Moon River and Me: A Memoir [NOOK Book]

Wonderful Book by a Classy Guy

I just finished this book and found it to be thorougly enjoyable. I have been a fan of Andy Williams for years. When I was a young girl and my parents took me to see him in person in Lake Tahoe. I still remember it to this day.

I watched his tv show and remember the Osmonds, who were my age but I didn't care, I had a MAJOR crush on Andy. His Christmas Shows were my favorites (except for the Williams Brothers all being dressed in the same color!!!).

I picked up this book because I am a fan but in all honesty I knew little about him. This book is about his career from an early age singing with his brothers in Iowa up to the present, owning and performing in his Moon River Theatre in Branson, Missouri and everything in between. Great book and well worth the price.

4 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

Enjoyed Every Word

This is a must read for anyone who has admired Andy Williams and his music over the years. As a long-time fan, I enjoyed reading about Andy's life in his own words. I remember reading that Andy wanted to write his own story before someone else did so he could tell it like it really was.
Moon River and Me will give you new insight into Andy's long career -- from his early struggles to make it in the music world to how he started a new life when he opened the Moon River Theatre in Branson, Missouri. The book gave me even more admiration and respect for a true gentleman. I highly recommend it.

3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

Andy Williams

With honesty, humility and humor this talented singer tells of his childhood in Iowa and career in radio, television and recording. Particularly moving is his account of his friendship with Senator Robert F. Kennedy.

3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

Thoughtful introspection from an American and Hollywood success story

I found this book to be poignant, humorous and historically interesting. Andy Williams' life and career covered from the Great Depression through the Great Society! It was fascinating to discover infuences on his life-that of early midwestern upbringing, depression era family dynamics, World War II upheaval and finally the golden age of Hollywood. The book is not all fluff. He touched on the fact that the people who love us the most can still be exploitative. However, it is apparent that he did not develop bitterness, but more of a reflective nature- which is a clear insight into his personality. Perhaps this inner peace is why his singing has a genuine warmth.

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Not cool

I was surprised to be interested in reading this book, but the beginnings of his story drew me in somewhat, so I kept reading. However, as Andy gained success, his storytelling reflected the ego that no doubt helped him get where he did and he obviously lacked the humility of his early years. The vignettes he includes describing others invariably seem to place those others in a more unflattering light than good ol' Andy. Particularly over the top was his telling of June Haver's drunken reveal of her initimate romping with her husband. If she or her husband had written it, that would be one thing, but it is not Andy Williams' place to do so. Was it necessary for him to specify that in his long-term relationship between his two marriages in which they had such a wild time, she was the identified alcoholic? Would these people and the others that he wrote about approve of his sharing these types of details? Obviously he cannot illustrate his positives without contrasting with others' negatives. Not cool.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Moonriver and Me is a fantastic journey into the Hollywood of Old

What an enjoyable read from the first page to the last. Humorously written with lots of heart and stories of iconic politicians and Hollywood stars of old...Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Bobby Kennedy, Ronald Reagan and more. This book is for anybody that wants to take a trip back in time with one of the classy guys in show business.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

My Heart still Pitter Patters for Andy

This is a very interesting read because Andy Williams managed to keep his private life out of the media...even at the height of his career. The only time that anything was said about him was during the trial of his first wife.
His persistance to make something of himself in the music world has given us a crooner of the quality of Frank Sinatra, Perry Como and Tony Bennet. He has reached many a woman's heart and soul through that beautiful baritone voice.
I am so glad that Andy Williams opened his private world and let us in for a glimpse of an American icon.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Enjoyable Autobiography of a Pop Icon

As I was reading this pleasant retelling of Andy Williams's life, I was reminded of the huge inventory of hits the smooth-voiced singer had in his day. Though the book is a bit bland and "vanilla", it effectively tracks his career from his childhood as part of the Williams Brothers quartet through his difficult times as a solo artist singing in half-empty dives to the enormous success (and wealth) he found as a television and recording star. I'd like to think Mr. Williams left out some juicy details, but then I suspect there really aren't any, and he is exactly as he seems - a sweet-natured midwestern boy with a pleasing voice and manner who made it into the big time - with just a few sacrifices along the way.

A Very Good Book & Easy to Read

I never heard any of Andy Williams' songs until recently. I bought his book even though I seldom buy anyone's autobiography. His ghost writer did a great job. The book was very easy to read and a real page turner. I thought Mr. Williams' book was brutally honest and reflective. He recounted his life story without trashing anyone. I would highly recommend this book to fans and non-fans of Andy Williams.

Great gift especially for fans of AW age

I bought this for my parents after hearing Andy Williams interviewed on NPR. Andy Williams supported Robert Kennedy for president and was there in California when RFK was assassinated. My parents also were supporters, so that passage was especially touching to them. They felt the book was surprisingly good and not as shallow as many celebrity autobiographies, plus it really reflected the time the Andy Williams was at his most popular, and showed him to be a fairly well grounded person.

Don't Bother!

This so called autobiography is without factual merit, many misstatements and much self agrandizement. Don't waste your money!

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