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After her second marriage failed, Thompson began a secret affair with Andy Williams (who was half her age) from 1947 to 1961. [21] [22] In December 1961, Williams married Claudine Longet. Thompson moved to Rome and never remarried. [citation needed]
Andy Williams' extensive discography began with the release of the 1948 single "Jubilee" as a member of the Williams Brothers alongside Kay Thompson. He recorded his first solo album, Andy Williams Sings Steve Allen , eight years later, and remained active in the music industry for the next 56 years, completing 43 studio albums, alongside ...
Aaron Latham of AllMusic summed up the release as an "album of wonderful holiday songs perfectly performed" [2] and singled out several noteworthy tracks, describing Williams as "at his playful best on the irresistibly raucous 'Kay Thompson's Jingle Bells.' He also wraps his voice around chestnuts like 'White Christmas' and 'The Christmas Song ...
The Williams Brothers featuring Andy Williams were a singing quartet formed in the mid 1930s. They initially entertained on radio stations and later appeared in four musical films in the 1940s. After recording with Bing Crosby led to a nightclub act backing Kay Thompson, they broke up in the
Andy Williams: Music to watch ... With Kay Thompson & the Williams Brothers (Columbia) (1948) Year Title Peak chart positions Non-charting B-sides Kay Thompson, solo ...
"Promise Me, Love" is a song written by Kay Thompson and performed by Andy Williams. The song reached #17 on the Billboard chart in 1958. [ 1 ] Archie Bleyer's Orchestra played on the song.
The Kay Thompson song "The Holiday Season" is sometimes paired with "Happy Holiday" as a medley. This was first popularized by Andy Williams (whom Thompson herself discovered and mentored). Other artists who have covered the "Happy Holiday"/"Holiday Season" medley include The Manhattan Transfer , She & Him , and Michael W. Smith .
B Sides and Rarities is a compilation album by the American pop singer Andy Williams that was released by Collectables Records on May 27, 2003. [1] Although the collection starts with two 1947 recordings by Kay Thompson and The Williams Brothers, the rest of the material comes from his time at Columbia Records and includes covers of contemporary hits ("Cherish", "If You Could Read My Mind ...