ANDY WILLIAMS - CHARADE

CHARADE

ANDY WILLIAMS

SONGWRITERS: HENRY MANCINI

& JOHNNY MERCER

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: THE COLLECTION

LABEL: SONY MUSIC

STAMP: MÉLODIE

GENRE: POP

YEAR: 2005

 

       Howard Andrew Williams (December 3, 1927 – September 25, 2012) was an American singer. He recorded 43 albums in his career, of which 15 have been gold-certified and 3 platinum-certified. He was also nominated for six Grammy Awards. He hosted The Andy Williams Show, a television variety show, from 1962 to 1971, and numerous TV specials. The Andy Williams Show won three Emmy awards. The Moon River Theatre in Branson, Missouri, is named after the song for which he is best known—Johnny Mercer and Henry Mancini's "Moon River". He sold more than 100 million records worldwide, including more than 10 million certified units in the United States.

Williams was active in the music industry for over 70 years until his death in 2012.

Williams was born in Wall Lake, Iowa, to Florence (née Finley) and Jay Emerson Williams, who worked in insurance and the post office. While living in Cheviot, Ohio, Williams attended Western Hills High School in Cincinnati, Ohio. He finished high school at University High School, in West Los Angeles, because of his family's move to California.

   

When we played our charade

We were like children posing

Playing at games, acting out names

Guessing the parts we played

 

Oh what a hit we made

We came on next to closing

Best on the bill, lovers until

Love left the masquerade

 

Fate seemed to pull the strings

I turned and you were gone

While from the darkened wings

The music box played on

 

Sad little serenade

Song of my heart's composing

I hear it still, I always will

Best on the bill, charade.