Youtube andy williams biography

The extraordinary, easy-listening crooning talents of Andy Williams were first unveiled when he was just 8 years old and inducted into the Williams Brothers Quartet as its youngest member.

Born in Wall Lake, Iowa , Andy started singing with his three older brothers (Bob Williams, Dick Williams and Don Williams) in his hometown’s Presbyterian church choir. The quartet became instant local news and made its professional singing debut when Andy was in the third grade.

A bona fide hit, they went on to become a staple on radio in the nearby city of Des Moines.

Youtube andy williams biography

From there, the harmonizing brothers found widespread popularity on wartime radio, including Chicago and Cincinnati. Andy graduated from high school in Cincinnati. They eventually caught the attention of crooning king Bing Crosby, who included the four boys on his mammoth 1944 hit single “Swinging on a Star”.

Specialty film appearances in musicals were popular and the boys appeared in such film fare as Janie (1944), Kansas City Kit