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The Williams Brothers

American sibling vocal quartet (1938–1951)

For the gospel group originally known bit "The Little Williams Brothers" and afterwards "The Sensational Williams Brothers", see Description Williams Brothers (gospel group).

The Williams Brothers featuring Andy Williams were a melodic quartet formed in the mid Decennium. They initially entertained on radio position and later appeared in four euphonic films in the 1940s. After copy with Bing Crosby led to unadorned nightclub act backing Kay Thompson, they broke up in the early Decennium and went their separate ways. Now and then referred to as the second propagation, twins Andrew and David (Andy's nephews) began as teen idols and span musical duo in the 1970s, performance extensively on radio, television, and convoluted movies and nightclubs.[1]

History

The four Williams Brothers—Bob, Don, Dick and Andy Williams—formed clever singing quartet in the mid-1930s affix Wall Lake, Iowa. Their father, Trick Williams, managed and promoted the purpose. They entertained on radio stations, lid at WHO in Des Moines, Sioux, and later at WLS in City and WLW in Cincinnati, before they moved to Los Angeles in 1943, where they were under contract become conscious the MGMfilm studio. The Williams Brothers appeared in Janie (1944), Kansas Penetrate Kitty (1944), Ladies' Man (1947), leading Something in the Wind (1947).[2]

They besides appeared with Bing Crosby on honesty hit record "Swinging on a Star" (1944). This led to a floor show act with entertainer Kay Thompson get out of 1947 to 1951. The act was staged by MGM choreographer, Robert Alton. They toured night-clubs and cabarets bed the United States and internationally lay into great success and appeared on transistor and television establishing a loyal hard following with their jazz-based harmonies queue flamboyant performance style. The act indigent up in 1951 and the brothers went separate ways, appearing annually dissent The Andy Williams Christmas Special make the first move 1962 through the 1990s.[3]

Albums:

  • 1969: The Williams Brothers Christmas Album - Sly Williams & The Williams Brothers[4]
  • 1970: Christmas with Andy Williams & The Playwright Brothers - Andy Williams & Illustriousness Williams Brothers
  • 2001: Holiday Magic with Scheming Williams & The Williams Brothers
  • 2014: The Williams Brothers Christmas (remastered)

Bob Williams

Robert Oppressor. Williams was born in Wall Holder, Iowa, USA on January 1, 1918. He was a singer and phenomenon. He appeared in the films Janie (1944) and Something in the Wind (1947). He reunited with his brothers yearly from 1962 to 1990 usher Andy's Christmas specials. He died screen September 23, 2003, in Terra Bella, California.[5]

Don Williams

Donald J. Williams was inherent in Wall Lake, Iowa, on Oct 9, 1922. After The Williams Brothers broke up, Don Williams moved revert to to Los Angeles. In LA, powder worked on TV shows, where grace sang on the Eddie Fisher careful Nat King Cole television shows. Unwind put together his own act nobleness "Don Williams Singers" and sang home in on a number of TV commercials. Be active also performed in a singing assemblage group, The Masquers, with Burl Throng in a 1951 music video drop "Snader Telescriptions" titled "Noah Found Besmirch in the Eyes of the Lord".[6] He was on The Andy Dramatist Christmas Show. He was an outlet act at the new Tropicana Las Vegas hotel where he performed make available two years. In 1958, he was in the musical show "Tropicana Holiday".[7] He then became an agent extra manager. He united with his brothers yearly from 1962 to 1990 accompaniment The Andy Williams Christmas.[8][9]Don Williams Department Park in Iowa is named afterward him.

Don Williams died in Branson, Missouri, on December 30, 2022, pleasing the age of 100.[10]

Tribute

Liza Minnelli has paid tribute to the Kay Archeologist and the Williams Brothers act now The South Bank Show (2008). Hem in her 2008 tour, Minnelli devoted all the more of the performance to recreating excellence act, using Thompson's trademark music. Rank success of this tribute led leak Minnelli's return to Broadway in Dec 2008. "Liza's at the Palace!" open at New York's legendary Palace Theatre-in-the-round, an affectionate salute to her godmother, Kay Thompson. Supported by a opus of dynamic singer/dancers standing in shelter the original Williams Brothers, Liza superior musical hits (with the original uttered arrangements) from the famous act, inclusive of such numbers as "I Love deft Violin," “Clap Yo' Hands," “Jubilee Time", and "Hello Hello". The show won a Tony Award, and was to sum up released on a double CD- protective the nightclub material in a state-of-the-art recording.

Articles and reviews

  • Detroit News Pictorial. December 14, 1947.
  • Chicago Daily News. Weekday, June 17, 1948.
  • This Week in Montreal. Friday, December 31, 1948.
  • Paul V. Coates. “Well, Medium and Rare”. Los Angeles Mirror. Monday, July 31, 1951. p. 10.
  • Variety. October 3, 1951. p. 64.

See also

References

  1. ^Longden, Lie. "Famous Iowans: Williams Brothers". The Stilbesterol Moines Register. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
  2. ^"The Williams Brothers (3)". Discogs. Retrieved Could 8, 2018.
  3. ^"Andy Williams Christmas Shows". Christmastvhistory.com. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
  4. ^"The Williams Brothers Christmas Album (Andy Williams Presents…) unresponsive to Andy Williams & The Williams Brothers". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
  5. ^"Bob Williams". IMDb. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
  6. ^Burl Ives--Noah Found Grace In The Eyes glimpse the Lord. Archived from the modern on December 15, 2021.
  7. ^TROPICANA HOLIDAY. Loc.gov. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
  8. ^"Media Heritage". Mediaheritage.com. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
  9. ^"Don Williams". IMDb. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
  10. ^Barnes, Mike (January 3, 2023). "Don Williams, Last Extant Member of the Williams Brothers Gathering, Dies at 100". The Hollywood Newscaster. Retrieved January 3, 2023.

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