Performing together as a duo.....Champagne Lady Alice Lon and the Maestro's Italian daughter in law Tanya Falan!
Next is Champagne Lady Alice Lon with "I'm A Fool To Care".
Here's the Lennon Sisters with "Til' The End Of Time".
Dick Kesner leads the orchestra on his trusty Stradivarius violin with "He'll Be There".
Rocky Rockwell is shown doing KP duty with the number, "Genuine Original First Edition Copy Of A Sad Sack".
Other fine numbers include instrumentals such as "Jingle Jangle Jingle", "The Swan" and "Manhattan", Big Tiny Little's "Spaghetti Rag" and lending his vocals for "Caldonia". There was also Larry Hooper with "Mississippi Mud", The Sparklers with "In The Evening By The Moonlight" and Dick Dale with "One Dozen Roses".
A classic show with great musicians, great singers with great numbers....it's an example of why alot of Welk fans prefer the black & white shows.
And speaking of Tiny Little, he was in the hot seat this week talking about his childhood days and bits of his long and successful career in showbiz.
And here are a few wunnerful highlights from the show.....
Toro, Toro.....OLE!
Janet Lennon tames Ferdinand the Bull, you try doing that yourself.
Champagne Lady Alice Lon and Rocky Rockwell doing the "Town & Country Polka"
And check it out, Buddy Merrill is out on the dance floor!
The ladies just couldn't resist the charms of a great guitar player.
Tune in next week for another exciting Lawrence Welk classic on your pubic television station!
As for me, I'm off to Cleveland to watch some baseball....pass the brats and a beer.
