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CBS/AP/ September 27, 2012, 10:33 AM

Andy Williams mourned by colleagues and fans

Singer Andy Williams arrives at the 50th annual Grammy awards held at the Staples Center on Feb. 10, 2008, in Los Angeles.

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(CBS/AP) Singer Andy Williams, who died at age 84 on Tuesday after a yearlong battle with cancer, will forever be remembered through his music. Celebrities and friends of the "Moon River" singer are reflecting today on  his legacy.

Some have even taken to Twitter to mourn his death.

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"Andy Wiliams' smooth voice and casual style turned the songs he sang into timeless classics and made him one of America's top pop singers. ... The entertainment industry has lost a giant piece of its living history today, but Williams' legacy will forever be enshrined in the annals of music and television,"  said Neil Portnow, president and CEO of the Recording Academy, the organization behind  the Grammys..

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"We've lost a very special man today. He personified to me, for the country, a style of grace, dignity and class with everything he did,"  said  singer  Tony Orando.  "He had an ability to make everything seem balanced and perfect and, you know, we've lost a great American treasure."

"He was a wonderful person, " recalled Motown's Smokey Robinson.. "He befriended me when I was just a teenager starting out in show business, and we remained friends throughout the years. I regret that we didn't have the chance to spend more time together. He was one of the great voices and great people of our time."

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Andy Williams: 1927 - 2012

Entertainer Marie Osmond said, "He gave me singing advice that I've applied to my entire career. He told me, `Don't take singing lessons. Do breathing exercises." He would tell me to practice swimming the length of a pool underwater to increase my lung capacity. Because of Andy, I'm able to do power songs like "World Goes Round" in our Las Vegas show."

"Andy was a dear friend of mine," said  actress and singer Doris Day, "and we've known each other since we were kids in Cincinnati. He and his brothers sang and of course, so did I, and often I would go over to their house and we would sing together. They asked me to join their group, but my vocal coach thought I should be out on my own and so that's what I did. Andy and I kept in touch over the years and just recently, even when he was so sick, he wrote to congratulate me on my new CD. He was such a sweet, thoughtful man, and I will miss him dearly."

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jamesanzell says:
Help Andy Williams drink from a paper cup a fine warm strained vegetable soup to be alive forever because the commandment of God in the Bible King James Version Deuteronomy 5:17"Thou shall not kill." so that for Andy Williams to try be alive and strong and not the died writing in internet computer microsoft bing search September 25, 2012. Please try to help Andy Williams drink vegetable soups. May be that he may rest on a bed and at meal time have raise the back of the bed at an angle of 40 degrees to from a paper cup a drink of a fine warm strained vegetable soup and be careful not to drown. After the sips of that meal remove the paper cup and and lower the back of the bed to horizonal. May be he receive 3 meals or more each day and daily in future. Good for Andy Willams to have good vegetables for food forever.

Not to hurt every creature.

I read that aspirin is bad, antibiotic is bad, vaccination is bad, and pyschotropic substance is bad. Not to use those bad substances. Not to cut, bruise, burn, or freeze hurt the flesh of every creature. Not to hurt every creature. Not to kill every creature. Not to molest every creature. Very good vegetables for food. Good to have good food, good drink, good comfort, good conduct, and good freedom. Bible writing from one of called New International Version bibles reference: Genesis 9:12-13, Deuteronomy 4:13, Deuteronomy chapter 5, Genesis chapter 1, Genesis 25:29-34, John 6:51, Mark 5:39-43, Jeremiah 1:4-5, Genesis chapter 17,
Genesis 9:12 And God said, "This is the sign of the covenant I am making between me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all generations to come:, Deuteronomy 4:13 'He declared to you his covenant, the Ten Commandments, which he commanded you to follow' ,

Deuteronomy 5:16 '"Honor your father and your mother, as the Lord your God has commanded you, so that you may live long and that it may go well with you in the land the Lord your God is giving you.

17 "You shall not murder.

18 "You shall not commit adultery.

19 "You shall not steal.

20 "You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.

21 "You shall not covet your neighbor's wife. You shall not set your desire on your neighbor's house or land',

Jeremiah 1:4 The word of the Lord came to me, saying,

5 "Before I formed you in the womb I knew[a] you,
before you were born I set you apart;
I appointed you as a prophet to the nations. ",

Genesis !:11 11 Then God said, "Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds." And it was so.,
Genesis 24 And God said, "Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: the livestock, the creatures that move along the ground, and the wild animals, each according to its kind." And it was so.,
Genesis 28 'God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground."
29 Then God said, "I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food. 30 And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds in the sky and all the creatures that move along the ground—everything that has the breath of life in it—I give every green plant for food." And it was so.
31 God saw all that he had made, and it was very good.',
Genesis 5:29 Once when Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau came in from the open country, famished. 30 He said to Jacob, "Quick, let me have some of that red stew! I'm famished!" (That is why he was also called Edom.[f])

31 Jacob replied, "First sell me your birthright."

32 "Look, I am about to die," Esau said. "What good is the birthright to me?"

33 But Jacob said, "Swear to me first." So he swore an oath to him, selling his birthright to Jacob.

34 Then Jacob gave Esau some bread and some lentil stew. He ate and drank, and then got up and left.
John 6:51'the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats this bread will live forever.',
Mark 5:39 'He went in and said to them, "Why all this commotion and wailing? The child is not dead but asleep." 40 But they laughed at him.

After he put them all out, he took the child's father and mother and the disciples who were with him, and went in where the child was. 41 He took her by the hand and said to her, "Talitha koum!" (which means "Little girl, I say to you, get up!"). 42 Immediately the girl stood up and began to walk around (she was twelve years old). At this they were completely astonished. 43 He gave strict orders not to let anyone know about this, and told them to give her something to eat.'
Not to hurt every creature.
Very good vegetables for food.
Please also help Andy Williams drink vegetable soup to live forever.
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pwest9 says:
I loved Andy Williams. I was a big fan and loved his show and music and Christmas specials. Rest in peace, Mr. Moonriver. You were awesome.
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Chicken_Nachos says:
Saw him once in concert... beautiful voice.. good man... Godspeed
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jennifer77elaine says:
i wish the williams family well at this time. god bless.
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