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"Relaxed, gentle; humorous
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A good singer and a popular singer are not necessarily one and the same.
Record industry charts are filled with overnight sensations - ephemeral
performers who touch, momentarily, a sensitive part of the public
psyche.
But a popular singer who stays at the top, soaring far above the
currents of changing fashion, requires more than a "new sound."
Individuality, musical skill and, most important,, an ability to select
and interpret good material, are of major importance. Few people who
watch television, listen to the radio, or buy records would deny that.
Andy Williams is the epitome of such a performer.
Relaxed, gentle, humorous—the adjectives to describe his music come
easily. Andy's delightful version of the new Henry Mancini hit, Dear
Heart, highlights one view of the velvety Williams sound. There are
others: from Who Can I Turn To and It Had to Be You to I'm All Smiles
apd You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You — the enormous range of Andy's
interpretations is fully displayed.
The proof, of course, is in the pudding. The fact that nearly everyone
else likes Andy Williams,: singing is no reason for you to like it. No
reason, that is, until you listen sat discover that everyone else is
right.
Don Heckman |
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