Roger Williams

(1924- ) born in Omaha. Musician, pianist, known for easy listening arrangements with emphasis on popular and jazz tunes, he has recorded over 100 albums and sold more copies than any other pianist over a professional career that began in 1955, the year his Autumn Leaves was the top song; nineteen of his recordings ranked in the Top 40, and 18 sold a million copies each. Consult Good Housekeeping, November 1959, pp. 32, 34, 36 and Fremont, Nebraska Midland College, Midland Alumnus, February 1962, p. 5 and Time, August 2, 1968, p. 37 and Sunday /Omaha/ World Herald, Entertainment, April 28, 1996, p. 2 and Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, Vol 6 (Schirmer Books, 2001) 3941-3942.

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