The Jackson, Mississippi-based traditional black gospel group, The Williams Brothers started in 1960 by Leon "Pop" Williams (November 24, 1908/1909 – September 6, 1989), who was the father of the Williams Brothers and an early member of the group, died in a car accident. In 1999, the group was inducted into the International Gospel Music Hall of Fame, which is in Detroit, Michigan. They have been nominated for the Grammy Award in the Best Traditional Gospel Album category at the 34th, 37th, 43rd, 47th, and the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards.
They released 42 albums with various labels during their tenure, and 23 albums charted on the Billboard charts, mostly on the Gospel Albums chart. Later on the group would add Derrick Horne, Maulty "Tuff" Jewell IV, Pharis "June Bug" Evans Jr., Ralph Lofton Jr., and Terrell Midge Gatlin. At its inception, The group consisted of three brothers, Doug Williams, Leonard Williams, Melvin Williams, and their cousin, Henry Green and a non-family member Maurice Surrell. The Williams Brothers is an American traditional black gospel music group from Jackson, Mississippi, they were formed in 1960 by Leon "Pop" Williams, who was the Williams' father, and early on the Williams' brother Frank Douglas was a member. Word, Nashboro, Savoy, CBS, New Birth, Malaco, A&M, Melendo, Blackberry, Compendia, Warner Bros., Myrrh, MCAįacebook. They released three albums after their teens: Two Stories 1987, The Williams Brothers 1991, Harmony Hotel 1993.Gospel, urban contemporary gospel, traditional black gospel, southern gospel This followed an appearance in The Partridge Family. As teen idols, they also made the Hot 100 in 1974, billed as "Andy and David Williams", with the #92 entry "What's Your Name". Twin brothers Andrew Williams and David Williams (born February 22, 1959), nephews of singer Andy Williams, from Henderson, Nevada, recorded as the Williams Brothers in the 1990s, and made the Billboard Hot 100 with their song " Can't Cry Hard Enough" in 1992. The show won a Tony Award, and was subsequently released on a double CD- preserving the nightclub material in a state-of-the-art recording. Supported by a quartet of dynamic singer/dancers standing in for the original Williams Brothers, Liza performed musical hits (with the original vocal arrangements) from the famous act, including such numbers as “I Love a Violin,” “Clap Yo' Hands,” “Jubilee Time”, and “Hello Hello”. "Liza's At The Palace!" opened at New York's legendary Palace Theatre, an affectionate salute to her godmother, Kay Thompson. The success of this tribute led to Minnelli's return to Broadway in December 2008.
In her 2008 tour, Minnelli devoted much of the performance to recreating the act, using Thompson's trademark music. Liza Minnelli has paid tribute to the Kay Thompson and the Williams Brothers act in The South Bank Show (2008).
The act broke up in 1951 and the brothers went separate ways, appearing annually on The Andy Williams Christmas special from 1962 through the 1990s. They toured night-clubs and cabarets in the United States and internationally with great success and appeared on radio and television establishing a loyal cult following with their jazz-based harmonies and flamboyant performance style. The act was staged by MGM choreographer, Robert Alton. This led to a nightclub act with entertainer Kay Thompson from 1947 to 1951. They also appeared with Bing Crosby on the hit record " Swinging on a Star" (1944). The Williams Brothers appeared in Janie (1944), Kansas City Kitty (1944), Ladies' Man (1947), and Something in the Wind (1947). They entertained on radio stations, first at WHO in Des Moines, Iowa, and later at WLS in Chicago and WLW in Cincinnati, before they moved to Los Angeles in 1943, where they were under contract with the MGM film studio. Their father, Jay Williams, managed and promoted the group. The four Williams Brothers-Bob, Don, Dick and Andy Williams-formed a singing quartet in the mid-1930s in Wall Lake, Iowa.
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