caption associated_acts years_active label instruments name background genre image article_title birth_name occupation
williams in 1969 the williams brothers 1938 -- 2012 cadence , columbia vocals andy williams solo_singer traditional pop andy williams 1969.jpg andy williams
 howard andrew williams singer , actor , record producer
andy williams

howard andrew `` andy '' williams -lrb- december 3 , 1927 -- september 25 , 2012 -rrb- was an american popular-music singer .
he recorded forty-four albums in his career , seventeen of which have been gold-certified and three of which have been platinum-certified .
he hosted `` the andy williams show '' , a television variety show , from 1962 to 1971 , and numerous television specials .
the moon river theatre in branson , missouri is named after the song he is most known for singing -- johnny mercer 's and henry mancini 's `` moon river '' .
