"Moon River" singer dies at age 84

Andy Williams died last night at his home in Branson, Missouri, following a year long battle with bladder cancer. He was 84. He became a major star the same year as Elvis Presley in 1956 with the Sinatra-like "Canadian Sunset". The Johnny Mercer-Henry Mancini ballad (Moon River) was his most famous song, even though he never released it as a single because his record company feared such lines as "my huckleberry friend" were too confusing and old-fashioned for teens. The song was first performed by Audrey Hepburn in the 1961 film "Breakfast at Tiffany's" but Mancini thought "Moon River" ideal for Williams, who recorded it in "pretty much one take" and sang it at the 1962 Academy Awards. Although "Moon River" was covered by countless artists, Williams made it his personal brand. 
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