William McCreery Ramsey (17 April 1931 – 2 July 2021) was an American-German jazz and pop singer, journalist and actor famous for his German-language hits.

William McCreery Ramsey, called Bill, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, the son of a teacher and an advertising manager for Procter & Gamble.

He began to study sociology and business from 1949 to 1951 at Yale University in New Haven and sang jazz, swing and blues in the evenings.

Due to the Korean War, compulsory military service was again introduced in the US and Ramsey served with the U.S. Air Force in Germany.

[7] The jazz pianist and music producer Heinz Gietz [de] organized an appearance with Hessischer Rundfunk for Ramsey in 1955.

There he did playback recordings for the musical film Liebe, Tanz und 1000 Schlager [de] (Love, dance and 1000 hits) with Peter Alexander and Caterina Valente.

Among Ramsey's hits published in the 1950s and 1960s were German-language cover versions of Hank Ballard, The Beatles, Fats Domino, Ivory Joe Hunter, Roger Miller, Elvis Presley, Jimmie Rodgers, Andy Williams, Sheb Wooley and others.

[10] Ramsey appeared regularly as a pop and jazz singer, mostly in duets with the guitarist Juraj Galan, with whom he released several albums.