‘I was practically born on his show’ Jimmy Osmond on bringing tribute to legendary crooner Andy …
BRANSON MO NEWS: Jimmy Osmond made his TV debut on The Andy Williams Show on March 12, 1967, when he was just three years old.It was the start of a long and varied career which saw him hit No1 aged just nine with Long Haired Lover From Liverpool and continues 50 years later. His latest show, Moon River And Me – A Tribute To Andy Williams, keeps a promise to continue the crooner’s legacy. But, for Jimmy, it’s also about paying his due to a man who supported not just him but the entire Osmond family singing phenomenon.
Jimmy Osmond is paying tribute to the legendary Andy Williams
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The singing siblings were invited on to Williams’s TV show for a one-off guest spot in 1962 and stayed for eight years. Williams was already a huge star with hits such as Music To Watch Girls By, Can’t Take My Eyes Off You, Days Of Wine And Roses and his signature theme Moon River. His legacy lives on today, with his songs covered and sampled by the world’s biggest acts. Beyonce used his classic Can’t Get Used To Losing You on her 2016 hit Hold Up. Back then, when the Osmonds were on the way up, Williams gave them unflinching support. Jimmy said: “I was practically born on his show. I performed with him and I eventually ended up, along with my brothers, being regulars on his show. “He looked out for us. He surrounded us with the best choreographers and costume people and we ended up working with everybody from Frank Sinatra to Elvis Presley because they were his friends. “That endorsement set our career up. It was amazing all the different experiences we had and they all start and end with Andy so it’s especially nice to pay …
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