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cumberlandreds · 09-26-2012, 10:54 AM

Andy Williams passed away this morning in Branson Missouri after suffering from bladder cancer for the last year. I will always remember his Christmas specials that were on every year when I was young. He was most famous for singing Moon River.

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertain...icle-1.1168520

redsmetz · 09-26-2012, 11:15 AM

My brother-in-law was born in 1956 while his Dad was in the Navy stationed at Norfolk. Williams would play clubs out there and his folks got to know him when they were there. From time to time, Williams would tell his folks to go out on a date and he'd watch Pat for them, so he can say Andy Williams was his babysitter.

cumberlandreds · 09-26-2012, 11:20 AM

^ Great story RM!

Here's a youtube of him singing Moon River. It really doesn't get much better than this.

Andy Williams - Moon River 1960's performance - YouTube

JaxRed · 09-26-2012, 11:22 AM

Moon River

Moon River - Andy Williams - YouTube

Can't get used to losing you

Andy Williams - Can't Get Used To Losing You (Year 1969) ã‚‚ã†é›¢ã•ãªã„ - YouTube

Theme from Love Story

Andy Williams -(Where Do I Begin?) Love Story (1971) ã‚ã‚‹æ„›ã®è©© - YouTube

757690 · 09-26-2012, 11:28 AM

Loved The Andy Williams Show as a kid. Always waited for that Bear to show up and ruin the show. And his Christmas specials were some of the best too. I remember him best for this song:

http://youtu.be/73UqDX_quk0

westofyou · 09-26-2012, 11:51 AM

Another slice of my childhood gone... shed a tear Dancing Bear

vaticanplum · 09-26-2012, 06:40 PM

Andy Williams was nuts about my gramma in high school; they attended Western Hills together. She allowed him one date and he wanted more, but she refused. Sometimes I tease her by saying she really missed the boat on that one. Then I remember that if she had gotten on that boat, I wouldn't be here.

RichRed · 09-27-2012, 01:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by redsmetz

My brother-in-law was born in 1956 while his Dad was in the Navy stationed at Norfolk. Williams would play clubs out there and his folks got to know him when they were there. From time to time, Williams would tell his folks to go out on a date and he'd watch Pat for them, so he can say Andy Williams was his babysitter.

It's very possible my dad was at some of those same shows. He grew up in Norfolk and would've been the right age, and I know he was a big Andy Williams fan.

09-26-2012, 10:54 AM	#1
cumberlandreds Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Sterling VA Posts: 7,830	Andy Williams Has Passed Away Andy Williams passed away this morning in Branson Missouri after suffering from bladder cancer for the last year. I will always remember his Christmas specials that were on every year when I was young. He was most famous for singing Moon River. http://www.nydailynews.com/entertain...icle-1.1168520 __________________ Reds Fan Since 1971

09-26-2012, 11:15 AM	#2
redsmetz Redsmetz Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Winton Place Posts: 10,449	Re: Andy Williams Has Passed Away My brother-in-law was born in 1956 while his Dad was in the Navy stationed at Norfolk. Williams would play clubs out there and his folks got to know him when they were there. From time to time, Williams would tell his folks to go out on a date and he'd watch Pat for them, so he can say Andy Williams was his babysitter. __________________ “In the same way that a baseball season never really begins, it never really ends either.” - Lonnie Wheeler, "Bleachers, A Summer in Wrigley Field" The Baseball Emporium - Books & Things, that's Rallyonion.com The Baseball Bookstore http://tsc-sales.com/ http://tscsales.blogspot.com/ http://silverscreenbooks.com/

09-26-2012, 11:20 AM	#3
cumberlandreds Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Sterling VA Posts: 7,830	Re: Andy Williams Has Passed Away ^ Great story RM! Here's a youtube of him singing Moon River. It really doesn't get much better than this. Andy Williams - Moon River 1960's performance - YouTube __________________ Reds Fan Since 1971

09-26-2012, 11:22 AM	#4
JaxRed Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 9,228	Re: Andy Williams Has Passed Away Moon River Moon River - Andy Williams - YouTube Can't get used to losing you Andy Williams - Can't Get Used To Losing You (Year 1969) ã‚‚ã†é›¢ã•ãªã„ - YouTube Theme from Love Story Andy Williams -(Where Do I Begin?) Love Story (1971) ã‚ã‚‹æ„›ã®è©© - YouTube

09-26-2012, 11:28 AM	#5
757690 Hoping to be 75769013 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Dayton Posts: 6,082	Re: Andy Williams Has Passed Away Loved The Andy Williams Show as a kid. Always waited for that Bear to show up and ruin the show. And his Christmas specials were some of the best too. I remember him best for this song: http://youtu.be/73UqDX_quk0 __________________ We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them. - Albert Einstein

09-26-2012, 11:51 AM	#6
westofyou breath Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: PDX Posts: 39,334	Re: Andy Williams Has Passed Away Another slice of my childhood gone... shed a tear Dancing Bear

09-26-2012, 06:40 PM	#7
vaticanplum Has big taste Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 6,704	Re: Andy Williams Has Passed Away Andy Williams was nuts about my gramma in high school; they attended Western Hills together. She allowed him one date and he wanted more, but she refused. Sometimes I tease her by saying she really missed the boat on that one. Then I remember that if she had gotten on that boat, I wouldn't be here. __________________ There is no such thing as a pitching prospect.

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