Andy Williams dies aged 84 - video obituary

Thursday, 27 Sep 2012

# Andy Williams

A look back at the career of singer Andy Williams, whose hits included Moon River and Music To Watch Girls By, and who has died aged 84, a year after being diagnosed with bladder cancer. He sold more than 100m albums. Ronald Reagan described Williams' smooth voice as a 'national treasure'

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