"Moon River" Crooner Andy Williams Dead At 84
Updated: 09/26/2012 02:21 PM
By: NY1 News
Singer and TV host Andy Williams has died.
Williams died Tuesday night at his home in Branson, Missouri after battling bladder cancer for nearly a year.
The Iowa native built a theater in Branson in 1992 and kept performing there after his diagnosis.
Williams began singing with his brothers as a boy before taking off a solo singer known for his easy style and silky voice.
Among his biggest hits was the song "Moon River."
Williams also hosted his own Emmy-winning variety show "The Andy Williams Show" in the 1960s.
Andy Williams was 84 years old.
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