Andy Williams – “Greatest Hits” (1962-1968)
Apr 7, 2011 Columbia Records
Howard Andrew “Andy” Williams (born December 3, 1927) is an American pop singer. Andy Williams has recorded 18 Gold and three Platinum certified albums. He had his own TV variety show from 1962–71. He also owns his own theater, the Moon River Theatre in Branson, Missouri. Williams was born in Wall Lake, Iowa, the son of Jay Emerson and Florence (née Finley) Williams. He first performed in a children’s choir at the local Presbyterian church. Williams and his three older brothers Bob, Don, and Dick formed the Williams Brothers quartet in the late 1930s, and they performed on radio in the Midwest, first at WHO in Des Moines, Iowa, and later at WLS in Chicago and WLW in Cincinnati. Williams graduated from Western Hills High School in Cincinnati. The Williams Brothers appeared with Bing Crosby on the hit record “Swinging on a Star” (1944). This led to a nightclub act with entertainer Kay Thompson from 1947 to 1951. Williams’ solo career began in 1953. He recorded six sides for RCA Victor’s label “X,” but none of them were popular hits] After finally landing a spot as a regular on Steve Allen’s Tonight Show in 1954[9], he was signed to a recording contract with Cadence Records, a small label in New York run by conductor Archie Bleyer. His third single, “Canadian Sunset” reached #7 in the Top Ten in August 1956, and was soon followed by his only Billboard #1 hit, “Butterfly” (a cover of a Charlie Gracie record on which Williams imitated Elvis Presley) in February 1957. More …
Quick Hits: Lady Gaga, Beastie Boys, Britney Spears, NIN, Ben Harper, Lemmy, CKY, Def Leppard / Heart, Steve Vai
Mar 2, 2011 Universal Records
Quick Hits: Lady Gaga, Beastie Boys, Britney Spears, NIN, Ben Harper, Lemmy, CKY, Def Leppard / Heart, Steve Vai
The video for Lady Gaga ’s “Born This Way” will premiere on Monday. The Nick Knight -directed video, which also had some directing assistance from Gaga and choreographer Laurieann Gibson , will make its TV debut at 5 p.m. EST on MTV’s The Seven and it will hit the web at 11 a.m. that same day when it premieres on Perez Hilton ’s website.
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Quick Hits: Kanye West & Jay-Z, Travis Barker, Paramore, Ke$ha, A Day To Remember, The Strokes, NKOTBSB
Jan 7, 2011 Atlantic Records
Quick Hits: Kanye West & Jay-Z, Travis Barker, Paramore, Ke$ha, A Day To Remember, The Strokes, NKOTBSB
As reported yesterday , on New Year’s Eve, Kanye West said on-stage that his collaboration with Jay-Z , Watch The Throne , would be out within a week.
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Get Money Magazine Hits Newsstands With Diggy Simmons
Sep 21, 2010 Atlantic Records
Get Money Magazine Hits Newsstands With Diggy Simmons
NEW YORK, NY–(Marketwire – 09/20/10) – The new issue of GET MONEY Magazine hits newsstands this week, just days after Diggy Simmons dropped his highly anticipated mixtape Airborne. Simmons’ cover highlights the publication known as The Magazine of Choice for the Corporate Hustler, and pre-order demand for the issue has prompted the magazine to place a temporary limit of 5 copies per customer …
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YouTube auteurs remix videos into pop music hits
Aug 22, 2010 Record Label
YouTube auteurs remix videos into pop music hits
“Double rainbow! Oh my God, it’s a double rainbow all the way!”
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