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

Tuesday, May 03, 2011

Today is National Trombone Day

....also known as Bob Havens' birthday


Happy Birthday Bob!
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Saturday, April 02, 2011

George Thow from 1981

Today is a good day to pick up the trumpet again....


.....and jam Dixieland style with Bob Havens!


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Friday, January 21, 2011

Joy To The World

As in David Joy....


Here's David in a Dixieland Jazz jam session with Bob Havens and Russ Klein!


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Wednesday, October 13, 2010

When The Saints Go Marching In

Here's a brilliant Dixieland number from the boys in the band....


Featuring Johnny Klein on the drums....


Dick Cathcart on trumpet....


....and Bob Havens on trombone

 

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Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Jeepers Creepers

From 1965, here's the band playing some of that Dixieland Jazz with the song "Jeepers Creepers"

Featuring Bob Lido with the vocals....


With trumpet by Dick Cathcart...


Trombone by Bob Havens....


....and clarinet by Mahlon Clark

 

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Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Tanya Falan Hairstyle of the Week - Walkin' The Floor Over You

Here's Tanya with this week's hairstyle singing a little Ernest Tubb....


....and she's joined by her pals Mickey McMahan


Peanuts Hucko


and Bob Havens!


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Sunday, March 21, 2010

Salute to Jerome Kern '75

As I write, looks like the NCAA tournament's Champagne Region is taking a beating.

Kathie Sullivan's Wisconsin Badgers lost to Cornell, which leaves just Jim Turner's Tennessee Vols going to the Sweet Sixteen.

So let's take our mind off the basketball and onto this week's Welk classic, a Salute to Jerome Kern from 1975!


Highlights from this week's episode include.....

Tom Netherton audtioning to be on The Dating Game



Barney Liddell taking no prisoners with his trombone action.....


.....only to realize that Bob Havens is taking it one step further.


SALUTE TO JEROME KERN - January 11, 1975

1. WHO? - Mary Lou (Metzger), Gail (Farrell), Sandi, Anacani, Arthur, Jimmy (Roberts), Tom, Ken and Joe
2. I WON'T DANCE - danced by Bobby Burgess and Cissy King
3. YOU COULDN'T BE CUTER - orchestra with Larry Hooper at the piano 
4. OL' MAN RIVER - orchestra featuring Bob Havens on trombone, Russ Klein on saxophone and Henry Cuesta on clarinet
5. MAKE BELIEVE - Guy Hovis and Ralna English


6. THEY DIDN'T BELIEVE ME - Tom Netherton with Bob Smale at the piano
7. I'VE TOLD EVERY STAR - orchestra
8. A FINE ROMANCE - Tanya Falan
9. THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT - danced by Bobby & Cissy
10. CAN'T HELP SINGING - Sandi Griffiths on lead vocals with Gail, Mary Lou, Anacani and Ralna


11. LONG AGO AND FAR AWAY - orchestra
12. PURE LOVE - Clay Hart
13. MY BILL - Ralna English
14. SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES - orchestra conducted by George Cates
15. THE LAST TIME I SAW PARIS - Ken Delo


16. THIS SONG IS YOU - Joe Feeney
17. YESTERDAYS - Bob Ralston at the Thomas organ
18. LOOK FOR THE SILVER LINING - Ava Barber
19. GRANADA - Anacani
20. ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE - the orchestra
21. PICK YOURSELF UP - danced by Arthur Duncan with vocals by Mary Lou, Jimmy, Cissy, Bobby, Clay, Sandi, Ken and Gail


Did you know that Lawrence Welk's estate holds all the publishing rights and royalties to Jerome Kern's work? I guess the Maestro really liked Mr. Kern's music so much that he pulled a Victor Kiam.

Also, Mary Lou mentions at the start of the show that on the day they taped the show, it was her birthday so I'm guessing that tape day was November 13, 1974 and aired about two months later on January 11th of 1975.


So until next week, keep a song in your heart and if you get knocked down, pick yourself up, dust yourself off and start all over again! 
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Saturday, March 20, 2010

Youth must be served

From 1965, here's the Maestro with Connie Havens, daughter of trombonist Bob Havens, as he bestows the chain of command to lead the band
 




"Wunnerful, Wunnerful!"
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Friday, January 08, 2010

A Bob Havens haiku

Proof positive that this kind of poetry is never a drag!


Bob plays Tiger Rag
You gotta love the trombone
Now he's on the floor!


 
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Sunday, September 27, 2009

For some reason, I have this craving....

....for stadium brown mustard, and I just can't place a finger why


 
 
 

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Monday, August 17, 2009

The Bob Havens T-Bone Exercise Workout Routine

Want to get in shape but regular exercise doesn't cut it for you?

From 1960, Bob Havens can show you how to play the trombone and feel the burn with the musical number "Tiger Rag" as he is joined by his friends Russ Klein, Don Bonnee and Jack Dumont from the Welk Orchestra!

Let's see Richard Simmons try that...


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Sunday, May 03, 2009

Bob Havens' birthday

Happy Birthday Bob!

 
  
 
 
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Friday, April 03, 2009

A Tanya is with the Fellas in the Band haiku

Another one of my poetic masterpieces.....

I play the trombone
Wow! There's a girl next to me
I'm so excited


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Sunday, January 04, 2009

Saturday Night in Toledo, Ohio

Usually means Lawrence Welk on my public television station....

For some reason, they showed the TV Treasures special in place of this week's program, Music Memories of 1969.

Must be working out the bugs for that switch to digital television.

Some highlights from '69....Cissy & Bobby are getting the audience involved...

Also we have the twin pianists of Bob Ralston and Frank Scott.
The Curt Ramsey Quintet....with Andra Willis as a member
And finally, Bob Havens making some trombone magic....
Hopefully, by next week....the bugs will be worked out both at WGTE and me, nothing says winter more so than a nasty cold, and I just happened to catch one!

Someone pass the tissues please.

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Tuesday, October 21, 2008

David Joy

If you ever seen the 1969 Welk episode "Occupations", you might have seen the Dixieland number at the end of that show featuring Bob Havens, Russ Klein and a special guest playing the trumpet.

That mystery trumpter is David Joy.

Back in '69, David was only a teenager....about 15 years old but he plays one mean trumpet on those Dixieland Jazz numbers!

So far, I haven't found any info on him here on the 'net. He's one talented trumpet player and I am curious about what has he done since and if he still performs or not.

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