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Carter Center when Williams played his marathon there. Williams was a Steinway Artist and was awarded the "Steinway Lifetime Achievement Award." The Steinway & Sons "Roger Williams Limited Edition Gold Piano" was designed to honor the pianist. This grand piano was on tour for public display and entertainment during 2007–2008. In 2010, Williams was inducted into the Hit Parade Hall of Fame.
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and that his doctors had told him they could not remove the tumor until chemotherapy shrank it to an operable size. He said that he did not plan on canceling any upcoming concerts. He wrote: "What does it all mean? It means I'm in just one more fight – the fight for my life... And this much I know,
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On his 75th birthday, Williams performed his first 12-hour piano marathon. He performed marathons at the Steinway Hall in New York City, and the Nixon, Carter, and Reagan Presidential Libraries. Williams and Carter were born on the same date and celebrated their mutual 80th birthdays together at the
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magazine ranks him as the top-selling piano recording artist in history, with 21 gold and platinum albums to his credit. Williams was known as the "Pianist to the Presidents", having played for nine US Presidential administrations, beginning with
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Williams claimed to know 10,000 songs by heart and often took requests. Of his talent, he said: β€œI know I was given a gift, and once in a while I go to church and say, β€˜Hey, thanks.’ I play my religion through my fingers.”
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as "one of the most popular instrumentalists of the mid-20th century", and "the rare instrumental pop artist to strike a lasting commercial chord," Williams had 22 hit singles–including the chart-topping
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I didn't even get near enough to touch him or get an autograph. It was then and there that I resolved that if ever I became famous I would never disappoint anyone who wanted to talk to me.
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this old Navy boxing champion is going for broke. Just watch me!" He died on October 8, 2011, one week after his 87th birthday.
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in Des Moines, where he began developing a style that was a fusion of jazz, classical, and pop, but was expelled for playing "
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Williams was married twice. His first marriage produced three children. Both marriages ended in divorce.
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minister, and Dorothea Bang Weertz (1895–1985), a violinist and music teacher. The family moved to
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He was a Navy boxing champion, played for nine U.S. Presidential administrations, and had a gold
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Williams developed his caring attitude towards his public from a boyhood experience in
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During 1951-1952 Weertz won two talent contests: "Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts" and
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Roger Williams Plays Love Theme from Romeo & Juliet and Other Great Movie Themes
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for the 1967 Oscars "Best Original - Song / Music Score"
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In March 2011 Williams posted on his website that he had
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Roger Williams Plays the Wonderful Music of the Masters
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at age three. In high school he became interested in
166:; October 1, 1924 – October 8, 2011) was an American 303:. It sold over two million copies and was awarded a 188:" in 1966–and 38 hit albums between 1955 and 1972. 2146: 1667:(Kapp KL-1164, KS-3048, MCA-536, MCA-15005) – 1959 292:", the only piano instrumental to reach No. 1 on 215:, before his first birthday. He first played the 207:, to the Rev. Frederick J. Weertz (1891–1980), a 2343: 1941:Play Me: Love Themes from "Lady Sings the Blues" 2079:Born Free ... and Other Great Romantic Melodies 2003:(Reader's Digest RDA-187) (8-record set) – 1979 273:television program. David Kapp, the founder of 2051:(MCA Special Products 15074) (3-CD set) – 1993 2243:"Pianist Roger Williams dies of cancer at 87" 2220: 2113: 2111: 2109: 2107: 2105: 2103: 2101: 2099: 2097: 2095: 2392:United States Navy personnel of World War II 1473:"Theme From 'Murder on the Orient Express'" 348:" which was part of the film's music score. 2412:Deaths from pancreatic cancer in California 2313:of Iowa legislature honoring Roger Williams 1911:Magic Moods – Roger Williams/Bert Kaempfert 2092: 2045:(Priority (Capitol) Records SL9323) – 1986 368:Williams' music was in movie soundtracks: 31: 2073:Roger Williams & Ferrante and Teicher 2001:Autumn Leaves: The Best of Roger Williams 1343:Song From 'M*A*S*H' (Suicide Is Painless) 2144: 1835:(Kapp KL-1501, KS-3501, KTL-3501) – 1966 1671:Always – Melodies That Will Live Forever 2057:(Special Music Company SCD-4607) – 1993 2344: 2118:Nelson, Valerie J. (October 9, 2011). 2117: 1929:Twilight Themes: 10 All-Time Favorites 1913:(MCA Special Markets DL-734729) – 1970 1707:Songs of the Fabulous Century – Part 2 1701:Songs of the Fabulous Century – Part 1 1695:Songs of the Fabulous Fifties – Part 2 1689:Songs of the Fabulous Fifties – Part 1 1683:Songs of the Fabulous Forties – Part 2 1677:Songs of the Fabulous Forties – Part 1 1601:Roger Williams Plays Beautiful Waltzes 435: 195:grand piano model named in his honor. 1803:Summer Wind and Your Special Requests 1739:(Kapp KXL-5008) (2-record set) – 1961 1629:(Kapp KXL-5005) (2-record set) – 1958 1623:(Kapp KXL-5003) (2-record set) – 1957 1617:(Kapp KXL-5000) (2-record set) – 1957 2432:20th-century American male musicians 1785:Roger Williams Family Album of Hymns 1595:Roger Williams Plays Christmas Songs 932:"Theme From 'Mutiny on the Bounty'" 254:, where he studied jazz piano under 1719:Roger Williams Invites You to Dance 13: 1731:Songs of the Soaring '60s – Vol. 1 1653:More Songs of the Fabulous Fifties 14: 2448: 2382:American easy listening musicians 2362:American people of German descent 2265: 2221:Dennis Hevesi (October 8, 2011). 1887:The Piano Magic of Roger Williams 909:(with The Lincolns and Rich Dehr) 838:"Clair De Lune (Moonlight Love)" 2318:Nebraska Music Hall of Fame site 2270: 1923:Summer of '42 (The Summer Knows) 419: 2402:Musicians from Des Moines, Iowa 1935:Love Theme from "The Godfather" 1571:It's a Big Wide Wonderful World 1455:Love Theme From 'The Godfather' 1426:How Can You Mend a Broken Heart 2427:20th-century American pianists 2235: 2214: 2201: 2171: 1847:(Kapp KL-1530, KS-3530) – 1967 1841:(Kapp KL-1512, KS-3512) – 1967 1827:Academy Award Winners – Vol. 2 1817:(Kapp KL-1470, KS-3470) – 1967 1811:(Kapp KL-1452, KS-3452) – 1965 1805:(Kapp KL-1434, KS-3434) – 1965 1799:(Kapp KL-1414, KS-3414) – 1965 1793:(Kapp KL-1406, KL-3406) – 1964 1775:(Kapp KL-1354, KS-3354) – 1964 1769:(Kapp KL-1336, KS-3336) – 1963 1757:(Kapp KL-1290, KS-3290) – 1962 1751:(Kapp KL-1266, KS-3266) – 1962 1745:(Kapp KL-1260, KS-3260) – 1962 1733:(Kapp KL-1251, KS-3251) – 1961 1727:(Kapp KL-1244, KS-3244) – 1961 1721:(Kapp KL-1222, KS-3222) – 1961 1715:(Kapp KL-1217, KS-3217) – 1960 1709:(Kapp KL-1212, KS-3212) – 1960 1703:(Kapp KL-1211, KS-3211) – 1960 1697:(Kapp KL-1210, KS-3210) – 1960 1691:(Kapp KL-1209, KS-3209) – 1960 1685:(Kapp KL-1208, KS-3208) – 1960 1679:(Kapp KL-1207, KS-3207) – 1960 1673:(Kapp KL-1172, KS-3056) – 1960 1661:(Kapp KL-1147, KS-3030) – 1959 1655:(Kapp KL-1130, KS-3013) – 1959 1603:(Kapp KL-1062, KS-3000) – 1957 1558: 1282:"Love Theme From 'La Strada'" 1: 2407:Idaho State University alumni 2085: 1797:Roger Williams Plays the Hits 1641:Roger Williams Plays Gershwin 1627:Songs of the Fabulous Century 1621:Songs of the Fabulous Forties 1614:Songs of the Fabulous Fifties 1577:Roger Williams with Orchestra 1373:Ain't No Mountain High Enough 1359:(By Laura and Roger Williams) 2336:NAMM Oral History Collection 2209:Clemson Agricultural College 2183:Steinway & Sons Web Site 1520:"Main Theme from King Kong" 1005:"Theme from 'The Cardinal'" 694:Hark! The Herald Angels Sing 198: 16:American pianist (1924–2011) 7: 2039:(Bainbridge BT-6265) – 1986 2015:(Bainbridge BT-8002) – 1982 1947:The Roger Williams Showcase 1851:By Special Request – Vol. 2 1737:Roger Williams at Town Hall 1327:"Fill the World with Love" 651:"Young Warm and Wonderful" 403:. After a piano concert by 288:In 1955 Williams recorded " 226:Weertz majored in piano at 10: 2453: 1989:The Best of Roger Williams 1545: 1532:"Theme From 'Airport 77'" 1531: 1519: 1503:Cast Your Fate to the Wind 1500: 1487:"Theme From 'Rollerball'" 1486: 1472: 1452: 1441: 1423: 1403: 1388: 1370: 1355: 1340: 1326: 1308: 1293: 1281: 1264: 1252: 1234: 1223: 1206: 1192: 1174: 1153: 1135: 1118: 1104: 1087: 1072: 1057: 1042: 1031: 1020: 1004: 992: 980: 967: 956: 945: 931: 920: 901: 887: 876: 863:"Santa Claus-Santa Claus" 862: 848: 837: 826: 815: 803: 787: 776: 763: 747: 732: 721: 706: 691: 675: 662: 650: 633: 617: 605: 592: 578: 559: 542: 529: 512: 496: 479: 322:. His other hits include " 2145:Murrells, Joseph (1978). 2025:The Best of the Beautiful 2009:(Holiday HDY-1927) – 1981 1516: 1438: 1385: 1337: 1278: 1220: 1171: 1132: 1054: 1017: 957:"Theme From 'Ben Casey'" 942: 873: 800: 760: 688: 630: 589: 509: 476: 448: 445: 442: 307:. In 1966 he had another 138: 134: 124: 114: 104: 94: 77: 57: 47: 42: 30: 23: 2332:Roger Williams Interview 2277:Roger Williams (pianist) 2149:The Book of Golden Discs 2069:(MCA, Pickwick SPC-3367) 2063:(MCA, Pickwick SPC-3511) 1899:Themes from Great Movies 1853:(Kapp KL-4, KS-4) – 1967 1781:(Kapp KL-3. KS-3) – 1964 467: 460: 453: 2397:Drake University alumni 2387:Juilliard School alumni 2316:Roger Williams page on 1773:The Solid Gold Steinway 1442:"Lady Sings The Blues" 1391:Theme From 'Love Story' 515:La Mer (Beyond the Sea) 386:("Nature Boy") (1993), 342:", and "The Theme from 232:Smoke Gets in Your Eyes 2437:20th-century Lutherans 2377:American male pianists 2247:Eyewitness News (KABC) 1207:"More Than a Miracle" 560:"Two Different Worlds" 413: 244:Idaho State University 43:Background information 2372:American pop pianists 2279:at Wikimedia Commons 2179:"Roger Williams Gold" 1943:(Kapp KS-3671) – 1972 1937:(Kapp KS-3665) – 1972 1925:(Kapp KS-3650) – 1971 1919:(Kapp KS-3645) – 1971 1907:(Kapp KS-3638) – 1970 1901:(Kapp KS-3629) – 1970 1895:(Kapp KS-3610, L3610) 1883:(Kapp KS-3595) – 1969 1877:(Kapp KS-3565) – 1968 1865:(Kapp KS-3550) – 1968 1859:(Kapp KS-3549) – 1968 1823:(Kapp KS-3470) – 1967 1791:Academy Award Winners 1763:(Kapp KL-1305) – 1963 1649:(Kapp KL-1112) – 1959 1643:(Kapp KL-1088) – 1958 1637:(Kapp KL-1081) – 1958 1609:(Kapp KL-1063) – 1957 1597:(Kapp KL-1042) – 1956 1591:(Kapp KL-1040) – 1956 1585:(Kapp KL-1031) – 1955 1579:(Kapp KL-1012) – 1955 1573:(Kapp KL-1008) – 1958 1567:(Kapp KL-1003) – 1957 816:"A Lover's Symphony" 409: 405:Ignacy Jan Paderewski 2417:Kapp Records artists 2049:The Great Love Songs 2031:To Amadeus with Love 1905:Golden Hits – Vol. 2 1863:The Impossible Dream 1809:Autumn Leaves – 1965 1546:"Somewhere in Time" 1237:The Impossible Dream 1224:"The Spinning Song" 1119:"Autumn Leaves '65" 1032:"This Is My Prayer" 981:"Janie Is Her Name" 904:On Top of Old Smokey 676:"The World Outside" 545:Tumbling Tumbleweeds 332:The Impossible Dream 271:Chance of a Lifetime 173:. Described by the 2422:Musicians from Iowa 2189:on October 11, 2011 1971:I Honestly Love You 1959:Roger Williams Live 1869:More Than a Miracle 946:"Cold, Cold Heart" 777:"Riviera Concerto" 748:"Sunrise Serenade" 722:"Dearer Than Dear" 436:Singles discography 377:More Than a Miracle 311:hit with the song " 301:popular music chart 203:Weertz was born in 193:Steinway & Sons 146:.rogerwilliamsmusic 2367:American Lutherans 2311:Text of resolution 2228:The New York Times 2033:(MCAD-5574) – 1985 2027:(MCAD-5571) – 1985 2021:(MCA2-4180) – 1983 1779:By Special Request 1410:(The Summer Knows) 1265:"Only for Lovers" 1193:"Love Me Forever" 593:"Almost Paradise" 236:United States Navy 164:Louis Jacob Weertz 88:Encino, California 53:Louis Jacob Weertz 2275:Media related to 2249:. October 8, 2011 2124:Los Angeles Times 2037:Somewhere in Time 1997:(MCA-2279) – 1977 1985:(MCA-2237) – 1976 1979:(MCA-2175) – 1976 1821:Somewhere My Love 1815:I'll Remember You 1565:The Boy Next Door 1556: 1555: 1360: 910: 735:Mockin' Bird Hill 709:Winter Wonderland 636:Arrivederci, Roma 606:"Moonlight Love" 566: 472: 465: 458: 429:pancreatic cancer 371:Somewhere in Time 345:Somewhere in Time 176:Los Angeles Times 154: 153: 2444: 2289: 2288: 2286:Official website 2274: 2259: 2258: 2256: 2254: 2239: 2233: 2232: 2218: 2212: 2205: 2199: 2198: 2196: 2194: 2185:. Archived from 2175: 2169: 2168: 2152: 2142: 2136: 2135: 2133: 2131: 2115: 2055:Golden Christmas 2007:Golden Christmas 1973:(MCA-438) – 1975 1967:(MCA-403) – 1974 1961:(MCA-378) – 1973 1955:(MCA-324) – 1973 1659:With These Hands 1358: 921:"Niagara Theme" 908: 561: 530:"Hi-lili Hi-lo" 468: 461: 454: 449:Chart positions 440: 439: 401:Des Moines, Iowa 228:Drake University 213:Des Moines, Iowa 150: 147: 145: 117: 84: 67: 65: 50: 37:Williams in 1958 35: 21: 20: 2452: 2451: 2447: 2446: 2445: 2443: 2442: 2441: 2342: 2341: 2284: 2283: 2268: 2263: 2262: 2252: 2250: 2241: 2240: 2236: 2219: 2215: 2206: 2202: 2192: 2190: 2177: 2176: 2172: 2165: 2143: 2139: 2129: 2127: 2116: 2093: 2088: 1965:The Way We Were 1875:Only for Lovers 1607:Almost Paradise 1561: 1357: 1296:White Christmas 1177:Sunrise, Sunset 1090:Try to Remember 968:"On the Trail" 907: 804:"Marie, Marie" 438: 422: 355:Harry S. 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Williams in 1958
Omaha, Nebraska
Encino, California
Pop standards
Piano
Kapp
www.rogerwilliamsmusic.com
popular music
pianist
Los Angeles Times
Autumn Leaves
Born Free
Steinway & Sons
Omaha, Nebraska
Lutheran
Des Moines, Iowa
piano
boxing
Drake University
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
United States Navy
World War II
Idaho State University
New York City
Juilliard
Lennie Tristano
Teddy Wilson
Dennis James
Kapp Records
founder

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