WELK MUSICAL FAMILY

The wait is over, and the excitement is at a fever pitch! Tonight is the start of the new season of Welk shows on public television, and ...

Nice to hear that Dick Dale made the headlines. From the Des Moines Register in the Hawkeye State, here's a nice article about him, his...

Here's another one of Knoxville's finest, guitarist and country singer Jim Turner, one of many talented performers on the Lawrence W...

We are a nation (the good ol' USA for those living outside our borders) of working people employed or self-employed in a variety of jobs...

Is everyone enjoying Labor Day today? I sure am. And you can bet that Jo Ann Castle is too, today is her birthday! Happy Birthday Jo Ann, p...

College Football Saturday begins today.....and it's off to a wunnerful start! If you are a Michigan fan, you gotta be pissed off........

Today is Big Tiny Little's birthday, he played honky tonk piano from 1955 to 1959. Since then, he still going on strong....peforming as...

Last Saturday's episode was indeed a fun one, it was also the debut show of dancer extrodinare Cissy King, fresh outta the University of...

Let us celebrate.....with cake and punch for everyone! I finally got my motherboard replaced, along with a few tweeks here and there as wel...

By the way, I'm still writing from another computer, Found out from my local computer fix-it-place that my PC's motherboard has kick...

Right now, I am writing this from another computer, my PC is down for the count.......again, needs a new video card or just another one of t...

Kathie Sullivan is in the solo spot, singing one of her beautiful numbers with her pure voice....one main reason why the Maestro hired her ...

You'll never know what gems one would find on this online wonder called YouTube.... Here's an early 1970s Welk gem, Gail Farrell a...

Here's Jimmy Roberts serenading to one of his millions of female fans as Lawrence to your right, is taking a picture of the duo before a...

....it's Saturday Night, but it's not what you're thinking. It's time for another Dodge Dancing Party (Lawrence Welk Show)...

Here's one of the many "Bobs" that graced the Lawrence Welk orchestra.... It's pianist and arranger Bob Smale! The na...

It's Friday once again, we look into my record collection and find another wunnerful Lawrence Welk album, "No No Nanette." T...

It's always a grand night for singing with Joe Feeney singing lead vocals and the pretty ladies providing backup support! And by the wa...

It's a jolly Irish birthday today for music maker Joe Feeney! He's been with Lawrence Welk since 1957 and his solo numbers have alw...

In my last post, I said that WGTE showed "Precious Memories" during it's pledge drive...so let's rekindle some precious me...

Before I begin, I just heard this morning that entertainer-musician-game show genius Merv Griffin had died from prostate cancer . He gave us...

Start dancing the cha cha with a waltz as well, today is Barbara Boylan's birthday today! She was Bobby Burgess' dancing partner on ...

It all began with a brief clip from "Lawrence Welk's TV Treasures," The clip I was referring to was the Lennon Sisters with ...

Straight outta Compton, it's Hollywood fun with the Welk stars! Here's a pair of Charlie Chaplins, Janet Lennon and Aladdin with t...

You'll never know what gems may turn up on YouTube, here's Tom Netherton and Mary Lou Metzger in a 1970s Nabisco Triscuit commercial...

Yesterday, my regular PBS station WGTE was in pledge mode, so they carried "Lawrence Welk's TV Treasures" which was nice. Than...