Pray for Andy Williams
"Sunny" is Track 10 on his April 1967 LP "Born Free"
http://www.allmusic.com/album/born-free-r26685/review
William Ruhlmann reviewed the 1967 disc: Williams reacted by dropping the bossa nova and the oldies and looked more to the recent pop charts for covers like Bobby Hebb's "Sunny." He even recorded "I Want to Be Free" (AKA "I Wanna Be Free") from the Monkees' first album. And he scored a Top 40 hit with a pop/rock arrangement of "Music to Watch Girls By," the tune that originated on a Diet Pepsi commercial and had been an instrumental hit for the Bob Crewe Generation. At a time when non-rock pop singers were beginning to be marginalized, Williams successfully threaded the needle, reassuring his older listeners while proving adaptable to current trends.
http://news.yahoo.com/singer-andy-williams-says-bladder-cancer-062705233.html
http://www.allmusic.com/album/an-evening-with-andy-williams-live-from-the-royal-albert-hall-1978-r948725/review
"Sunny" is Track 10 on his April 1967 LP "Born Free"
http://www.allmusic.com/album/born-free-r26685/review
William Ruhlmann reviewed the 1967 disc: Williams reacted by dropping the bossa nova and the oldies and looked more to the recent pop charts for covers like Bobby Hebb's "Sunny." He even recorded "I Want to Be Free" (AKA "I Wanna Be Free") from the Monkees' first album. And he scored a Top 40 hit with a pop/rock arrangement of "Music to Watch Girls By," the tune that originated on a Diet Pepsi commercial and had been an instrumental hit for the Bob Crewe Generation. At a time when non-rock pop singers were beginning to be marginalized, Williams successfully threaded the needle, reassuring his older listeners while proving adaptable to current trends.
Singer Andy Williams says he has bladder cancer
The silver-haired "Moon River" singer missed planned performances this fall with an undisclosed medical condition and the theater announced recently that he would likely miss his holiday schedule as well because of the condition. The newspaper reported he has not started treatment, though it did not identify the person who provided that information.
Williams' appearance Saturday was a surprise and brought a standing ovation from a nearly full house. The golden-voiced singer had a string of hits in the 1950s and '60s, including "Can't Get Used to Losing You" and "Butterfly, but he is best known for his version of "Moon River." He earned 18 gold and three platinum albums in his career.
http://news.yahoo.com/singer-andy-williams-says-bladder-cancer-062705233.html
http://www.allmusic.com/album/an-evening-with-andy-williams-live-from-the-royal-albert-hall-1978-r948725/review
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