Singing Career - Part 2

1. Andy began his solo singing career in 1953.
2. He signed to RCA Records, and recorded a total of six songs.
3. None of them did well though!
4. In 1954 Andy became a regular on entertainment show Tonight Starring Steve Allen.
5. He then signed to Archie Bleyer’s label Cadence Records.
6. He released a number of songs on this label, including his only ever American number one: Butterfly.
7. In the 1960s, Andy signed to Columbia records.
8. In 1962 he performed the Henry Mancini song Moon River at the Oscars.
9. Amazingly - and despite it becoming Andy’s theme song - it was never released as a single.
10. The song itself won an Oscar that year.