Obituary: Danny Williams

* Danny Williams, singer. Died age 63.

Danny Williams, who has died aged 63, recorded what many regard as the definitive version of Moon River, the ballad that became a Christmas hit and spent 19 weeks at No 1 in the British charts in 1961.

The song was composed by Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer for Audrey Hepburn, who sang it in Breakfast at Tiffany's.

Though Danny Williams had several other ballads in the lower reaches of the charts, he never repeated the success of Moon River and spent most of the remainder of his career on the night club and cabaret circuit.