WELK MUSICAL FAMILY

Just be sure all you Welkies have a safe and happy halloween season, may your costume be scary and creative and may their be more treats th...

Today's Music Maker spotlight falls on our crooner from Kentucky, Jimmy Roberts....who was always a huge favorite of the ladies. Born a...

Happy Halloween everyone, here is this week's very spooky episode; the Halloween show from October 28, 1978....exactly twenty-eight year...

Here's Gail, Sandi and Mary Lou to brighten up your workday, maybe this ray of sunshine will fend off the rain in St. Louis!

Here is trombonist Barney Liddell, a veteran of the Welk orchestra from 1948, playing one of his popular solos from 1973's Salute To Ir...

Jo Ann Castle and Myron Floren both doing a jam session with their accordians. Even in the black & white shows, their music always add ...

From the 1969 episode titled "Music Memories", two of our favorite music makers sharing a dance while mugging for the cameras. Th...

From 1971's Country & Western show, the Kentucky gentlemen Jimmy Roberts trades in his usual two piece suit for green buckskins and...

This week's episode is another late 1970s classic; Concert In The Park which orginally aired October 6, 1979 and Guy Hovis is your host ...

Could be.....but it would be one of Southern heritage. Jim Turner of Knoxville, TN, David & Roger Otwell of Tulia, TX and Guy Hovis of ...

Today is Ron Anderson's birthday, you all know him as one third of the mixed trio of Gail, Ron and Michael and of course is Gail Farrel...

From 1966, three talented flutists from the Welk orchestra....Bob Davis, Orie Amodeo and Natalie Nevins. These guys and their talent are si...

From the 1970 New Years Eve show, Bob Lido and his Hotsy Totsy Boys are playing a happy tune....probably because that the Ohio State Buckey...

A hearty afternoon to all my fellow Welkies out there. It's been about six months or so since I launched my companion blog for Welk Musi...

This week's episode is Musical Masterpieces from October 18, 1975, here's Bob Ralston at the piano playing "Rhapsody In Blue...

Norma Zimmer and Jimmy Roberts behind her, going out on a nice quiet bicycle ride.....on the FREEWAYS OF LOS ANGELES! Kids, don't ever ...

If you ever wondered where the Lawrence Welk orchestra gets that superb bass sound, or that "oompahs" of the tuba in polka numbers...

Here's Arthur Duncan showing off his facy feet to the tune of "Take the A Train" with Russ Klein with the assist at saxophone...

For any band, like the Lawrence Welk orchestra, it's needs a good drummer to give it that extra rhythm sound we all like. The Music Make...

This week, our hosts Larry Welk Jr and his sons Larry the Third, Kevin and Jeffrey bring us Meet Our Musical Family, which originally aired ...

Today, we celebrate the birthday of one of the most popular, talented and gorgeous of the music makers.....Gail Farrell! The pride of Duran...

Lets go cruisin' down the river, to relax, sing and have a little dance! If you have a little sea sickness....make sure you bring some ...

Here's a young, fresh-faced Ken Delo when he first joined the show in 1969... And as the 1970s begin, he starts to let it all hang out....

In the 27-year history of the Lawrence Welk Show being on first-run television (ABC and syndication), there has been two great announcers; ...