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The Williams Brothers were a singing quartet that performed extensively on radio, movies, nightclubs, and television from through the s. Their father, Jay Williams, managed and promoted the group. They also appeared with Bing Crosby on the hit record "Swinging on a Star" This led to a nightclub act with entertainer Kay Thompson from to 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 broke up in and the brothers went separate ways, appearing annually on The Andy Williams Christmas special from through the s.

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He was a singer and actor. He was a singer on the movie Janie in He was a singer in Something in the Wind. He united with his brothers yearly from to for The Andy Williams Christmas. Don Williams Donald J. He was an opening act at the new Tropicana Las Vegas hotel where he performed for two years. In he was in the musical show "Tropicana Holiday".

He then became an agent and manager. Don Williams County Park in Iowa is named after him. In her tour, Minnelli devoted much of the performance to recreating the act, using Thompson's trademark music. The success of this tribute led to Minnelli's return to Broadway in December