Monday, March 19, 2007

Ideas for future Welk pledge specials

After three weeks of pledge specials, everything has returned to normal here and during that time, I have seen two great Welk-related specials...Lawrence Welk's TV Treasures (twice) and Ralna English: From My Heart.

From what I hear....those shows brought in the cash to their affliates, and it also has me thinking of what possible new Welk specials can be made, both to entertain us Welk fans and keep the gravy train of pledges rolling in? I have many ideas they could use....here's three of them I like to share.

LAWRENCE WELK: CHAMPAGNE FROM MOTOWN

Two great sounds come together....it will be taped at Detroit's Fox Theatre and it will feature many of our Music Makers singing some of the most popular classics from Motown legends like Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson, The Temptations and Aretha Franklin just to name a few.

Can you just picture Guy & Ralna singing "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" or perhaps the Lennon Sisters with their rendition of "Dancing In The Streets" or even Dick Dale, Tom Netherton and the Otwells with "My Girl?" Now that's music to my ears....and all done in Champagne Style of course!

Here's another suggestion: THE ALDRIDGE SISTERS: ONE NIGHT WITH YOU

Here, you have Sheila and Sherry Aldridge, backed by either a huge orchestra (like Ralna did in her special) or perhaps a country band or jazz artists...maybe all three! They would sing many of their favorite songs, from any genre (country, pop, jazz, big band, etc)...share some great memories from their performing career and maybe have a special guest or two drop by!

If you liked those suggestions....maybe you'll like this one,

GAIL FARRELL: FROM OKLAHOMA WITH LOVE

It will be a 90-minute special, and I can picture our Gail Farrell showing her many talents from the world of music....from singing to playing on the piano. She'll perform many of her Welk show favorites, and her personal favorites as well. I can see her joined on the special by Ron Anderson and Michael Redman together again as the "Gail, Ron and Michael" mixed trio and also have reunite her with both Sandi Griffiths and Mary Lou Metzger as "Gail, Sandi and Mary Lou."

The ideas and possibilites are endless......at least I think so.

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