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vcard plainlist"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de; font-size: 125%;"><div class="fn">Roger Williams</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Roger_Williams_1958.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Williams in 1958"><img alt="Williams in 1958" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Roger_Williams_1958.JPG/220px-Roger_Williams_1958.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="255" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Roger_Williams_1958.JPG/330px-Roger_Williams_1958.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Roger_Williams_1958.JPG/440px-Roger_Williams_1958.JPG 2x" data-file-width="577" data-file-height="669" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Williams in 1958</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de">Background information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Birth name</span></th><td class="infobox-data nickname">Louis Jacob Weertz</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1924-10-01</span>)</span>October 1, 1924<br /><a href="/wiki/Omaha,_Nebraska" title="Omaha, Nebraska">Omaha, Nebraska</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">October 8, 2011<span style="display:none">(2011-10-08)</span> (aged 87)<br /><a href="/wiki/Encino,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="Encino, California">Encino, California</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genres</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Pop_standards" class="mw-redirect" title="Pop standards">Pop standards</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Instrument</th><td class="infobox-data note"><a href="/wiki/Piano" title="Piano">Piano</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Years active</span></th><td class="infobox-data">1955–2011</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Labels</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kapp_Records" title="Kapp Records">Kapp</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.rogerwilliamsmusic.com">www<wbr />.rogerwilliamsmusic<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Musical artist</div> <p><b>Roger Williams</b> (born <b>Louis Jacob Weertz</b>; October 1, 1924 – October 8, 2011) was an American <a href="/wiki/Popular_music" title="Popular music">popular music</a> <a href="/wiki/Pianist" title="Pianist">pianist</a>. Described by the <i><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Times" title="Los Angeles Times">Los Angeles Times</a></i> 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 "<a href="/wiki/Autumn_Leaves_(1945_song)" title="Autumn Leaves (1945 song)">Autumn Leaves</a>" in 1955 and "<a href="/wiki/Born_Free_(Matt_Monro_song)" title="Born Free (Matt Monro song)">Born Free</a>" in 1966–and 38 hit albums between 1955 and 1972.<sup id="cite_ref-latimesobit_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-latimesobit-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He was a Navy boxing champion, played for nine U.S. Presidential administrations, and had a gold <a href="/wiki/Steinway_%26_Sons" title="Steinway & Sons">Steinway & Sons</a> grand piano model named in his honor.<sup id="cite_ref-latimesobit_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-latimesobit-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Biography">Biography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Roger_Williams_(pianist)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Biography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Weertz was born in <a href="/wiki/Omaha,_Nebraska" title="Omaha, Nebraska">Omaha, Nebraska</a>, to the Rev. Frederick J. Weertz (1891–1980), a <a href="/wiki/Lutheran" class="mw-redirect" title="Lutheran">Lutheran</a> minister, and Dorothea Bang Weertz (1895–1985), a violinist and music teacher. The family moved to <a href="/wiki/Des_Moines,_Iowa" title="Des Moines, Iowa">Des Moines, Iowa</a>, before his first birthday. He first played the <a href="/wiki/Piano" title="Piano">piano</a> at age three.<sup id="cite_ref-latimesobit_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-latimesobit-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In high school he became interested in <a href="/wiki/Boxing" title="Boxing">boxing</a>, mainly at his father's insistence, and returned to music only after breaking his nose several times and sustaining several other injuries. As a young man, Weertz played organ music in his father's St. John's Lutheran Church in Des Moines and piano at the supper club, Babe's Restaurant. </p><p>Weertz majored in piano at <a href="/wiki/Drake_University" title="Drake University">Drake University</a> in Des Moines, where he began developing a style that was a fusion of jazz, classical, and pop, but was expelled for playing "<a href="/wiki/Smoke_Gets_in_Your_Eyes" title="Smoke Gets in Your Eyes">Smoke Gets in Your Eyes</a>" in the practice room in violation of the school's classical-music-only policy.<sup id="cite_ref-latimesobit_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-latimesobit-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Weertz entered the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">United States Navy</a> and served in <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>. While still in the Navy he won the middleweight boxing championship at his base in Idaho<sup id="cite_ref-latimesobit_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-latimesobit-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and earned a bachelor's degree in engineering from Idaho State College (now <a href="/wiki/Idaho_State_University" title="Idaho State University">Idaho State University</a>) in 1950. Afterward, Weertz re-enrolled at Drake, where he earned his master's degree in music in 1951. He then moved to <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a> to attend <a href="/wiki/Juilliard_School" title="Juilliard School">Juilliard</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-latimesobit_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-latimesobit-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> where he studied jazz piano under <a href="/wiki/Lennie_Tristano" title="Lennie Tristano">Lennie Tristano</a> and <a href="/wiki/Teddy_Wilson" title="Teddy Wilson">Teddy Wilson</a>. </p><p>During 1951-1952 Weertz won two talent contests: "Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts" and <a href="/wiki/Dennis_James" title="Dennis James">Dennis James</a>' <i>Chance of a Lifetime</i> television program. David Kapp, the founder of <a href="/wiki/Kapp_Records" title="Kapp Records">Kapp Records</a>, heard him play at the Hotel Madison and was so impressed that he signed the pianist, giving him a professional name "that would stand up anywhere", "Roger Williams", after the <a href="/wiki/Roger_Williams_(theologian)" class="mw-redirect" title="Roger Williams (theologian)">founder</a> of <a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island">Rhode Island</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-latimesobit_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-latimesobit-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1955 Williams recorded "<a href="/wiki/Autumn_Leaves_(1945_song)" title="Autumn Leaves (1945 song)">Autumn Leaves</a>", the only piano instrumental to reach No. 1 on <i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a>'</i>s <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100">popular music chart</a>. It sold over two million copies and was awarded a <a href="/wiki/Music_recording_sales_certification" class="mw-redirect" title="Music recording sales certification">gold record</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-The_Book_of_Golden_Discs_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Book_of_Golden_Discs-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1966 he had another <a href="/wiki/Record_chart" title="Record chart">Top Ten</a> hit with the song "<a href="/wiki/Born_Free_(Matt_Monro_song)" title="Born Free (Matt Monro song)">Born Free</a>" from the <a href="/wiki/Film" title="Film">motion picture</a> <a href="/wiki/Soundtrack" title="Soundtrack">soundtrack</a>. His other hits include "<a href="/wiki/Near_You" title="Near You">Near You</a>", "<a href="/wiki/Till_(song)" title="Till (song)">Till</a>", "<a href="/wiki/The_Impossible_Dream_(The_Quest)" title="The Impossible Dream (The Quest)">The Impossible Dream</a>", "<a href="/wiki/Choucoune_(song)" title="Choucoune (song)">Yellow Bird</a>", "<a href="/wiki/Maria_(1956_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Maria (1956 song)">Maria</a>", and "The Theme from <i><a href="/wiki/Somewhere_in_Time_(film)" title="Somewhere in Time (film)">Somewhere in Time</a></i>" which was part of the film's music score. <i>Billboard</i> 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 <a href="/wiki/Harry_S._Truman" title="Harry S. Truman">Harry S. Truman</a> – who requested Bach and Ravel, then played his own version of the Chopin waltz.<sup id="cite_ref-latimesobit_1-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-latimesobit-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His last White House performance was in November 2008 for a luncheon hosted by First Lady <a href="/wiki/Laura_Bush" title="Laura Bush">Laura Bush</a>. </p><p>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 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.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 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. </p><p>Williams' music was in movie soundtracks: <i><a href="/wiki/Somewhere_in_Time_(film)" title="Somewhere in Time (film)">Somewhere in Time</a></i> (1980), <i><a href="/wiki/More_Than_a_Miracle" title="More Than a Miracle">More Than a Miracle</a></i> (1967), <i><a href="/wiki/Untamed_Heart" title="Untamed Heart">Untamed Heart</a></i> ("Nature Boy") (1993), <i><a href="/wiki/Reckless_(1995_film)" title="Reckless (1995 film)">Reckless</a></i> ("O Little Town of Bethlehem") (1995), and he performed his hit song, <i>Born Free</i> for the 1967 Oscars "Best Original - Song / Music Score" </p><p>Williams developed his caring attitude towards his public from a boyhood experience in <a href="/wiki/Des_Moines,_Iowa" title="Des Moines, Iowa">Des Moines, Iowa</a>. After a piano concert by <a href="/wiki/Ignacy_Jan_Paderewski" title="Ignacy Jan Paderewski">Ignacy Jan Paderewski</a>, he waited for 45 minutes outside in cold weather to meet Paderewski. When the pianist finally appeared, it was to rush to a waiting automobile. Williams, who had waited, was upset. </p> <blockquote><p>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.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <p>Williams claimed to know 10,000 songs by heart and often took requests. Of his talent, he said: “I know I was given a gift, and once in a while I go to church and say, ‘Hey, thanks.’ I play my religion through my fingers.”<sup id="cite_ref-latimesobit_1-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-latimesobit-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Roger_Williams_(pianist)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Williams was married twice. His first marriage produced three children. Both marriages ended in divorce.<sup id="cite_ref-latimesobit_1-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-latimesobit-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In March 2011 Williams posted on his website that he had <a href="/wiki/Pancreatic_cancer" title="Pancreatic cancer">pancreatic cancer</a> 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, this old Navy boxing champion is going for broke. Just watch me!" He died on October 8, 2011, one week after his 87th birthday.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Singles_discography">Singles discography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Roger_Williams_(pianist)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Singles discography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Year </th> <th rowspan="2">Title </th> <th colspan="3">Chart positions </th></tr> <tr> <th width="60"><small><a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100">US</a></small> </th> <th width="60"><small><a href="/wiki/Cashbox_(magazine)" title="Cashbox (magazine)">CB</a></small> </th> <th width="60"><small><a href="/wiki/Hot_Adult_Contemporary_Tracks" class="mw-redirect" title="Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks">US – AC</a></small> </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1955 </td> <td align="left">"<a href="/wiki/Autumn_Leaves_(1945_song)" title="Autumn Leaves (1945 song)">Autumn Leaves</a>" </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"Wanting You" </td> <td>38 </td> <td>41 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5">1956 </td> <td align="left">"<a href="/wiki/Beyond_the_Sea_(song)" title="Beyond the Sea (song)">La Mer (Beyond the Sea)</a>" </td> <td>37 </td> <td>42 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"Hi-lili Hi-lo" </td> <td>85 </td> <td>41 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"<a href="/wiki/Tumbling_Tumbleweeds" title="Tumbling Tumbleweeds">Tumbling Tumbleweeds</a>" </td> <td>60 </td> <td>34 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"Two Different Worlds"<small>with <a href="/wiki/Jane_Morgan" title="Jane Morgan">Jane Morgan</a></small> </td> <td>41 </td> <td>22 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"Anastasia" </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">1957 </td> <td align="left">"Almost Paradise" </td> <td>15 </td> <td>16 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"Moonlight Love" </td> <td> </td> <td>54 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"Till" </td> <td>22 </td> <td>24 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4">1958 </td> <td align="left">"<a href="/wiki/Arrivederci_Roma" title="Arrivederci Roma">Arrivederci, Roma</a>" </td> <td>55 </td> <td>32 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"Young Warm and Wonderful" </td> <td> </td> <td>31 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"Near You" </td> <td>10 </td> <td>12 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"The World Outside" </td> <td>71 </td> <td>25 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5">1959 </td> <td align="left">"<a href="/wiki/Hark!_The_Herald_Angels_Sing" title="Hark! The Herald Angels Sing">Hark! The Herald Angels Sing</a>" </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"<a href="/wiki/Winter_Wonderland" title="Winter Wonderland">Winter Wonderland</a>" </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"Dearer Than Dear" </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"<a href="/wiki/Mockin%27_Bird_Hill" title="Mockin' Bird Hill">Mockin' Bird Hill</a>" </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"Sunrise Serenade" </td> <td>106 </td> <td>119 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">1960 </td> <td align="left">"La Montana" </td> <td>98 </td> <td>62 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"Riviera Concerto" </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"Temptation" </td> <td>56 </td> <td>72 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="6">1961 </td> <td align="left">"Marie, Marie" </td> <td> </td> <td>108 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"A Lover's Symphony" </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"Yellow Bird" </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"Clair De Lune (Moonlight Love)" </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"Maria" </td> <td>48 </td> <td>40 </td> <td>11 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"Santa Claus-Santa Claus" </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5">1962 </td> <td align="left">"Intermezzo" </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"Amor" </td> <td>88 </td> <td>89 </td> <td>16 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"<a href="/wiki/On_Top_of_Old_Smokey" class="mw-redirect" title="On Top of Old Smokey">On Top of Old Smokey</a>"<br /><small>(with The Lincolns and Rich Dehr)</small> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"Niagara Theme" </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"Theme From 'Mutiny on the Bounty'" </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="6">1963 </td> <td align="left">"Cold, Cold Heart" </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"Theme From 'Ben Casey'" </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"On the Trail" </td> <td>113 </td> <td>140 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"Janie Is Her Name" </td> <td> </td> <td>118 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"Look Again" </td> <td> </td> <td>127 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"Theme from 'The Cardinal'" </td> <td>109 </td> <td>120 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">1964 </td> <td align="left">"Felicia" </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"This Is My Prayer" </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"Whistl'n" </td> <td> </td> <td>140 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5">1965 </td> <td align="left">"<a href="/wiki/Vaya_con_Dios_(song)" title="Vaya con Dios (song)">Vaya con Dios</a>" </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"<a href="/wiki/The_Ballad_of_High_Noon" title="The Ballad of High Noon">High Noon</a>" </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"<a href="/wiki/Try_to_Remember" title="Try to Remember">Try to Remember</a>" </td> <td>97 </td> <td>97 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"Summer Wind" </td> <td>109 </td> <td>97 </td> <td>20 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"Autumn Leaves '65" </td> <td>92 </td> <td>110 </td> <td>10 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1966 </td> <td align="left">"<a href="/wiki/Lara%27s_Theme" title="Lara's Theme">Lara's Theme</a>" </td> <td>65 </td> <td>90 </td> <td>5 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"<a href="/wiki/Born_Free_(Matt_Monro_song)" title="Born Free (Matt Monro song)">Born Free</a>" </td> <td>7 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">1967 </td> <td align="left">"<a href="/wiki/Sunrise,_Sunset" title="Sunrise, Sunset">Sunrise, Sunset</a>" </td> <td>84 </td> <td>65 </td> <td>5 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"Love Me Forever" </td> <td>60 </td> <td>63 </td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"More Than a Miracle" </td> <td>108 </td> <td>100 </td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4">1968 </td> <td align="left">"The Spinning Song" </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"<a href="/wiki/The_Impossible_Dream_(The_Quest)" title="The Impossible Dream (The Quest)">The Impossible Dream</a>" </td> <td>55 </td> <td>52 </td> <td>5 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"If You Go" </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>37 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"Only for Lovers" </td> <td>119 </td> <td>123 </td> <td>31 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4">1969 </td> <td align="left">"Love Theme From 'La Strada'" </td> <td> </td> <td>122 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"<a href="/wiki/White_Christmas_(song)" title="White Christmas (song)">White Christmas</a>" </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"<a href="/wiki/Galveston_(song)" title="Galveston (song)">Galveston</a>" </td> <td>99 </td> <td>99 </td> <td>21 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"Fill the World with Love" </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">1970 </td> <td align="left">"<a href="/wiki/Suicide_Is_Painless" title="Suicide Is Painless">Song From 'M*A*S*H' (Suicide Is Painless)</a>" </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"Butterflies"<br /><small>(By Laura and Roger Williams)</small> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"<a href="/wiki/Ain%27t_No_Mountain_High_Enough" title="Ain't No Mountain High Enough">Ain't No Mountain High Enough</a>" </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">1971 </td> <td align="left">"<a href="/wiki/(Where_Do_I_Begin%3F)_Love_Story" title="(Where Do I Begin?) Love Story">Theme From 'Love Story'</a>" </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"<a href="/wiki/Summer_of_%2742#Music" title="Summer of '42">Theme from <i>Summer of '42</i> (The Summer Knows)</a>" </td> <td> </td> <td>118 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"<a href="/wiki/How_Can_You_Mend_a_Broken_Heart" title="How Can You Mend a Broken Heart">How Can You Mend a Broken Heart</a>" </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1972 </td> <td align="left">"Lady Sings The Blues" </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"<a href="/wiki/Speak_Softly,_Love" class="mw-redirect" title="Speak Softly, Love">Love Theme From 'The Godfather'</a>" </td> <td>116 </td> <td>115 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1974 </td> <td align="left">"Theme From 'Murder on the Orient Express'" </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1975 </td> <td align="left">"Theme From 'Rollerball'" </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1976 </td> <td align="left">"<a href="/wiki/Cast_Your_Fate_to_the_Wind" title="Cast Your Fate to the Wind">Cast Your Fate to the Wind</a>" </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>39 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1977 </td> <td align="left">"Main Theme from King Kong" </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>32 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"Theme From 'Airport 77'" </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1980 </td> <td align="left">"Somewhere in Time" </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Discography">Discography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Roger_Williams_(pianist)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Discography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i>The Boy Next Door</i> (Kapp KL-1003) – 1957</li> <li><i>It's a Big Wide Wonderful World</i> (Kapp KL-1008) – 1958</li> <li><i>Roger Williams with Orchestra</i> (Kapp KL-1012) – 1955</li> <li><i>Daydreams</i> (Kapp KL-1031) – 1955</li> <li><i>Roger Williams Plays the Wonderful Music of the Masters</i> (Kapp KL-1040) – 1956</li> <li><i>Roger Williams Plays Christmas Songs</i> (Kapp KL-1042) – 1956</li> <li><i>Roger Williams Plays Beautiful Waltzes</i> (Kapp KL-1062, KS-3000) – 1957</li> <li><i>Almost Paradise</i> (Kapp KL-1063) – 1957</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Songs_of_the_Fabulous_Fifties" title="Songs of the Fabulous Fifties">Songs of the Fabulous Fifties</a></i> (Kapp KXL-5000) (2-record set) – 1957</li> <li><i>Songs of the Fabulous Forties</i> (Kapp KXL-5003) (2-record set) – 1957</li> <li><i>Songs of the Fabulous Century</i> (Kapp KXL-5005) (2-record set) – 1958</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Till_(Roger_Williams_album)" title="Till (Roger Williams album)">Till</a></i> (Kapp KL-1081) – 1958</li> <li><i>Roger Williams Plays Gershwin</i> (Kapp KL-1088) – 1958</li> <li><i>Near You</i> (Kapp KL-1112) – 1959</li> <li><i>More Songs of the Fabulous Fifties</i> (Kapp KL-1130, KS-3013) – 1959</li> <li><i>With These Hands</i> (Kapp KL-1147, KS-3030) – 1959</li> <li><i>Christmas Time</i> (Kapp KL-1164, KS-3048, MCA-536, MCA-15005) – 1959</li> <li><i>Always – Melodies That Will Live Forever</i> (Kapp KL-1172, KS-3056) – 1960</li> <li><i>Songs of the Fabulous Forties – Part 1</i> (Kapp KL-1207, KS-3207) – 1960</li> <li><i>Songs of the Fabulous Forties – Part 2</i> (Kapp KL-1208, KS-3208) – 1960</li> <li><i>Songs of the Fabulous Fifties – Part 1</i> (Kapp KL-1209, KS-3209) – 1960</li> <li><i>Songs of the Fabulous Fifties – Part 2</i> (Kapp KL-1210, KS-3210) – 1960</li> <li><i>Songs of the Fabulous Century – Part 1</i> (Kapp KL-1211, KS-3211) – 1960</li> <li><i>Songs of the Fabulous Century – Part 2</i> (Kapp KL-1212, KS-3212) – 1960</li> <li><i>Temptation</i> (Kapp KL-1217, KS-3217) – 1960</li> <li><i>Roger Williams Invites You to Dance</i> (Kapp KL-1222, KS-3222) – 1961</li> <li><i>Yellow Bird</i> (Kapp KL-1244, KS-3244) – 1961</li> <li><i>Songs of the Soaring '60s – Vol. 1</i> (Kapp KL-1251, KS-3251) – 1961</li> <li><i>Roger Williams at Town Hall</i> (Kapp KXL-5008) (2-record set) – 1961</li> <li><i>Greatest Hits</i> (Kapp KL-1260, KS-3260) – 1962</li> <li><i>Maria</i> (Kapp KL-1266, KS-3266) – 1962</li> <li><i>Mr. Piano</i> (Kapp KL-1290, KS-3290) – 1962</li> <li><i>Country Style</i> (Kapp KL-1305) – 1963</li> <li><i>For You</i> (Kapp KL-1336, KS-3336) – 1963</li> <li><i>The Solid Gold Steinway</i> (Kapp KL-1354, KS-3354) – 1964</li> <li><i>By Special Request</i> (Kapp KL-3. KS-3) – 1964</li> <li><i>Roger Williams Family Album of Hymns</i> (Kapp KS-3395)</li> <li><i>Academy Award Winners</i> (Kapp KL-1406, KL-3406) – 1964</li> <li><i>Roger Williams Plays the Hits</i> (Kapp KL-1414, KS-3414) – 1965</li> <li><i>Summer Wind and Your Special Requests</i> (Kapp KL-1434, KS-3434) – 1965</li> <li><i>Autumn Leaves – 1965</i> (Kapp KL-1452, KS-3452) – 1965</li> <li><i>I'll Remember You</i> (Kapp KL-1470, KS-3470) – 1967</li> <li><i>Somewhere My Love</i> (Kapp KS-3470) – 1967</li> <li><i>Academy Award Winners – Vol. 2</i> (Kapp KL-1483)</li> <li><i>Born Free</i> (Kapp KL-1501, KS-3501, KTL-3501) – 1966</li> <li><i>Roger!</i> (Kapp KL-1512, KS-3512) – 1967</li> <li><i>Golden Hits</i> (Kapp KL-1530, KS-3530) – 1967</li> <li><i>By Special Request – Vol. 2</i> (Kapp KL-4, KS-4) – 1967</li> <li><i>Amor</i> (Kapp KS-3549) – 1968</li> <li><i>The Impossible Dream</i> (Kapp KS-3550) – 1968</li> <li><i>More Than a Miracle</i> (Kapp KS-3550)</li> <li><i>Only for Lovers</i> (Kapp KS-3565) – 1968</li> <li><i>Happy Heart</i> (Kapp KS-3595) – 1969</li> <li><i>The Piano Magic of Roger Williams</i> (Columbia Musical Treasuries P2S-5306, P3S-5314) – 1969</li> <li><i>Roger Williams Plays Love Theme from Romeo & Juliet and Other Great Movie Themes</i> (Kapp KS-3610, L3610)</li> <li><i>Themes from Great Movies</i> (Kapp KS-3629) – 1970</li> <li><i>Golden Hits – Vol. 2</i> (Kapp KS-3638) – 1970</li> <li><i>Magic Moods – Roger Williams/Bert Kaempfert</i> (MCA Special Markets DL-734729) – 1970</li> <li><i>Love Story</i> (Kapp KS-3645) – 1971</li> <li><i>Summer of '42 (The Summer Knows)</i> (Kapp KS-3650) – 1971</li> <li><i>Twilight Themes: 10 All-Time Favorites</i> (Longines Symphonette Society – SYS5329, LS206C, LWS 640) – 1971</li> <li><i>Love Theme from "The Godfather"</i> (Kapp KS-3665) – 1972</li> <li><i>Play Me: Love Themes from "Lady Sings the Blues"</i> (Kapp KS-3671) – 1972</li> <li><i>The Roger Williams Showcase</i> (Kapp KW-900)</li> <li><i>Roger Williams</i> (MCA-324) – 1973</li> <li><i>Roger Williams Live</i> (MCA-378) – 1973</li> <li><i>The Way We Were</i> (MCA-403) – 1974</li> <li><i>I Honestly Love You</i> (MCA-438) – 1975</li> <li><i>Virtuoso</i> (MCA-2175) – 1976</li> <li><i>Nadia's Theme</i> (MCA-2237) – 1976</li> <li><i>The Best of Roger Williams</i> (MCA2-4106, RCA Music Service R-243835) (2-record set) – 1976</li> <li><i>Evergreen</i> (MCA-2279) – 1977</li> <li><i>Autumn Leaves: The Best of Roger Williams</i> (Reader's Digest RDA-187) (8-record set) – 1979</li> <li><i>Golden Christmas</i> (Holiday HDY-1927) – 1981</li> <li><i>Ivory Impact</i> (Bainbridge BT-8002) – 1982</li> <li><i>1970's</i> (MCA2-4180) – 1983</li> <li><i>The Best of the Beautiful</i> (MCAD-5571) – 1985</li> <li><i>To Amadeus with Love</i> (MCAD-5574) – 1985</li> <li><i>Somewhere in Time</i> (Bainbridge BT-6265) – 1986</li> <li><i>Today, My Way</i> (Priority (Capitol) Records SL9323) – 1986</li> <li><i>The Great Love Songs</i> (MCA Special Products 15074) (3-CD set) – 1993</li> <li><i>Golden Christmas</i> (Special Music Company SCD-4607) – 1993</li> <li><i>Sunrise Sunset</i> (MCA, Pickwick SPC-3511)</li> <li><i>Spanish Eyes</i> (MCA, Pickwick SPC-3367)</li> <li><i>Roger Williams & Ferrante and Teicher</i> (Metro M-484)</li> <li><i>Born Free ... and Other Great Romantic Melodies</i> (Longines Symphonette Society LS 206-A) (5-record box set)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Roger_Williams_(pianist)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist 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