WELK MUSICAL FAMILY

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Meet the Baileys

Here's Norm at the trumpet....

.....and he's joined by Rocky Rockwell

Here's is his daughter Janice.....

...and she's singing a song with Aladdin

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Veteran's Day

We salute all the men and women for their service to our country

Thank you, each and every one

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Ken Delo meets Leroy Brown

From last Saturday's episode, here is Ken Delo singing his version of Jim Croce's popular hit song, "Bad Bad Leroy Brown"

And we're also treated to some dancing courtesy of Barbara and Bobby!

Monday, November 09, 2009

Myron Floren has left the building

Myron was to the accordion is what Elvis Presley was to Rock & Roll

Sunday, November 08, 2009

Bust out those bell bottom pants, polyester suits, platform shoes and Pet Rocks because the Champagne Music Makers are gonna salute the hit songs from the 1970s!

Of course, the show was taped in 1978 so it makes sense....

In this episode, watch as Guy Hovis try in vain to explain who writes the songs...

Sandi shows us her new pet dinosaur.....

.....and Gail Farrell takes us into the lives of the Young and the Restless.

Mary Lou Metzger will be your host this week

SONGS OF THE 1970s - December 9, 1978

1. TIE A YELLOW RIBBON 'ROUND THE OLD OAK TREE - the orchestra

2. DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOU GOING TO (Theme from Mahogany) - Kathie Sullivan

3. SOUTHERN NIGHTS - Bob Ralston on the Thomas organ

4. YOU'RE THE ONE - Roger and David Otwell with Sherry and Sheila Aldridge

5. I COULD HAVE DANCED ALL NIGHT - danced by Bobby Burgess and Barbara Boylan

6. I NEED TO BE IN LOVE - Tom Netherton

7. DON'T IT MAKE MY BROWN EYES BLUE - Ava Barber

8. FEELINGS - orchestra with Johnny Zell on trumpet

9. PENNY ARCADE - Gail Farrell, Sandi Griffiths and Mary Lou Metzger

10. NADIA'S THEME (Theme from The Young and the Restless) - orchestra with George Cates conducting and lead obbligato by Gail Farrell with Anacani, Ralna, Kathie, Mary Lou, Larry (Hooper), Joe, Guy and Tom

11. NEVER ENDING SONG OF LOVE - tap danced by Arthur Duncan

12. SHE NEVER KNEW ME - Jimmy Roberts with Bob Smale on piano

13. IT'S IMPOSSIBLE - Anacani

14. LAUGHING IN THE RAIN - orchestra led by the saxophone section of Dick Dale, Russ Klein, Dave Edwards, Bob Davis and Henry Cuesta

15. I WRITE THE SONGS - Guy Hovis and Ralna English

16. BAD BAD LEROY BROWN - Ken Delo with dancing by Bobby and Barbara

17. MY MELODY OF LOVE - Myron Floren on accordion with Neil Levang on banjo and Richard Maloof on tuba

18. AND I LOVE YOU SO - Joe Feeney on lead vocals with Sherry, Sheila, Ralna, Gail, Mary Lou, Dick, Jimmy, Larry, Guy and Tom

This was a great episode as always, the Music Makers went out on a limb with songs not normally heard on the show....such as Ken Delo's "Bad Bad Leroy Brown", Kathie Sullivan channeling her inner Diana Ross with the theme from Mahogany and Gail, Sandi and Mary Lou taking on a cute novelty number like "Penny Arcade"

And as always, they pull it off.

This was also the first episode in which Barbara Boylan returns as Bobby's dancing partner, and even though the reunion would be just part-time ('til the end of the 1978-79 season)...these kids still had the dancing magic that brought back memories of the 60's, in a show saluting songs of the 70s.

Go figure.

Keep a song in your heart and have a nice day!

Saturday, November 07, 2009

Cissy and Bobby are Dy-no-mite!

In between college football and tonight's Welk show, I decided to do another photoshop of Welk Stars on the cover of Dynamite! the 1970s pop culture magazine for kids.

This one features Cissy and Bobby, and it's out of sight!

Friday, November 06, 2009

OETA's 2009-2010 Welk Schedule - The Second Half

Great news everyone! Our friends from the Oklahoma Network has released the long-awaited second portion of this season's Lawrence Welk Show schedule for public television!

And yours truly is very excited about this...

First, the repeat episodes from years gone by....

#1227 - Songs From The Classics (3-6-10)

#1228 - Musical Tour of the USA (3-13-10)

#1231 - Easter (4-3-10)

#1232 - Songs of Jimmy McHugh (4-10-10)

#1236 - California (5-8-10)

#1239 - Music of Irving Berlin (5-29-10)

#1240 - Occupations (6-5-10)

#1241 - Carnival (6-12-10)

#1244 - Live from Hawaii (7-3-10)

#1246 - We Can Make Music (7-17-10)

#1248 - Songs by Johnny Mercer (7-31-10)

#1249 - Pleasant Dreams (8-7-10)

#1251 - Tour of Southern California (8-21-10)

And now, what we've been waiting for....the brand new shows!

#1229 - Tribute to Jerome Kern (3-20-10)
#1230 - 25th Anniversary show (3-27-10)
#1233 - Top Songs from Broadway Shows (4-17-10)
#1234 - Big Band Days (4-24-10)
#1235 - Grammy Award Songs (5-1-10)
#1237 - Great Entertainers (5-15-10)
#1238 - Childhood Memories (5-22-10)
#1242 - Famous Resorts (6-19-10)
#1243 - Strike Up The Band (6-26-10)
#1245 - From Polkas to Classics (7-10-10)
#1247 - Something about a Hometown Band (7-24-10)
#1250 - Can't Help Singing (8-14-10)
#1252 - Country & Western (8-28-10)

For more details, just go to OETA's Lawrence Welk section

Thursday, November 05, 2009

Kenny Trimble Thursday

Whenever someone talks about Milwaukee's finest, they're talking about Kenny

Wednesday, November 04, 2009

Greetings from Lancaster!

My good friend Louis Teller from Philadelphia sent yours truly some pictures from the Welk stars concert in Lancaster this past July.

They are terrific, so I put them on the webpage to share with everyone!

Here's Mary Lou Metzger with Louis....

And just click on WELKS IN LANCASTER '09 to see his photo album!

Tuesday, November 03, 2009

Coming up on the next episode of Mr. Wizard's World

Mr. Wizard will cook up something in his lab

Here's a drop for you....

.....and some for you

....and the rest for you

Uh oh....what have I done here?

Sunday, November 01, 2009

Halloween '75

No it's not a title from a 70's movie (a hybrid horror-disaster all star flick?), it is this week's spooky fun Lawrence Welk Show!

In this week's episode, Guy & Ralna's backup singers are back from the dead

The studio audience boogies down to the Monster Mash....

....and Frankenstein splits his pants.

Come join the party, everyone is all dressed up!

You'll meet some very interesting characters!

HALLOWEEN PARTY - October 25, 1975

1. THIS OLD HOUSE - Gail, Sandi, Mary Lou, Ava, Tanya, Norma, Cissy, Anacani, the six Semonski Sisters, Myron, Larry, Bobby, Arthur, Tom, Ken, Guy, Jimmy
2. THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC - orchestra
3. I'VE GROWN ACCUSTOMED TO HER FACE - Tom Netheron with Bob Smale on piano
4. GHOST RIDERS IN THE SKY - Guy Hovis & Ralna English
5. SATAN TAKES A HOLIDAY - danced by Bobby Burgess and Cissy King
6. BLUE MOON - Anacani
7. PUT ON A HAPPY FACE - Gail Farrell, Sandi Griffiths and Mary Lou Metzger
8. MR. GHOST GOES TO TOWN - Myron Floren and Bob Ralston on organ

9. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN LONELY? - Ava Barber and Jimmy Roberts

10. BEWITCHED, BOTHERED & BEWILDERED - Norma Zimmer

11. FULL MOON AND EMPTY ARMS - orchestra

12. I WHISTLE A HAPPY TUNE - Michelle, Dianne, Donna, Audrey, Jo Ann and Valerie Semonski

13. OLD DEVIL MOON - Arthur Duncan
14. REAL LIVE GIRL - Dick Dale with Gail, Sandi and Mary Lou
15. IN THE HALL OF THE MOUNTAIN KING - orchestra with Ava, Ralna, Norma, Anacani, Cissy, Arthur, Jimmy, Ken, Guy, Bobby and Tom
16. SOMEBODY LOVES ME - Tanya Falan with Bob Havens on trombone
17. IN A SHANTY IN OLD SHANTY TOWN - Ken Delo with Bob Smale on piano, Johnny Klein on drums, Neil Levang on guitar and Richard Maloof on bass
18. DRY BONES - danced by Bobby Burgess, Cissy King, Jack Imel, Mary Lou Metzger and sung by entire cast