WELK MUSICAL FAMILY

Today is the last day of August....and it also means it's Big Tiny Little's birthday today! Having been with Welk from it's nat...

Pardon me boys.....it's time for Dick Dale to take the Chattanooga Choo Choo with his three lovely companions in this 1977 salute to th...

From 1970, that's Jack Imel in the elephant costume playing drums to the tune of "Talk To The Animals" from the Academy Award...

This week's show is a delightful trip back to August 5, 1967....a Salute to Summer, which will be coming to a close. Here's our host...

It's a regular jam session featuring Myron Floren at the accordian and Bob Ralston at the organ, nothing like a little champagne music ...

Today by the way is August 23rd....it's first trumpet player's Mickey McMahan's birthday! From 1967 to 1982, this native of Pho...

Last week's show was a repeat, it's a black & white New York show from 1958 with wraparounds hosted by Big Tiny Little...also th...

This weekend was my 10th high school reunion (Sylvania Northview Class Of '96), and the past few days have been exciting. Fellow Welkies...

Gail Farrell with Ron Anderson and Mike Redman doing things the cowboy way....such as singing.

From 1976, Guy Hovis doing his impression of another very famous singer from his hometown of Tupelo, Mississippi....one hound dog saluting ...

Like any mild-mannered famous Irish tenor from a variety TV show would....dressed to the nines and singing with Natalie Nevins of course! H...

This week's episode is a repeat one...Salute to Nashville from the year this webmaster was born, 1977...oops I think I just gave my age ...

Just found out on the internet that singer and legendary TV host Mike Douglas died early Friday at the age of 81. His syndicated talk show w...

If there's ever the ideal role model for all jazz trombonists all over the world, Bob Havens of Quincy, Illinois has to be the best can...

From 1974, let's go Singin' and Dancin' In The Rain with Jack Imel, Mary Lou Metzger, Bobby Burgess, Cissy King and Arthur Dunc...

This week's episode is a classic from the mid 1960s. I've seen this one before and it's good....Summer Sounds with wraparounds h...

Found out tonight that there was no Welk in my area tonight....it was time again for my local PBS station WGTE to run a mini-pledge a-thon, ...

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

Today, August 2nd is a very pretty busy day for Welk birthdays. One of our Lennon Sisters, Kathy, celebrates her special day today... ....an...

Two lovebirds from Mardi Gras, Kathy Lennon and Steve Smith share a romantic dance. It's from the 1967 "Salute To The South" ...

Today we celebrate the birthday of our favorite redhead from the world of Lawrence Welk...the lovely and talented Sandi Griffiths! Born in ...

This week's episode was very trippy indeed...pure 1960s kitsch with Music Memories from January 25, 1969. In this show, the maestro hims...

Here's a common feature on the show...usually when it's time to wrap it up, Mary Lou Metzger dancing with Lawrence. Sometimes, you ...

Sally Flynn tells Richard Maloof a really funny joke during a musical number. It's a man's life being a tuba player for the Welk Orc...

I know this is a little off-topic, but as a native Toledan who still lives in the Glass City....I cannot resist to comment on this matter. P...

Today, we in all of Welkdom celebrate the birthday of one of our favorite music makers, who is not just very beautiful but very talented as ...

A hearty SALUTE to all you Welk fans on this late Saturday Night from Toledo, OH (from a popular John Denver song). This week's episode ...

We're still in the middle of the summer, so let's go to the carnival with the Aldridge sisters! Here they meet some interesting peo...

Today is July 18th, we celebrate another Welk star's birthday! Our Birthday Girl featured today is......... SHEILA ALDRIDGE...the very t...

This is a outside shot of the American Music Theatre located in Lancaster, PA; home of Saturday's concert with the Welk stars. It's ...

I'm still airing out from my Lancaster experience, but I was able to see this week's Welk episode served up by your PBS station. It...