REMEMBER ????

1970'S Remember?

The Andy Williams Show??

I fell asleep last night with Ovation TV on. I was watching the special
Art Crimes and Mysteries.all about a stolen Rubin's found in Miami
and Tomb robbers in NYC getting Tiffany windows out of wealthy
Tombs. I awoke to Andy Williams singing and after him there was
some BE-BOP nerdowell singing FLAT and OUT of KEY.
That got me up and the TV off.
There is no comparison OMG! it's like black and white.
Where is the Talent for this generation.
OK maybe a hand full are out there.


Williams has two homes one in Calif. they were both in Architectural Digest.


HUMMMM wonder who his Designers were??
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If you want to know more about this Icon::
Andy Williams was born in Iowa and is 83 years old.
Maybe that's why they live in Missouri. I guess
his big break was being on the STEVE ALLEN SHOW.
After that he recorded songs at Candence Records with
owner Archie Bleyer. Songs like ::"Canadian Sunset"
"Butterfly", "Are you Sincere", "Lonely Street" and so on.
He bought the Candence Record master tapes and started
a Barnaby Records.
The rest is history, He Had 18 GOLD ALBUMS and # Platinum


He Met a young UNKNOWN and recorded

him he was JIMMY BUFFETT.

I first met Andy Williams when he was playing the Shamrock Hilton in the late 60's.

At that time he was married to Claudine Longet. We sat at her table to see his show. After Andy Williams finished his show he went to get changed
to go to dinner with us. Claudine was putting him down to us during

the show and while we were waiting . She had a problem, she wanted to be the star. They were married for 8 years and had 3 children. I was not surprised to hear they were divorcing. In fact we were happy for him. Then the news of Claudine shooting her boyfriend in Aspen, WOW!!

1976 she shot some skier called Spider something or other. A strange name, he ended up in her web too. Andy went to her rescue as he was such a warm and wonderful person. They had Children, I am guessing that's why. She married the Attorney that got her off.
Bet she tows the line now..


Andy William's has his own Theatre in Branson, Missouri.
I have never had any desire to go to that area of the USA. He also owns a Moon River Cafe
and he and his wife live there.

At Eighty Three Andy can out sing just about most of the young talent out
there today..
Don't you wonder who hires some of the people that put singers on Television that are FLAT and out of Key. They can't carry a tune. Most of these people don't know music so how can they hire talent?

I love that song--

"Can't take my eye's off of you".

Ta Ta for now.. Keep Buggering on, as Churchill said.

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