Well, this week all the public television stations will air the Salute to Grammy Winning Songs episode from '74.
Which leads me to today's post, if the Music Makers aired another episode of that same theme, which Grammy songs would they cover?
I think it would go something like this.....
1. UP UP AND AWAY (1968 Song of the Year) - Gail, Mary Lou, Cissy, Ralna, Dick, Ken, Bobby & Guy 2. THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS (1960 Song of the Year) - Clay Hart on guitar 3. SEXYBACK (2007 Best Dance Recording) - the orchestra 4. DON'T KNOW WHY (2003 Female Pop Vocal Performance) - Tanya Falan 5. JUST THE TWO OF US (1982 Best R&B Song) - Guy Hovis & Ralna English 6. FREEWAY OF LOVE (1986 Best R&B song) - orchestra featuring Henry Cuesta on clarinet solo 7. ME AND MRS. JONES (1973 Best Male R&B Vocal) - Jimmy Roberts 8. YOU OUGHTA KNOW (1996 Best Rock Song) - Sandi Griffiths, Gail Farrell and Mary Lou Metzger 9. BLACK HOLE SUN (1995 Best Hard Rock Performance) - Myron Floren on accordion
11. BILLIE JEAN (1984 Best Male R&B Vocal) - Joe Feeney with Bob Ralston at the Thomas Organ 12. COPACABANA "AT THE COPA" (1978 Best Male Pop Performance) - Anacani 13. LIGHT MY FIRE (1969 Best Male Pop Performance) - Buddy Merrill and Neil Levang at guitar 14. IF YOU LEAVE ME NOW (1977 Best Pop Performance by a duo or group) - Norma Zimmer 15. JUMP JIVE AN' WAIL (1999 Best Pop Performance by a duo or group) - Bobby Burgess and Cissy King dancing 16. MIAMI VICE THEME (1986 Best Pop Instrumental) - the orchestra 17. WHEN I FALL IN LOVE (1997 Best Pop Collaboration with vocals) - Dick Dale and Gail Farrell 18. SHUT UP AND KISS ME (1995 Best Female Country Performance) - Ava Barber 19. NEVER KNEW LOVE LIKE THIS BEFORE (1981 Best R&B Song) - Gail, Sandi, Mary Lou, Anacani, Cissy, Dick, Ken, Joe, Clay and Jimmy
From what I heard it's a national holiday for those who smoke the "wacky weed." And by the way, I do not smoke that stuff or advocate the use of that stuff.
What you choose to do is your own personal responsibility.
That being said, I once again drag up the subject that is Dick Dale and Gail Farrell's cover of Brewer & Shipley's hit song "One Toke Over The Line".
Somehow, and this is just my opinion only, I think many members of the Musical Family really knew the true meaning of that song's lyrics. And believe me, it ain't religious, even if the Maestro says it's a 'Modern Day Spiritual'.
If you've seen the video on You Tube, you noticed when Myron Floren was introducing the number, he coughs midway....
Maybe he knew something, or not, or he's just clearing his throat....
But it does add a bit of mystery and myth to this classic moment in music history though.
Once again, in "celebration" of this phenomenon known as 4/20, here's the number again for all to enjoy!
and Welk Musical Family is taking part in them as well.
Since this blog was first launched five years ago, I knew that finding fresh Welk related material would be hard once I approached 500, 1,000 & 1,500 posts. Now that I'm approaching 1,700, it's time for me to cut back. I'm still going to post here, I'm just going to reduce the number of throw away posts and put up more fresh, entertaining and fun material here. And I will still post editorials here as well, I'm not giving up my right to rant. But I do want to post Welk related pictures, without the hassle of course so I decided to launch Welk Musical Family's new official Tumblr page!
This will be updated with pictures as the days and months go by, some new, some old favorites but I know it's going to be fun for you to view as it is going to be fun for me posting. And the best part of it all, you will be able to submit Welk pictures of your own as well. So be a part of the Tumblr phenomenon, and tumble on down!
Tired of the same old dishes for dinner? Need new ideas to sink your teeth into?
All this can be answered with this book of the month for April!
First published in 1985, and again in 2002....this book is a collection of personal recipes from members of the Musical Family complied by Cinda Goold Redman (Michael Redman's wife) and Jo Berry. Jack Imel's Sugar Cream Pie, Kenny Trimble's Black-Eyed Peas, Dick Dale's Beef Ribs, Gail Farrell's Veal Piccata are one of many tasty dishes featured in the book.
And of course, the Maestro himself, Lawrence Welk has his famous Chicken N' Dumplin's recipe as well! I guarantee that there is a recipe that suits anyone's different taste, and is a great way to spice up breakfast, lunch or dinner.
And overall, make this featured book of the month worth reading!
It's just as fun as Cinco de Mayo, but unlike that particular holiday, here on Diez de Abril, we Welk fans get to celebrate the lovely Anacani's birthday!
That's what the headline says on the cover of the November 1972 issue of TV Star Parade
According to the article, written by Ann Bruce, it's really all about getting away from the hassle and stress of work for some relaxin' and recreation, something we all can relate to.
In a nutshell, it was originally a made as a public television pledge drive special hosted by Marvin himself.
Marvin Hamlisch Presents the 70s; The Way We Were featured some of your favorite songs from the decade performed by the icons from that era, such as Freda Payne, Marilyn McCoo, Bobby Goldsboro, B.J Thomas and Ray Stevens just to name a few.
But for us Welk fans, it was that Guy & Ralna that was also featured amongst the roster of stars in the show, which was taped at Lindenwood University located just outside of St. Louis.
They sang "Just An Old Fashioned Love Song" which was a big hit for Three Dog Night in 1971. And by the way, our Favorite Singing Married Couple covered that same song some thirty odd years ago on the Welk show too.
That was not the only number they did, G&R also covered "Put Your Hand In The Hand", "You Needed Me" and "Lean On Me" in the show as well, but they were not included in the original broadcast. You have to get the companion CD and DVD for those numbers and much more bonus stuff as well. Here they are, in all their glory....
It's been a while, but we have another Lawrence Welk parody on Saturday Night Live....
Last night, Junice and her sisters from the Finger Lakes made magic on the small screen, this time with SNL's featured host this week, the Piano Man himself, Sir Elton John. Here's the video in all their comedic glory....
The blogmeister is also the webmaster behind the very successful Welk Musical Family.com. I have been a fan of Lawrence Welk since I was a youngster (not too long ago!) and have watched (and taped) his show every Saturday night on my local PBS station, WGTE and sometimes WBGU. My hometown and current residence is Toledo, Ohio and in recent years, I have attended many of their live concerts and had the chance to meet many of the wunnerful music makers as well.
