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Roger Williams (born Louis Jacob Weertz; October 1, 1924 – October 8, 2011) was an American popular music pianist.
Award-winning pianist Roger Williams, who played before nine U.S. presidents and recorded dozens of albums over his long career, died early Saturday in Los Angeles after a struggle with...
This is the official channel for Roger Williams, the greatest-selling pianist in recording history, known worldwide as "Mr. Piano."
Roger Williams burst upon the music scene in 1955 when he recorded, the only piano instrumental recording to reach #1 on the Billboard singles charts with more than 2 million sold. It has become an American classic and still stands as the greatest-selling piano instrumental recording of all time.
Roger Williams, the pianist whose lush versions of familiar tunes like “Autumn Leaves” and “Born Free” became hit recordings in the 1950s and ’60s and who continued to perform into his 80s,...
The song that made pianist Roger Williams famous was "Autumn Leaves." It was No. 1 on the Billboard singles chart for four weeks in 1955, the only piano instrumental in history to reach that...
Known worldwide as “Mr. Piano,” Roger Williams came to prominence with his number-one hit, Autumn Leaves, which still stands as the best-selling piano recording of all time and the only piano instrumental to reach number one on the Billboard Charts.
US pianist Roger Williams, who topped the Billboard charts in the 1950s with his solo performance of Autumn Leaves, has died in Los Angeles aged 87. Williams, the only performer to have a US...
Roger Williams, born Louis Jacob Weertz on October 1, 1924 and died October 8, 2011, was an American popular music piano player. He had released 116 albums as of 2004. He was the son of a Lutheran minister, Rev. Frederick J. Weertz (1891-1980), and Dorothea Bang Weertz (1895-1985), were his parents.
Roger Williams, known as "the Pianist to the Presidents," died on Saturday at the age of 87 in his California home after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer, his former publicist said.