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Roger Williams, born Louis Jacob Weertz in Omaha, was an American musician, pianist, and composer. He began his work period in 1955 and was associated with the traditional pop genre. Williams was educated at Juilliard School, Drake University, and Idaho State University. He performed on the piano and recorded for Kapp Records. His musical style has been tagged as instrumental, easy listening, and jazz.
Williams participated in World War II and held the religion of Lutheranism. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, which is recognized in the Hollywood Walk Of Fame collection. He died of natural causes due to pancreatic cancer on October 8, 2011, in Encino.
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1924
- Active to
- 2011
Discography
- You'll Never Walk Alone / The Boy Next Door1954
- Autumn Leaves / Take Care1955
- Night Wind / Wanting You1955
- Beyond the Sea / Song of Devotion1956
- Hi Lili Hi Lo / My Dream Sonata1956
- Roger Williams1956
- Roger Williams Plays Christmas Songs1956
- Tumbling Tumbleweeds / I'll Always Walk With You1956
- Two Different Worlds / Nights in Verona1956
- Christmas Time1959
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 68,618
- Total plays
- 484,311
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Roger Williams (October 1, 1924 – October 8, 2011), born Louis Jacob Weertz, was an American popular music pianist. As of 2004, he had released 116 albums. He was born to a Lutheran minister, the Rev. Frederick J. Weertz (1891–1980) and a music teacher, Dorothea Bang Weertz (1895–1985), in Omaha, Nebraska. The family moved to Des Moines, Iowa, before his first birthday. He first played the piano at age three. In high school he became interested in boxing <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Roger
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Roger
- Family name
- Williams
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Omaha
- Place of death
- Encino
- Occupation
- pianist
- Religion
- Lutheranism
- Genre
- traditional pop
- Instrument
- piano
- Record label
- Kapp Records
- Conflict
- World War II
- Official website
- www.mrpianotoday.com
- Image
- Roger Williams 1958.JPG
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- cause of death
- pancreatic cancer
- date of birth
- 1926-10-01
- date of death
- 2011-10-08
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1955-00-00
- birth name
- Louis Jacob Weertz
- Commons category
- Roger Williams (pianist)
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