It's pianist and arranger Bob Smale!
The native of Oakland, California previously worked with the Mary Kay Trio and other bands before joining the music makers in 1969.
He and his wife Mary, are the proud parents of three children.
And here's the Maestro congratulating Bob on another terrific piano solo!
That my friends is Bob Smale in a nutshell.
For a brief video of Bob in action on the Welk Show, copy and paste this link (posted by his son Rob)into your browser address bar: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-kHHMoIoJc&feature=related
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Bob Smale was Welk's BEST pianist!
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