
 
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followed by Andy’s lone #1 single chart topper, “Butterfly”.
 
  
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In 1957 Andy Williams landed in the top ten with “I Like Your
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Kind of Love” and again in 1958 with “Are You Sincere”.
 
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In 1959 “Lonely Street” and “The Village of St. Bernadette”
 
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both were top ten hits.
 
  
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Leaving Cadence for [[Columbia Records]], Andy in 1963 reached
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the #2 spot on the Hit Parade with “Can’t Get Used to Losing You”.
 
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Among his fifty plus hit singles, were “Hopeless”, “Dear Heart” and
 
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“A Fool Never Learns”, but it would be in 1971 before he had another
 
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top ten hit single, “Where Do I Begin” from the film “Love Story”.
 
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However, as an album artist, Andy Williams was a superstar with
 
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as many as 17 gold albums, including:
 
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* “Moon River”
 
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* “Days of Wine and Roses”
 
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* “Dear Heart”
 
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* “The Shadow of Your Smile”
 
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* “Love Story”
 
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* “The Andy Williams Christmas Album”
 
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The [[Christmas]] album is still a best seller several decades later. He would record eight Christmas albums, more than
 
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any other recording artist at Columbia.
 
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The Andy Williams Show on television won three [[Emmy Award]]s
 
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and up until the 1990’s his Christmas specials were family
 
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habits during the holidays.
 
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In recent years to the delight of fans, Andy opened his
 
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“Moon River Theatre” in Branson, [[Missouri]] where he has a home.
 
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He alternates between a residence there and one
 
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in La Quinta, [[California]].
 
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[[Category:Male Singers]]
 

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