A ubiquitous TV game and talk-show presence who racked up 50 appearances on Johnny Carson’s “Tonight Show” and a lengthy list of acting credits, including in the “Smokey and the Bandit” trilogy, Paul Williams was virtually inescapable in the 1970s and early 1980s.The chubby, diminutive singer also wrote... full story ![]()

In "Paul Williams Still Alive," the documentary about the popular 1970s singer/songwriter -- and Johnny Carson cut-up -- Paul Williams, we see the musical icon reveal his life and desires to the lens, pointing to larger truths about the industry and the ways we regularly sabotage ourselves. You might remember Williams from giant hits like "Rainbow Connection," The...
huffingtonpost.com (2 months and 24 days ago)

Paul Williams says he has lived a blessed life and he is grateful. Not so much because of his many successes as an actor, singer and songwriter – but because he has been given a second chance.
nydailynews.com (24 days ago)
Paul Williams, who founded the groundbreaking music magazine Crawdaddy as a 17-year-old student in 1966, has died, according to his wife, singer Cindy Lee Berryhill.
cnn.com (1 month and 20 days ago)
PAUL Williams, whose Crawdaddy! magazine is considered the first US publication to write seriously about rock 'n roll, has died.
news.com.au (1 month and 17 days ago)
Paste has learned that Paul Williams, who pioneered rock journalism by founding the magazine Crawdaddy!, passed away earlier today due to complications from Alzheimer's.
pastemagazine.com (1 month and 20 days ago)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A jury weighing murder charges against a Philadelphia abortion provider will re-hear several hours of testimony before resuming deliberations. Dr. Kermit Gosnell is charged with killing a patient and four babies allegedly born alive. Prosecutors say the 72-year-old Gosnell routinely killed babies born alive. The jury is set to spend much of Wednesday...
pottsmerc.com (11 days ago)
ENCINITAS, Calif. — Paul Williams, a pioneering rock music journalist whose Crawdaddy! Magazine is considered the first U.S. publication to write seriously about rock 'n roll, has died in California. He was 64.U-T San Diego (http://bit.ly/X33TDK) says Williams died on Wednesday in an Encinitas care facility.
bostonherald.com (1 month and 17 days ago)
Paul Williams, a pioneering rock music journalist whose Crawdaddy! magazine preceded Rolling Stone, has died in Southern California. He was 64.
modbee.com (1 month and 17 days ago)
Paul Williams, a pioneering rock music journalist whose Crawdaddy! magazine preceded Rolling Stone, has died in Southern California. He was 64.
sacbee.com (1 month and 17 days ago)

Paul Williams, the writer behind songs like “The Love Boat” theme and “Evergreen,” has a limited engagement at the Café Carlyle.
nytimes.com (19 days ago)
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