Book description
Andy Williams is one of the greatest singers of all time. During a
remarkable career spaning eight decades, he has sold over 100 million
albums, hosted a hugely successful TV show and worked with a roll-call
of showbusiness legends that included Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Judy
Garland, Frank Sinatra, Lauren Bacall, Elvis Presley and John Lennon.
Now for the first time Andy tells the whole remarkable story. An Iowa
farm boy who grew up during the Great Depression, Andy began performing
at the age of seven as one quarter of the Williams Brothers. After going
solo, he endured his wilderness years, barely scraping a living in
'rust-belt' supper clubs - to re-emerge as one of the greatest
television and recording stars of his era. The Andy Williams Show topped
TV ratings around the world, and a string of smash hits, including his
signature tune Moon River, went on to earn him eighteen gold and three
platinum discs. Still singing, still holding audiences in the palm of
his hand, Andy Williams looks back on an extraordinary showbusiness
life. Revelatory, honest, funny and touching, Moon River is the
inspiring autobiography of an icon. Andy Williams was born in rural
Iowa in 1927. His solo career began in 1952, since when he has headlined
for twenty years at Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas, hosted one of the most
successful and long-running TV shows ever, and toured sell-out concert
venues around the world. In the 1990s, Andy designed and built his own
state-of-the-art venue, The Moon River Theatre in Branson, Missouri,
where he still performs. With his wife Debbie, he divides his time
between homes in Branson and La Quinta, California.
