Showing posts with label Orie Amodeo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Orie Amodeo. Show all posts
Saturday, May 01, 2010
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
A Silver Champagne Christmas
This one is from the 1958 Christmas Show, and the Maestro is just getting started....
Here's the boys in the band with some festive music....
Janet Lennon is getting into the act....
...and lets meet the music makers and their families!
Here's Jack Imel....
Next is Orie Amodeo....
....followed by Dick Kesner
....and finally Dee Dee Lennon with one of her brothers
To conclude, Larry Jr would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas
...and lets meet the music makers and their families!
Here's Jack Imel....
To conclude, Larry Jr would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas
Monday, July 27, 2009
Monday, April 13, 2009
Mondays with Orie Amodeo
Thursday, August 07, 2008
Three Fantastic Flautists
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.....
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!
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Picture of the Day (10-18-06)
Tuesday, May 16, 2006
Bill Page and Orie Amodeo
Here are two of the finest musicians from the Welk orchestra circa 1964....Bill Page and Orie Amodeo from the reed section.
Bill was with the band from 1951 to 1965, he played the saxophone, clarinet and flute among his arsenal of music. He's a World War II veteran and in addition to the maestro...he's played for such diverse artists such as Barry Manilow (wonder if he played on the original sessions for "At The Copa?")
Orie of Mechanicsville, NY....was a Welk band member from 1945 to 1970, in addition to playing the sax, flute, piccolo and clarinet....he was also the band's official photographer and a mainstay of their recording sessions for labels Coral, Dot and Ranwood. He left to start his own Count Basie influenced band, The Orie J Orchestra, perhaps some of you have may have seen and heard them in person.
Orie sadly passed on in 1998, but his musical legacy is sure to live on among Welk fans!
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