WELK MUSICAL FAMILY

And so the tale of another adventure in college football shall be told.... I got to see my UT rockets play the University of Akron last ni...

Last night, all I have to say is wow....American history was made in the presidential election and I'm glad to be around to experience i...

Who did I vote for? I'm not tellin'....it's a secret ballot you know. It was a gorgeous day here in my neck of the woods, afte...

And it's not just for this fine blog's polls.... Tomorrow is Election Day here in the United States (thank God...seems like foreve...

From 1976, here's Gail Farrell and her friends singing about the instrument Van Cliburn played....and both Elton John and Billy Joel mad...

This week, it's a classic black & white show from 1964....with an Old West theme filled with nuggets of great music and then some! ...

A pleasant day here in Toledo, gonna watch some college football....especially the Texas-Texas Tech prime time clash. I wonder if Ralna En...

Happy Halloween everyone! Abracadabra There are witches and warlocks Out for some candy

This one is in honor of Myron Floren, the Happy Norwegian.....

Here's an example, from the 1974 season opener titled "That's Entertainment" It all began with the Maestro dancing with ...

Today is music maker Laroon Holt's birthday....here is a haiku in his honor He plays the trumpet in all musical numbers done Champagn...

A few examples here of just some of the fourteen different reed instruments that music maker Bill Page can play... And don't try this ...

It's that time of year to dress up in your scariest costume, whether your a witch, ghost, mummy, Lehman Brothers CEO or Frankenstein.......

And now, the results from my last Welk poll.... Concerning your favorite color of the Welk orchestra sportsjackets, 32% (18 votes) said yo...

I just know you're gonna like this one.... Here's Jimmy Roberts With mic in hand he shall sing for his female fans

From 1966, here's Natalie Nevins singing "Canadian Sunset" in which she also does an impression of a trombone! You gotta see f...

It speaks to the rebel in all of us....

If you ever seen the 1969 Welk episode "Occupations", you might have seen the Dixieland number at the end of that show featuring B...

This week, it's Hooray For Hollywood from 1975....here are the highlights! Here's the opening number, "Take Your Girlie To Th...

Today is Ron Anderson's birthday.....and guess what I have for him as a gift? Yes, it's the gift of haiku He's Ron Anderson ...