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