Showing posts with label Bob Davis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bob Davis. Show all posts

Friday, June 24, 2011

Things go better with Skokiaan

From 1968, here's the boys in the band with their rendition of the instrumental piece known to music lovers everywhere as just one word.

Skokiaan.


Your featured musicians are Frank Scott at the Vox, Neil Levang on guitar, Richard Maloof on bass guitar, Bob Davis and Dave Edwards on clarinet, Johnny Klein on drums and Jack Imel at the marimba.

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Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Bob Davis

Today is his birthday!


The best way to celebrate is to play one of the reed instruments.

Ladies love that you know....
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Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Eh Cumpari

You too can sing along!


 
 
 
 

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Wednesday, September 09, 2009

Bob Davis owns your soul

If it means playing woodwind instruments much better, I'm all for it...

 
 
 
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Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Bob Davis

Mainstay of the Maestro's reed section from 1965 to 1982....

Wanna book him and his band for a wedding, birthday or just any ol' party? Just drop on by his webpage and find out!

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Sunday, December 21, 2008

The Real Spirit of Christmas

This week, it was the Christmas Show from 1972 that was aired on public television stations from sea to shining sea.

From that show, let's say hello to some of the families of the Musical Family!

Robbie Smale (Bob Smale's son) tickles the ivories with the Maestro looking on....

Here's Barney Liddell (trombone) with his wife Arlene and two of his kids, son John and daughter Rachel....

Now it's Mickey McMahan's (first trumpet) turn....

.....and we also have Lawrence with his grand-daughter Christina.

Bob Davis (reeds & woodwinds) has his turn in the spotlight!

And of course, here's the Griffiths family, Sandi and Brent....

And finally, here's Henry Cuesta and Larry Hooper!

This is what Christmas and the holiday season is all about.

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Thursday, August 07, 2008

Three Fantastic Flautists


Bob Davis, Orie Amodeo and Natalie Nevins

And they are playing "Lola" in that wunnerful Champagne style!
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Friday, February 15, 2008

Once again....another Welk haiku

This one salutes Bob Davis, member from the reed section since 1965.

Listen to the flute

the sax or the piccolo

Bob can play it all


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Saturday, June 23, 2007

Bob Davis

Let's meet another fine Champagne Music Maker today, from the reeds and woodwinds section it's Bob Davis!

The native son of Brawley, California first joined the Welk orchestra in 1965 when longtime favorite Bill Page left. Bob, whose previous experience included stints with the Les Brown band, soon fit right in with that Champagne sound.

Over a span of seventeen years, Davis played both the flute, saxophone, piccolo and clarinet. He also dated Sally Flynn during the early 1970s and later on was married to Sherry Aldridge of the Aldridge Sisters.

After making his home in Nashville for a while with his own band, "Bob Davis and his Prime Time Orchestra", he now makes his home in Fort Pierce, Florida where he's still making music....he and his band performs at venues in the area.
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Thursday, February 01, 2007

Those Swingin' Reeds

You've always wondered where the Champagne Music Makers get that wunnerful "swing?" Lets check out one of the reasons why....I give you the Welk orchestra's Reed and Woodwind section, decade by decade!

First, let us start with the fifties.....

Left to Right: Bill Page, Orie Amodeo, Russ Klein, Jack Martin and Dick Dale.

And now we move on to the sixties....

Left to Right: Bob Davis, Orie Amodeo, Russ Klein, Mahlon Clark and Dick Dale

And now here's the boys from the seventies!

Left to Right: Dick Dale, Russ Klein, Dave Edwards, Bob Davis and Peanuts Hucko

And finally, welcome to the eighties....

Left to Right: Henry Cuesta, Bob Davis, Skeets Herfert, Russ Klein and Dick Dale.

No matter what the decade, that champagne music remains the same....swingin' and sparkly!


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Friday, January 12, 2007

Looking For Some Good Sax

Look no further than the Welk orchestra's reed section! From left to right; Russ Klein, Bob Davis, Dave Edwards, Henry Cuesta and Dick Dale playing the saxophone.

And they really blow....har har, just a little big band humor here.
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Wednesday, October 18, 2006

Picture of the Day (10-18-06)

From 1966, three talented flutists from the Welk orchestra....Bob Davis, Orie Amodeo and Natalie Nevins.

These guys and their talent are simply wunnerful, wunnerful!
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Friday, August 04, 2006

A Pair Of Fantastic Flutists

Straight from the reed section, Dave Edwards and Bob Davis getting the weekend started with some sweet sounds from their flutes.

Dig those mustard colored jackets, you don't see them anymore!
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