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Lawrence Welk (March 11, 1903 – May 17, 1992) was an American musician, accordionist, bandleader, and television impresario, who hosted the television program The Lawrence Welk Show from 1951 to 1982. His style came to be known to his large audience of radio, television, and live-performance fans (and critics) as "champagne music".[1]
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Thanks Maj Marty Hogan for letting us know that March 11 is the anniversary of the birth of American musician, accordionist, bandleader, and television impresario Lawrence Welk who hosted the television program The Lawrence Welk Show from 1951 to 1982.
Rest in peace Lawrence Welk!
"I didn't really enjoy his "champagne music" but I appreciate him as a musician who entertained so many over the years."
JOHNNY CARSON INTERVIEW LAWRENCE WELK
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LEpnkrAKFE
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Rest in peace Lawrence Welk!
"I didn't really enjoy his "champagne music" but I appreciate him as a musician who entertained so many over the years."
JOHNNY CARSON INTERVIEW LAWRENCE WELK
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LEpnkrAKFE
FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. LTC Orlando Illi LTC (Join to see) LTC Ivan Raiklin, Esq. Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Capt Seid Waddell Capt Jeff S. CPT Jack Durish MSgt Robert C Aldi SFC Stephen King MSgt Danny Hope SGT Gregory Lawritson Cpl Craig Marton SP5 Mark Kuzinski SGT (Join to see)
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SSG Robert "Rob" Wentworth
Thank you Capt Marty Hogan for bringing us the Biography & a five minute excerpt video of “The Tonight Show” starring Johnny Carson.
My parents watched Lawrence’s weekly show from time to time, & I was in part “waiting for ‘My Show’” to come on afterwards, so I stuck it out, (So long as my homework was done that is!)until “Bonanza” came on! (Prime time back then!)
My parents watched Lawrence’s weekly show from time to time, & I was in part “waiting for ‘My Show’” to come on afterwards, so I stuck it out, (So long as my homework was done that is!)until “Bonanza” came on! (Prime time back then!)
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My parents met at a USO club in Tampa, Florida needless to say we watched Lawrence Welk growing up. We went to the German restaurant to dance the polka on my dad's shoes. All this time I never thought about why my mom was there at the USO. Haha maybe she was oss too! LOL the things that come to you when you lived long enough.
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SPC Margaret Higgins
Capt Sabrena Goldman: THAT IS SO AWESOME: THE FACT THAT YOU DANCED THE POLKA ON YOUR DAD'S SHOES! I always wanted to dance on Papa's shoes.
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Maj Marty Hogan Sent me down a different memory lane with this one...our old b/w TV with three channels: Walter Cronkite, Star Trek (the original), and The Lawrence Well Show. Great post.
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