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Old 09-26-2012, 10:50 AM
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Dead at 84.

He was a good'un as singers go. I guess my favorite of his was "Days of Wine and Roses."

ST. LOUIS: 'Moon River' crooner Andy Williams dies at age 84 | Entertainment News | Columbus Ledger Enquirer
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Old 09-26-2012, 11:10 AM
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Sorry to see him go... He helped me nurse more than one broken heart with Moon River.....

Andy Williams - Moon River 1960's performance - YouTube

Thanks for the years Andy....
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Old 09-26-2012, 11:38 AM
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I remember how he stuck by his ex-wife and the mother of his kids after she accidently shot her boyfreind TWICE and got a week in an Aspen jail for it. He was before my time but seemed like a very laid bad guy who had an extremely soothing voice. May he rest in peace.
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Another favorite gone that I used to watch on tv as a youngster.
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His wife was named Claudine Longet, and her lover was a ski bum named Spider Sabitch. The media of the time had a field day over the shooting for quite a while, but not up to the level of O. J. Simpson.
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My family were not true Andy Williams fans. Dad liked jazz, Mum liked pop and I was into British heavy metal, but we all knew talent and class when we heard it. Andy had both in large amounts.

RIP the Man with Perfect Pitch.
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I watched his television show all the time. Saw him in concert three times. Great voice and a gentleman. RIP Andy Williams.
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Even though I never was a fan that bought his music, whenever one of his songs came on the radio I never changed the station.

Had a great voice and seemed to me, a good man.

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He played at my college in 68 or so. He put on a good show.
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My parents had a bunch of his albums, that were played regularly on the big old stereo in a floor standing walnut cabinet in the living room.

While I wasn't a big fan, I always loved 'Moon River', and some of his other 'standards'. I can remember doing homework at the dining room table, while Andy Williams played in the background. It is soothing music.

The man had a lot of talent, and was a class act. He worked his way to the top, unlike many 'instant phenoms' in later days.

I respect people who truly EARN their place in American music.
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