The local music community was deeply saddened to learn this morning that Andy Williams, aka DJ A-Dog has passed away. Williams, 38, was diagnosed with leukemia in December 2012 and had been receiving treatment in Boston. Specific details of his passing are as yet unknown to 7D, but we’ll report back when they emerge.

In the meantime, we’ll add our voice to the chorus of those heartbroken by Williams’ death. He was a tremendously talented DJ. But he was also one of the sweetest, most generous people we’ve ever had the privilege of knowing. We’ll miss you, Andy.

In the words of Dead Prez — as reimagined/”refixed” by A-Dog himself — all my dogs, stay real.

 

[UPDATE: A candlelight walk in rememberance of Williams is scheduled for this Saturday, December 28, at 5 pm at the top of Church Street in Burlington. The procession will make its way down Church Street and will be followed by a vigil at the Waterfront Skatepark. Candles and warm clothing are encouraged.]

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Dan Bolles is a culture coeditor at Seven Days. He joined the paper in 2007 as its music editor, covering Vermont's robust music, comedy and nightlife scenes for a decade before deciding he was too old to be going to the Monkey House on weeknights to...

4 replies on “Andy Williams, aka DJ A-Dog, Passes Away”

  1. I wish that i could attend this vigil and have one final downhill adventure with my good friend Andy… Unfortunately, i am thousands of miles away… But, truth be told… The Queen City will always be our home… One.

  3. I wish I would of been home to see u man, you will be greatly missed man. Burlington Vermont will always love their favorite son

  4. I remember seeing him spin in Burlington. I didn’t just add a record player as my profile pic because of him. I am a DJ because of him. He was so nice and down to earth, and he inspired me to think that you can be nice and down to earth and still get respect, move a crowd, and rock, and make it. I still have one of his early cassette tapes he threw out at a Higher Ground concert. He will never die. His music will never die, his legacy will never die, and the people he touched along the way carry bits and pieces of his spirit into the world like a torch.

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