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American recording artist, singer, songwriter, actor and record producer

Andy Williams
Williams in 1966
Groundwork information
Nativity name	Howard Andrew Williams
Built-in	(1927-12-03)December three, 1927 Wall Lake, Iowa, U.S.
Died	September 25, 2012(2012-09-25) (aged 84) Branson, Missouri, U.S.
Genres	Traditional pop, easy listening
Occupation(s)	Singer, thespian, tape producer
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	1938–2012
Labels	Cadence Columbia London Polydor
Associated acts	The Williams Brothers
Website	andywilliams.com

Musical artist

Howard Andrew Williams (December 3, 1927 – September 25, 2012) was an American vocalist. He recorded 43 albums in his career, of which xv have been golden certified^[i] and three platinum certified.^[two] He was also nominated for six Grammy Awards. He hosted The Andy Williams Testify, a television variety show, from 1962 to 1971, along with numerous Goggle box specials. The Andy Williams Prove won three Emmy awards. He sold more than 45 million records worldwide, including more than 10 million certified units in the U.s..^{[3] [4]}

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

Early on life and education [edit]

Williams was built-in in Wall Lake, Iowa,^[5] to Florence (née Finley) and Jay Emerson Williams, who worked in insurance and the post office.^[6] While living in Cheviot, Ohio, Williams attended Western Hills High School in Cincinnati, Ohio. He finished loftier school at University High School, in West Los Angeles, because of his family's move to California. At 17, Williams joined the Us Merchant Marine and served until the end of World War Two.^{[7] [viii] [9]}

Career [edit]

1938–1952: Early career [edit]

Williams had iii older brothers—Bob, Don, and Dick Williams. His first performance was in a children's choir at the local Presbyterian church.^[5] His brothers and he formed the Williams Brothers quartet^[5] in late 1938, and they performed on radio in the Midwest, outset at WHO in Des Moines, Iowa, and later at WLS in Chicago, and WLW in Cincinnati.

Moving to Los Angeles in 1943, the Williams Brothers sang with Bing Crosby on his 1944 hit record "Swinging on a Star". They appeared in 4 musical films: Janie (1944), Kansas Urban center Kitty (1944), Something in the Wind (1947), and Ladies' Man (1947).

A persistent myth alleges that as a teenager, the future singing star dubbed the singing for Lauren Bacall'south character in the 1944 feature pic To Have and Have Not. Co-ordinate to authoritative sources, including Howard Hawks and Bacall herself, this was not truthful. Williams and some female singers were tested to dub for Bacall because of fears that she lacked the necessary vocal skills, just those fears were overshadowed by the desire to have Bacall do her own singing despite her imperfect vocal talent.^[10] This myth is refuted in Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide in the entry for this film.

The Williams Brothers were signed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) to appear in Anchors Aweigh and Ziegfeld Follies (1945), but before they went before the cameras the oldest brother, Bob, was drafted into military service and the group'south contract was cancelled. Kay Thompson, a former radio star who was now head of the vocal department at MGM, had a nose for talent and hired the remaining three Williams brothers to sing in her large choir on many soundtracks for MGM films, including The Harvey Girls (1946). When Bob completed his armed forces service, Kay hired all 4 brothers to sing on the soundtrack to Adept News (1947).

By so, Thompson was tired of working behind the scenes at MGM, so with the four Williams boys as her backup singers and dancers, she formed a nightclub human action, Kay Thompson and the Williams Brothers. They fabricated their debut in Las Vegas in 1947 and became an overnight sensation. Within a year, they were the highest-paid nightclub act in the world, breaking records wherever they appeared.

Williams revealed in his memoir Moon River and Me that Thompson and he became romantically involved while on tour despite the historic period difference (he was 19 and she was 38). The act broke up in 1949, but reunited for another hugely successful bout from the fall of 1951 through the summer of 1953. Afterward that, the iv brothers went their separate means. A consummate itinerary of both tours is listed on the Kay Thompson biography website.^[11]

Williams and Thompson, withal, remained very shut, both personally and professionally. She mentored his emergence as a solo singing star. She coached him, wrote his arrangements, and composed many songs that he recorded, including his 1958 tiptop-20 hit "Promise Me, Love", and afterward, "Kay Thompson'southward Jingle Bells" on his 1964 number-one The Andy Williams Christmas Album. Using her contacts in the business, Thompson helped Williams state his breakthrough idiot box gig as a featured singer for ii and a half years on Tonight Starring Steve Allen; information technology helped that the producer of the series, Bill Harbach, was Kay's former adjutant-de-camp. Thompson also got Williams his breakthrough recording contract with Cadency Records, whose possessor, Archie Bleyer, had gotten early career breaks because of Kay and owed her a favor. Meanwhile, Williams sang backup on many of Thompson'south recordings through the 1950s, including her top-xl hit "Eloise", based on her bestselling books about the mischievous little daughter who lives at the Plaza Hotel in New York.

Williams in a William Morris publicity photo, 1960

Thompson as well served equally a artistic consultant and vocal arranger on Williams's three summer-replacement network boob tube series in 1957, 1958, and 1959. In the summertime of 1961, Thompson traveled with Williams and coached him throughout his starring role in a summer stock tour of the musical Pal Joey. Their personal and professional person relationship finally ended in 1962, afterward Williams met and married Claudine Longet, and Thompson moved to Rome.

1953–1961: Cadence years [edit]

Williams's solo career began in 1953.^[v] He recorded six sides for RCA Victor's characterization "X", but none was a popular hit.^[12]

After landing a spot as a regular on the Tonight Starring Steve Allen in 1954,^[2] Williams was signed to a recording contract with Cadency Records, a small label in New York, run by conductor Archie Bleyer. Williams's third single, "Canadian Sunset", reached number seven in the meridian 10 in Baronial 1956; it was followed in February 1957 by his simply Billboard number-one hitting, "Butterfly", a cover of a Charlie Gracie record. "Butterfly" was also number i for ii weeks on the UK Singles Chart in May 1957. More hit records followed, including "The Hawaiian Nuptials Song" (US number 11), "Are Yous Sincere?" (US number iii in February 1958), "The Village of St. Bernadette" (The states number vii in December 1959), "Lone Street" (US number five in September 1959), and "I Like Your Kind of Love" with Peggy Powers (Usa number 8 in May 1957).

1962–1980: The Columbia years [edit]

On December xv, 1961, Williams married Claudine Longet and signed with Columbia Records. His get-go album with Columbia, Danny Boy and Other Songs I Beloved to Sing, was a chart success, peaking at number 19. He was then asked to sing "Moon River", the theme from Breakfast at Tiffany'due south, at the 1962 University Awards, where it won Best Original Song.^[thirteen] Archie Bleyer at Cadence had previously told Williams that "Moon River" would not be a striking,^[xiv] but the Columbia producers encouraged Andy to record the song along with 11 other movie themes for an anthology. Afterward Williams performed the song at the awards prove, it became a hit. Moon River and Other Great Motion picture Themes so sold across the country, garnering disquisitional acclaim and propelling Williams into distinction. The anthology remained on the charts for the next iii years and peaked at number three. In 1963, Williams'south producer, Robert Mersey, encouraged him to record "Can't Get Used to Losing Y'all" every bit the B-side to "Days of Wine and Roses". Williams initially did non like the popular song, preferring the Mancini tune, but "Tin can't Get Used to Losing You" reached number ii in the US and UK.^[fifteen] The album containing both songs, Days of Wine and Roses and Other TV Requests, topped the album charts at number i for 16 weeks.

From 1962 to 1972, Williams was one of the most popular vocalists in the country, and was signed to what was at that time the biggest recording contract in history.^[16] He was primarily an album artist, and at one time, he had recorded more gold albums than any solo performer except Frank Sinatra, Johnny Mathis, and Elvis Presley. By 1973, he had earned every bit many as 17 gold-album awards. Among his hit albums from this menstruation were The Andy Williams Christmas Anthology, Honey Center, The Shadow of Your Smiling, Dear, Andy, Happy Heart, Get together with Andy Williams, Love Story, and Dearest Theme from the Godfather. These recordings, along with his natural affinity for the music of the 1960s and early on 1970s, combined to make him ane of the premier easy-listening singers of that era.

In the UK, Williams continued to attain loftier chart condition until 1978. The albums Honey Center (1965), Honey Andy (1967), Can't Help Falling in Love (1970), Andy Williams Bear witness (1970), Home Lovin' Human (number one, 1971), Solitaire (1973), The Manner We Were (1974), and Reflections (1978) all reached the top 10.

Williams forged an indirect collaborative human relationship with Henry Mancini, although they never recorded together. Both "Moon River" and "Days of Wine and Roses" were written past Mancini, with lyrics by Johnny Mercer. Williams sang Mancini's "Beloved Eye" at the 1965 Academy Awards and "The Sweetheart Tree" (also written with Mercer) at the 1966 Awards.

On Baronial 5, 1966, the fourteen-story, 700-room Caesars Palace casino and nightclub opened in Las Vegas, Nevada, with the stage product of "Rome Swings", in which Williams starred. He performed to a sold-out crowd in the Circus Maximus showroom. He headlined for Caesars for the adjacent xx years.

On September 17, 1968, Columbia released a single of two songs Williams sang at the funeral of his close friend Robert F. Kennedy: "The Boxing Hymn of the Republic" and Franz Schubert's "Ave Maria". These were never released on a long-playing record, simply have appeared in several compilations of Williams'due south output.

Williams also competed in the teen-oriented singles market place and had several charting hits, including "Can't Become Used to Losing You", "Happy Heart", and "Where Do I Brainstorm", the theme song from the 1970 blockbuster film Love Story. In add-on, Williams striking the tiptop ten of the Britain Singles Chart with "Near In that location" (1964), "Can't Help Falling in Love" (1970), "Home Lovin' Man" (1970), and "Solitaire" (1973).

Williams and Petula Clark recorded "Happy Heart" effectually the same time, just before his guest appearance on her 2d NBC-TV special. Unaware that she was releasing the song as a single, he asked to perform it on the prove. The exposure ultimately led to his having the bigger hitting with the vocal. The vocal "Happy Heart" was used for the final scene and end credits of Danny Boyle'southward award-winning directorial debut pic Shallow Grave (1994).

1962–1971: The Andy Williams Testify [edit]

Building on his feel with Allen and some short-term variety shows in the 1950s, he became the star of his own weekly idiot box variety show in the fall of 1962. Though cancelled after 1963 attributable to depression ratings, the show was then sponsored to make 12 weekly specials in the 1963–64 flavour. This series, The Andy Williams Prove, won three Emmy Awards for outstanding variety program. Among his serial regulars were the Osmond Brothers. He gave up the variety show in 1971 while it was still popular, continuing with three specials per yr. His Christmas specials, which appeared regularly until 1974 and intermittently from 1982 into the 1990s, were among the almost popular of the genre.^[17] Williams recorded viii Christmas albums over the years, and was known as "Mr. Christmas",^[17] due to his perennial Christmas specials and the success of "It'due south the About Wonderful Time of the Year".

Williams hosted the nearly Grammy telecasts—seven consecutive shows—from the 13th Annual Grammy Awards in 1971 through to the 19th Awards in 1977. He returned to television with a syndicated half-hr serial in 1976–77.

In the early 1970s, when the Nixon administration attempted to carry John Lennon, Williams was an outspoken defender of the former Beatle's correct to stay in the United States.^[18] Williams is included in the montage of caricatures on the cover of Ringo Starr's 1973 album, Ringo.

Williams performed during the halftime show of Super Bowl Vii in Jan 1973, held at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.^{[19] [20]}

1991–2012: At Moon River Theatre [edit]

Williams at the Moon River Theatre in Branson, Missouri, 2006

In June 1991, Williams' blood brother Don invited him to the small Ozarks town of Branson, Missouri. Don Williams at the time was the manager for entertainer Ray Stevens, who had just opened a theater in Branson. While attending Stevens' show, Williams was encouraged by numerous Branson guests to open up a venue in the boondocks.^[21] This led Williams to build his own theater in Branson in fourth dimension for the 1992 flavour,^[22] eventually opening on May 1, 1992, as the Moon River Theatre.^[23] The name came from his signature vocal. It went on to become the offset theater e'er to exist featured in Architectural Digest, and too won the 1992 Conservation Accolade from the State of Missouri.^[23]

The theater was designed to blend with the rough terrain of the Ozark Mountains.^[24] He had originally planned a marble style theater reminiscent of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, but shortly had a change of mind. The Larson Visitor of Tucson, Arizona, fabricated a department of rock on Missouri'due south Highway 76 and the theater was presently engulfed with waterfalls, koi-filled ponds, ferns and copse native to the Ozarks. The within of the theater incorporates the outside. Trees and plants are seen throughout the theater'south three lobbies. Oak floors are accompanied by African ribbon-striped mahogany walls that are filled with pictures of the Andy Williams Show. Williams' passion for art can be seen throughout likewise. From the start of his career, Williams had accumulated several paintings and sculptures and decided to fill his theater with his collection. Frankenthaler, Diebenkorn, Oldenburg, Pollock, Klee, and Moore are a modest listing of artists whose work is on brandish at the Moon River Theatre.^[23]

The theater's auditorium can accommodate 2,054 people. The seats and carpets match Williams' Navajo carpet collection and are wood green, magenta, gold, and bluish. On display inside the auditorium are nineteen Japanese kimono. The phase has accommodated numerous shows and guest celebrities. On stage, Williams was joined past Glen Campbell, Ann-Margret, Petula Clark, and Charo.

When information technology first opened, it was unique because his was the first noncountry human action to open in the and then mostly country-music town. Other noncountry entertainers, such as Bobby Vinton, Tony Orlando, Wayne Newton, and the Osmond Brothers before long followed.^[25]

Williams and his theater were featured on three episodes of the soap opera Equally the Globe Turns in July 2007, when several characters went to Branson for a concert of "Gwen Munson" held in the Moon River Theatre. The Simpsons featured Williams at his Moon River Theatre in an episode titled "Bart on the Road". Nelson Muntz is an Andy Williams fan, and in the episode, he forces the gang to make a detour to Branson so he could see his idol. He is reduced to tears as Williams performs "Moon River" during the second encore.

In 2007, Williams opened the Moon River Grill adjacent to his theater in Branson. The eating house is decorated in photos from the Andy Williams Prove with stars including Diana Ross, Elton John, and Sammy Davis Jr. Art is center phase in the restaurant, with works by several artists including Andy Warhol and Robert Indiana.^[26]

In 1995, We Need a Little Christmas became Williams'due south 18th gilt album.

His 1967 recording of "Music to Sentry Girls By" became a big Britain striking to a new immature tv set audience in 1999, when information technology reached number 9 subsequently being featured in new television receiver advertisements for the Fiat Punto—and later for Diet Pepsi—beating the original peak of number 33 in 1967. A new generation was reminded of Williams' recordings and a sell-out Great britain tour followed the success of the single, prompting a British revival for Williams. In 2002, he re-recorded "Tin't Take My Eyes Off You" equally a duet with British actress and vocalizer Denise van Outen; it reached number 23 in the UK singles charts. He completed a sold-out bout of the United Kingdom and Asia in the winter and summer of 2007, in which he performed at several major concert halls including Royal Albert Hall, singing, among other classics, Van Morrison's "Have I Told You Lately".

Williams returned to the UK singles charts with his 1963 recording of "Information technology'south the Most Wonderful Time of the Yr" in December 2007, cheers to an ad for Marks & Spencer, reaching number 21 in its commencement appearance in the British charts, besides reaching number 108 on the EU top 200. In 2008, he lip-synched the 45-twelvemonth-old recording to welcome Santa at the end of the Macy'south Thanksgiving Solar day Parade.

On October iii, 2009, Williams appeared live on the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing ^[27] in London, singing "Moon River" to promote the Great britain edition of The Very Best of Andy Williams LP, which peaked at number 10 in the master pop chart.

Business ventures [edit]

In 1964, Williams ultimately became the owner of the Cadence master tapes, which he occasionally licensed to Columbia, including not but his own recordings but also those of his boyfriend Cadence-era labelmates: the Everly Brothers, Lenny Welch, the Chordettes, and Johnny Tillotson. In 1968, although he was even so under contract with Columbia for his own recordings, Williams formed a separate visitor chosen Barnaby Records to handle reissuing of the Cadency fabric, especially that of the Everly Brothers (one of the first Barnaby LPs was a double LP set of the Brothers' long out-of-print Cadence hits) and new artists. Barnaby also had several top-forty hits in the 1970s with novelty creative person Ray Stevens (who had done a summertime replacement show for Williams in 1970), including number-1 hits such equally "Everything Is Beautiful" in 1970 and "The Streak" in 1974. Too in 1970, Barnaby signed and released the first album by an unknown singer-songwriter named Jimmy Buffett (Down to Earth) produced by Travis Turk.

Columbia was initially the distributor for Barnaby, but afterwards distribution was handled kickoff by MGM Records and so General Recorded Tape. One time Barnaby ceased operating as a working record visitor at the end of the 1970s, Williams licensed the old Cadence material to various other labels (such as Varèse Sarabande and Rhino in the U.S.) after 1980.

Politics [edit]

Williams was shut friends with Robert F. Kennedy and his wife, Ethel Kennedy, and campaigned for Kennedy in the 1968 Democratic presidential chief races. Williams was amongst the celebrities who were in Kennedy's entourage in the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles when Kennedy was shot and mortally wounded past Sirhan Sirhan in June 1968.^[28] Williams sang "Boxing Hymn of the Republic" at RFK's funeral, at Ethel'southward request. In August 1969, Williams and Claudine Longet named their newborn son, Bobby, later on Kennedy. The Williams' friendship with Ethel Kennedy endured, with Williams serving as escort to Ethel at events in the 1970s. He likewise raised funds for George McGovern'due south 1972 presidential campaign, performing at benefit concerts.^[29]

Williams later said that despite his friendship with the Autonomous Kennedys, he was a lifelong Republican.^[30] In 2009, he was quoted by The Daily Telegraph as accusing President Barack Obama of "following Marxist theory" and "wanting the state to fail".^{[31] [32]} Williams gave Rush Limbaugh permission to employ his recording of the song "Born Free" as the theme to the "Fauna Rights Update" on Limbaugh's radio show—in which a portion of the vocal was then followed by gunfire—saying "Hey, it's fine with me. I love what yous're doing with information technology." The record company afterwards blocked Limbaugh'southward apply of the recording.^[33] Williams was a invitee on the Glenn Beck Radio Program in December 2009, introduced by his own 1960s recording of "Little Altar Boy".

Personal life [edit]

Williams met French-built-in Claudine Longet in Las Vegas when her car bankrupt downwardly and he offered aid. She was a dancer at the fourth dimension at the Folies Bergère. They married on Dec xv, 1961, and over the next 8 years, they had three children—Noelle, Christian (died 2019),^[34] and Robert.^[35] After separating in 1970,^[36] Williams and Longet divorced in 1975, but they remained friends.^[37] In March 1976, Longet was charged with fatally shooting her boyfriend, alpine ski racer Spider Sabich, in Aspen. Williams played a public function in the subsequent events, escorting her to and from the courtroom, testifying to her character at the trial, and providing legal assist.^[38] Longet claimed the shooting was accidental, and eventually served xxx days in jail.

From the team's inception in 1968 until 1987, Andy Williams also had partial ownership of the Phoenix Suns, an NBA team.^{[ commendation needed ]}

On May three, 1991, Williams married Debbie Haas, née Meyer, whom he met through a mutual friend. They fabricated their homes at Branson, Missouri, and La Quinta, California, where he was known as the "honorary mayor".^[17] Williams was a noted collector of modernistic art and his homes accept been featured in Architectural Digest.^[39]

Williams' birthplace in Iowa is a tourist attraction and is open up near of the year.^{[40] [41]}

Hobbies [edit]

Williams was an avid golfer and hosted the PGA Tour golf tournament in San Diego from 1968 to 1988 at Torrey Pines. Then known equally the "Andy Williams San Diego Open up", the tournament continues as the Farmers Insurance Open, usually played in February. He was as well a competent ice skater, and occasionally skated equally part of his television Christmas shows.^[42]

Williams was a noted fine art collector whose collection had hung in his homes, his offices, and in the Moon River Theatre, and was exhibited at the Saint Louis Art Museum in 1997 and 1998.^[43] Later on his death, his collection was dissever amid several auction houses. His paintings went to Christie's New York, where they fetched over $50 million.^[44] His folk art drove was sold at Skinner for $2,471,725.^[45] His collection of Navajo blankets was sold by Sotheby's on May 21, 2013, yielding $978,506 (£642,064).^{[46] [43]}

Affliction and death [edit]

In a surprise appearance at his theater in November 2011, Williams announced that he had been diagnosed with bladder cancer.^[47] Afterward chemotherapy treatment in Houston, his wife and he moved to a rented abode in Malibu, California, to be closer to cancer specialists in the Los Angeles area.^{[35] [48]}

On September 25, 2012, Williams died of bladder cancer at the age of 84 at his home in Branson, Missouri.^{[49] [50] [51] [52]} Williams was cremated and his ashes were sprinkled into the artificial waterway named Moon River at his theater in Branson.^[2] The memorial service for Williams was held a month later on.^{[53] [54] [55]}

Awards and achievements [edit]

The Andy Williams Evidence won 3 Emmy Awards in 1963, 1966, and 1967 for Outstanding Variety Series.^{[56] [57]}

Andy Williams also earned six Grammy nominations:^{[58] [59]}

Twelvemonth	Nominated work	Category	Result
1959	"Hawaiian Wedding ceremony Vocal"	Vocal Performance, Male	Nominated
1962	"Danny Boy"		Nominated
1964	Days of Vino and Roses and Other TV Requests	Album of the Yr	Nominated
	"Days of Wine and Roses"	Vocal Performance, Male	Nominated
1965	The Academy Award-Winning "Call Me Irresponsible" and Other Hitting Songs from the Movies		Nominated
1967	The Shadow of Your Grin		Nominated

Other honors include:

• Guild of Singers Lifetime Achievement Honor, 2008^[lx]
• Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame^[61]

Discography [edit]

Andy Williams' extensive discography began with the release of the 1948 unmarried "Jubilee" as a member of the Williams Brothers aslope Kay Thompson. He recorded his commencement solo album, Andy Williams Sings Steve Allen, 8 years later, and remained active in the music industry for the next 56 years, completing 43 studio albums, alongside compilation albums and more.

Studio albums [edit]

• Andy Williams Sings Steve Allen (1956)
• Andy Williams Sings Rodgers and Hammerstein (1958)
• Two Fourth dimension Winners (1959)
• To You Sweetheart, Aloha (1959)
• Lonely Street (1959)
• The Village of St. Bernadette (1960)
• Under Paris Skies (1960)
• Danny Boy and Other Songs I Love to Sing (1962)
• Moon River and Other Keen Movie Themes (1962)
• Million Seller Songs (1962)
• Warm and Willing (1962)
• Days of Wine and Roses and Other TV Requests (1963)
• The Andy Williams Christmas Album (1963)
• The Wonderful Globe of Andy Williams (1964)
• The Academy Award-Winning "Phone call Me Irresponsible" and Other Hitting Songs from the Movies (1964)
• The Great Songs from "My Fair Lady" and Other Broadway Hits (1964)
• Andy Williams' Dear Middle (1965)
• Merry Christmas (1965)
• The Shadow of Your Smile (1966)
• In the Arms of Love (1966)
• Built-in Gratis (1967)
• Love, Andy (1967)
• Honey (1968)
• Happy Heart (1969)
• Go Together with Andy Williams (1969)
• Raindrops Go along Fallin' on My Head (1970)
• The Andy Williams Evidence (1970)
• Love Story (1971)
• Y'all've Got a Friend (1971)
• Love Theme from "The Godfather" (1972)
• Solitary Again (Naturally) (1972)
• Solitaire (1973)
• The Way We Were (1974)
• Christmas Present (1974)
• You Lay So Easy on My Mind (1974)
• The Other Side of Me (1975)
• Andy (1976)
• Let'south Love While Nosotros Can (1980)
• Greatest Love Classics (1984)
• Shut Enough for Love (1986)
• I Still Believe in Santa Claus (1990)
• Nashville (1991)
• We Need a Niggling Christmas (1995)
• I Don't Remember Always Growing Up (2007)

Filmography [edit]

• 1944: Janie
• 1944: Kansas Urban center Kitty
• 1947: Ladies' Man
• 1947: Something in the Air current
• 1960: The Human being in the Moon
• 1964: I'd Rather Be Rich
• 1999: Dorival Caymmi (documentary)
• 2009: Sebring (documentary)

References [edit]

Notes

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