Salute to Roses haiku

A 5-7-5 freshly grown and cut from my cyber garden!

One dozen roses

Just for that special someone

I know from the show

Now if I only knew that special someone....or actually have roses to give

Salute to Roses haiku

Salute to Roses

This week, the Welk Stars pay tribute to a special kind of flower....

....no it's not the Venus Fly Trap, it's a salute to Roses so lets go to some highlights!

With Buddy Merrill at the steel guitar, Clay Hart sings "Ramblin' Rose"

Cissy & Bobby dance to Myron Floren's squeezebox rendition of "Yellow Rose of Texas"

Sandi & Sally singing to Lynn Anderson's mega-hit "Rose Garden"

Mary Lou Metzger and Bob Lido get down with "San Antonio Rose"

Dick Dale and Gail Farrell ordering some "One Dozen Roses".

Next week, it's a new one....from the 1960s it will be "Musical Memories" so until then, keep a song in your heart and stay frosty with some Geritol!

Salute to Roses

Salute To Roses

Time to head to your local florist, cause' this week's show is all about roses and here's the Champagne Music Makers starting it all off with "Everything Is Coming Up Roses."

The show, first blossomed on TV back in June 1971, has alot of rose songs. such as "Rambling Rose" by Clay Hart, Primrose Lane by Guy & Ralna, Mary Lou Metzger and Bob Lido with "San Antonio Rose" complete with Hotsy Totsy Boys and Ken Delo singing "Red Roses For A Blue Lady."

If any of you guys don't like roses...here are some more roses...LOL!

Bobby & Cissy dance to a nice instrumental of Henry Mancini's "Days Of Wine And Roses", Myron Floren plays a rousing "Yellow Rose Of Texas" complete with our two favorite dancers cutting an rug the size of Tyler (Texas that is)....oh and did you know that Tyler, TX is a mecca for roses in the USA, you learn something new everyday.

We also have Sandi & Sally singing Lynn Anderson's uber-hit "I Never Promised You A Rose Garden", and below we have Gail and Dale (Gail Farrell and Dick Dale) singing "One Dozen Roses" to close out the show.

All in all....a very "rosy" show, perfect for any thorn birds!

Mary Lou this week interviews Ralna English, one of the more engaging interviews of the season with the Texas Rose....just keeping in theme this week....talking about her start in singing from Haskell, TX...her hometown....to places such as Six Flags, The Horn and eventually the Lawrence Welk Show. She also chats about her daughter Julie, now a teacher, living in Arizona (Go Cardinals!) and touring on the road with Guy Hovis, who suprises everyone by making an appearance on camera.


See you all guys next week....and always keep a song in your heart!

Salute To Roses