Here Bobby Burgess writes about life with the Champagne Music Makers, his young bride Kristie and their desire to start a family of their own.
And of course, you can click on any of the articles for larger-sized viewing!
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Life With The Welk Family by Bobby Burgess
This following article appeared in the March 1973 issue of TV Radio Talk magazine.
Here Bobby Burgess writes about life with the Champagne Music Makers, his young bride Kristie and their desire to start a family of their own.
And of course, you can click on any of the articles for larger-sized viewing!
Here Bobby Burgess writes about life with the Champagne Music Makers, his young bride Kristie and their desire to start a family of their own.
And of course, you can click on any of the articles for larger-sized viewing!
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
R.I.P Jayne Walton (1917-2010)
Jayne Walton (Rosen), Lawrence Welk's Champagne Lady from 1940 to 1945 has passed away last Sunday.
As Champagne Lady during the years America fought in World War II, she was known for haunting renditions of Spanish tunes....her most popular number was "Marie Elena".
Here's Jayne in 2000 at the Milestones and Memories reunion show
Her obituary is online at SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS NEWS
You can view and sign messages of condolences at her Legacy.com Guestbook
As Champagne Lady during the years America fought in World War II, she was known for haunting renditions of Spanish tunes....her most popular number was "Marie Elena".
Here's Jayne in 2000 at the Milestones and Memories reunion show
Her obituary is online at SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS NEWS
You can view and sign messages of condolences at her Legacy.com Guestbook
Monday, January 11, 2010
Play Misty for us Dave
Sunday, January 10, 2010
County Fair '75
Do you have the need for the sounds of the Midway?
Have a craving for Cotton Candy or Funnel Cake?
Does playing the Ring Toss or going to the Fun House give you coo-coo kicks?
Or do the sights of smells of the 4-H club's cake contest tickle your fancy?
If you say yes to some or all of these, then you love going to the county fair and this week's Welk episode!
Highlights include the ladies playing extreme Ring Around the Rosie
Bobby Burgess jumping for joy after pulling a fast one on the carnies
And Myron Floren, finding out he's out of money, using another way to get himself a frankfurter sandwich
And it's Mary Lou Metzger's turn this week to host
COUNTY FAIR - April 12, 1975
1. COTTON CANDY AND A TOY BALLOON - Guy, Ralna, Tanya, Clay, Gail, Anacani, Bobby, Cissy, Joe, Mary Lou, Ava, Tom, Sandi, Arthur, Ken, Larry (Hooper), Jimmy (Roberts) & Norma
2. MELODY OF SONGS FROM CAROUSEL - orchestra conducted by George Cates
3. HAVE I STAYED TOO LONG AT THE FAIR - Norma Zimmer
4. SUGARTIME - Anacani and Tanya Falan
5. IT'S FUN GOING TO THE COUNTY FAIR - sung and danced by Bobby Burgess & Cissy King
6. RIDE EM' COWBOY - Clay Hart with Gail Farrell and Sandi Griffiths
7. ROUND AND ROUND - Tanya, Gail, Sandi, Norma, Anacani, Cissy and Mary Lou
8. THE MERRY GO ROUND BROKE DOWN - Bob Ralston at the Thomas organ
9. LETS ALL GO DOWN TO THE RIVER - Guy Hovis & Ralna English
10. MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS - tap danced by Arthur Duncan
11. COME TO THE FAIR - Joe Feeney with Myron Floren at the accordion
12. THE CANDYMAN - orchestra
13. GONNA GET ALONG WITHOUT YOU NOW - Ava Barber
14. JOHN HENRY - Dick Dale
15. DANCE OF THE COMEDIANS - Myron Floren and his accordion
16. JUST A CLOSER WALK WITH THEE - Tom Netherton backed vocally by Guy, Ralna, Sandi, Larry, Joe, Gail, Bobby & Cissy
17. PUT ON A HAPPY FACE - Ken Delo
18. PAPA WON'T YOU DANCE WITH ME - sung and danced by Mary Lou Metzger & Jack Imel
19. THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT A HOMETOWN BAND - Guy, Ralna, Tanya, Clay, Gail, Anacani, Bobby, Cissy, Joe, Mary Lou, Ava, Tom, Sandi, Arthur, Ken, Larry, Jimmy, Norma, Dick with trumpet section of Johnny Zell, Charlie Parlato, Mickey McMahan, Laroon Holt, trombone section of Barney Liddell, Bob Havens, Don Staples, Kenny Trimble, reeds section of Russ Klein, Bob Davis, Dave Edwards, Henry Cuesta and tuba by Richard Maloof
This was the last episode of the 1974-75 season and also the finale for Clay Hart as a series regular. Around this time, he married former fellow Music Maker Sally Flynn and both would continue professionally as a husband & wife singing act performing at venues such as....you guessed it....county and state fairs.
It was a great episode, and considering the recent cold weather in my neck of the woods, I could use some of that late summer warmth associated with the county fair.
Until next time, keep a song in your heart and keep on dancing out on the Midway!
Have a craving for Cotton Candy or Funnel Cake?
Does playing the Ring Toss or going to the Fun House give you coo-coo kicks?
Or do the sights of smells of the 4-H club's cake contest tickle your fancy?
If you say yes to some or all of these, then you love going to the county fair and this week's Welk episode!
Highlights include the ladies playing extreme Ring Around the Rosie
Bobby Burgess jumping for joy after pulling a fast one on the carnies
And Myron Floren, finding out he's out of money, using another way to get himself a frankfurter sandwich
And it's Mary Lou Metzger's turn this week to host
COUNTY FAIR - April 12, 1975
1. COTTON CANDY AND A TOY BALLOON - Guy, Ralna, Tanya, Clay, Gail, Anacani, Bobby, Cissy, Joe, Mary Lou, Ava, Tom, Sandi, Arthur, Ken, Larry (Hooper), Jimmy (Roberts) & Norma
2. MELODY OF SONGS FROM CAROUSEL - orchestra conducted by George Cates
3. HAVE I STAYED TOO LONG AT THE FAIR - Norma Zimmer
4. SUGARTIME - Anacani and Tanya Falan
5. IT'S FUN GOING TO THE COUNTY FAIR - sung and danced by Bobby Burgess & Cissy King
6. RIDE EM' COWBOY - Clay Hart with Gail Farrell and Sandi Griffiths
7. ROUND AND ROUND - Tanya, Gail, Sandi, Norma, Anacani, Cissy and Mary Lou
8. THE MERRY GO ROUND BROKE DOWN - Bob Ralston at the Thomas organ
9. LETS ALL GO DOWN TO THE RIVER - Guy Hovis & Ralna English
10. MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS - tap danced by Arthur Duncan
11. COME TO THE FAIR - Joe Feeney with Myron Floren at the accordion
12. THE CANDYMAN - orchestra
13. GONNA GET ALONG WITHOUT YOU NOW - Ava Barber
14. JOHN HENRY - Dick Dale
15. DANCE OF THE COMEDIANS - Myron Floren and his accordion
16. JUST A CLOSER WALK WITH THEE - Tom Netherton backed vocally by Guy, Ralna, Sandi, Larry, Joe, Gail, Bobby & Cissy
17. PUT ON A HAPPY FACE - Ken Delo
18. PAPA WON'T YOU DANCE WITH ME - sung and danced by Mary Lou Metzger & Jack Imel
19. THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT A HOMETOWN BAND - Guy, Ralna, Tanya, Clay, Gail, Anacani, Bobby, Cissy, Joe, Mary Lou, Ava, Tom, Sandi, Arthur, Ken, Larry, Jimmy, Norma, Dick with trumpet section of Johnny Zell, Charlie Parlato, Mickey McMahan, Laroon Holt, trombone section of Barney Liddell, Bob Havens, Don Staples, Kenny Trimble, reeds section of Russ Klein, Bob Davis, Dave Edwards, Henry Cuesta and tuba by Richard Maloof
This was the last episode of the 1974-75 season and also the finale for Clay Hart as a series regular. Around this time, he married former fellow Music Maker Sally Flynn and both would continue professionally as a husband & wife singing act performing at venues such as....you guessed it....county and state fairs.
It was a great episode, and considering the recent cold weather in my neck of the woods, I could use some of that late summer warmth associated with the county fair.
Until next time, keep a song in your heart and keep on dancing out on the Midway!
Saturday, January 09, 2010
Friday, January 08, 2010
A Bob Havens haiku
Thursday, January 07, 2010
Musical Family Kids - Samuel Griffiths
We all first met him many many years ago as a baby on the 1984 Lawrence Welk Christmas Special, he is the youngest son of Brent and Sandi Griffiths who joined his older siblings in singing "Away In A Manger".
That's Sam in the middle, with his famous Music Maker mom to the left and sister Ami to the right when they taped their wrapround segments for the episode "This Colorful World"
Today, Sam is the proud owner of a Masters Degree from BYU, and is currently living in China where he teaches English to high school students in the Hunan Province.
You can follow his adventures here on his excellent blog titled FORGING DESTINY
That's Sam in the middle, with his famous Music Maker mom to the left and sister Ami to the right when they taped their wrapround segments for the episode "This Colorful World"
Today, Sam is the proud owner of a Masters Degree from BYU, and is currently living in China where he teaches English to high school students in the Hunan Province.
You can follow his adventures here on his excellent blog titled FORGING DESTINY
Wednesday, January 06, 2010
Six Degrees of Gail Farrell #6
By popular demand, it's back....and if you're both a Welk fan and Dancing With The Stars fan, you'll love this one!
Today, in six degrees or less; we'll link Gail
....with Lacey Schwimmer, one of the talented professional dancers from DWTS
And away we go!
1. Schwimmer was on Season 7 of DWTS which one of dancing celebrities was Cloris Leachman
2. Leachman in turn, was known as TV's Phyllis Lindstrom on the classic 70s sitcom The Mary Tyler Moore Show where one of her co-stars was Ted Knight as TV's Ted Baxter
3. Knight later starred in one of Hollywood's classic movies Caddyshack as Judge Smails alongside comedian Rodney Dangerfield
4. Dangerfield appeared on The Hollywood Squares for the week of February 27, 1978 as one of the celebrity squares along with David Doyle
5. Doyle also was a guest panelist for several episodes of Match Game many of which were alongside Brett Somers
6. And of course Somers was on Match Game for the episodes in which Gail Farrell was a panelist!
It is indeed a small world after all....especially in Hollywood
Today, in six degrees or less; we'll link Gail
....with Lacey Schwimmer, one of the talented professional dancers from DWTS
And away we go!
1. Schwimmer was on Season 7 of DWTS which one of dancing celebrities was Cloris Leachman
2. Leachman in turn, was known as TV's Phyllis Lindstrom on the classic 70s sitcom The Mary Tyler Moore Show where one of her co-stars was Ted Knight as TV's Ted Baxter
3. Knight later starred in one of Hollywood's classic movies Caddyshack as Judge Smails alongside comedian Rodney Dangerfield
4. Dangerfield appeared on The Hollywood Squares for the week of February 27, 1978 as one of the celebrity squares along with David Doyle
5. Doyle also was a guest panelist for several episodes of Match Game many of which were alongside Brett Somers
6. And of course Somers was on Match Game for the episodes in which Gail Farrell was a panelist!
It is indeed a small world after all....especially in Hollywood
Tuesday, January 05, 2010
Monday, January 04, 2010
Sunday, January 03, 2010
Salute to Disney
Ah, the first Welk episode of the New Year....with style no less!
This week, Lawrence and his Musical Family salute the music of Walt Disney and here are some of the highlights.
We go around the globe to prove not only it's a Small World after all, but get this particular annoying song stuck in our heads in perpetuity.
Also, LA's finest are getting to know Mary Lou....in spite of the fact there's a possible bank robbery or prison break in progress
....and finally, we meet some pretty exotic cats from Thailand.
SALUTE TO WALT DISNEY - September 22, 1973
1. IT'S A SMALL WORLD - Myron Floren on accordion with Gail, Dick, Cissy, Bobby, Anacani, Charlie, Sandi, Arthur, Joe, Tanya, Ken, Mary Lou, Norma, Jimmy and Neil Levang on guitar, Richard Maloof on tuba
2. LAVENDER BLUE - Guy Hovis & Ralna English
3. THE MICKEY MOUSE MAMBO - danced by Bobby Burgess & Cissy King, sung by Mary Lou Metzger, Jack Imel, Gail Farrell, Charlie Parlato, Anacani and Bob Lido
4. ONE SONG - Joe Feeney with Bob Ralston at the organ
5. MEDLEY OF SONGS FROM SNOW WHITE - the orchestra
6. WHEN YOU WISH UPON A STAR - Norma Zimmer
7. OH HAPPY DAY - Larry Hooper
8. JOLLY HOLIDAY - danced by Mary Lou, Bobby & Jack (also singing), sung by Ken Delo and Dick Dale
9. CHEM CHEM CHER-EE - Sandi Griffiths & Tanya Falan
10. FEED THE BIRDS - Sandi Griffiths, Gail Farrell & Jimmy Roberts
12. A SPOONFUL OF SUGAR - Myron Floren on accordion, danced by Arthur Duncan with Bobby, Cissy, Jack and Mary Lou
13. WITH A SMILE AND A SONG - Bob Ralston at the piano
14. TRES PALABRAS (WITHOUT YOU) - Anacani
15. WHO'S AFRAID OF THE BIG BAD WOLF? - Ken Delo with his daughter Kimberly and lifesized Disney characters
16. WALTZ OF THE FLOWERS - orchestra, danced by Lawrence and Cissy King
17. THE SIAMESE CAT SONG (WE ARE SIAMESE IF YOU PLEASE) - Sandi Griffiths, Gail Farrell and Mary Lou Metzger
18. WHISTLE WHILE YOU WORK - the orchestra
19. SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALIDOCIOUS - Guy, Ralna, Joe, Tanya, Sandi, Jimmy, Norma, Larry, Cissy, Bobby, Gail, Dick, Mary Lou, Ken, Anacani, Charlie, Arthur
And your host this week is Bobby Burgess!
This was also the episode where Larry Hooper returns to action after being on the sick for quite a while.
Four years to be exact.
Back in 1969, Hoopie was hospitalized for heart trouble. However, one medical complication after another extended his stay. It was so bad that on at least two occasions, he was given up any hope not just for recovery, but to live.
Thanks to the support of the Maestro and the Musical Family, the well wishes and prayers from fans across the nation along from his own family, and the best medical care available, Hoopie made a full recovery.
He received a standing ovation from the audience, it was truly a touching and moving moment in the show's history.
The show itself was fun, filled with great songs and Bobby Burgess was a great choice to host this week. Before joining the Welk show, Bobby was famous as one of the mouseketeers on television's The Mickey Mouse Club.
So until next week, keep a song in your heart and keep your Siamese cats housetrained if you please.....
This week, Lawrence and his Musical Family salute the music of Walt Disney and here are some of the highlights.
We go around the globe to prove not only it's a Small World after all, but get this particular annoying song stuck in our heads in perpetuity.
Also, LA's finest are getting to know Mary Lou....in spite of the fact there's a possible bank robbery or prison break in progress
....and finally, we meet some pretty exotic cats from Thailand.
SALUTE TO WALT DISNEY - September 22, 1973
1. IT'S A SMALL WORLD - Myron Floren on accordion with Gail, Dick, Cissy, Bobby, Anacani, Charlie, Sandi, Arthur, Joe, Tanya, Ken, Mary Lou, Norma, Jimmy and Neil Levang on guitar, Richard Maloof on tuba
2. LAVENDER BLUE - Guy Hovis & Ralna English
3. THE MICKEY MOUSE MAMBO - danced by Bobby Burgess & Cissy King, sung by Mary Lou Metzger, Jack Imel, Gail Farrell, Charlie Parlato, Anacani and Bob Lido
4. ONE SONG - Joe Feeney with Bob Ralston at the organ
5. MEDLEY OF SONGS FROM SNOW WHITE - the orchestra
6. WHEN YOU WISH UPON A STAR - Norma Zimmer
7. OH HAPPY DAY - Larry Hooper
8. JOLLY HOLIDAY - danced by Mary Lou, Bobby & Jack (also singing), sung by Ken Delo and Dick Dale
9. CHEM CHEM CHER-EE - Sandi Griffiths & Tanya Falan
10. FEED THE BIRDS - Sandi Griffiths, Gail Farrell & Jimmy Roberts
12. A SPOONFUL OF SUGAR - Myron Floren on accordion, danced by Arthur Duncan with Bobby, Cissy, Jack and Mary Lou
13. WITH A SMILE AND A SONG - Bob Ralston at the piano
14. TRES PALABRAS (WITHOUT YOU) - Anacani
15. WHO'S AFRAID OF THE BIG BAD WOLF? - Ken Delo with his daughter Kimberly and lifesized Disney characters
16. WALTZ OF THE FLOWERS - orchestra, danced by Lawrence and Cissy King
17. THE SIAMESE CAT SONG (WE ARE SIAMESE IF YOU PLEASE) - Sandi Griffiths, Gail Farrell and Mary Lou Metzger
18. WHISTLE WHILE YOU WORK - the orchestra
19. SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALIDOCIOUS - Guy, Ralna, Joe, Tanya, Sandi, Jimmy, Norma, Larry, Cissy, Bobby, Gail, Dick, Mary Lou, Ken, Anacani, Charlie, Arthur
And your host this week is Bobby Burgess!
This was also the episode where Larry Hooper returns to action after being on the sick for quite a while.
Four years to be exact.
Back in 1969, Hoopie was hospitalized for heart trouble. However, one medical complication after another extended his stay. It was so bad that on at least two occasions, he was given up any hope not just for recovery, but to live.
Thanks to the support of the Maestro and the Musical Family, the well wishes and prayers from fans across the nation along from his own family, and the best medical care available, Hoopie made a full recovery.
He received a standing ovation from the audience, it was truly a touching and moving moment in the show's history.
The show itself was fun, filled with great songs and Bobby Burgess was a great choice to host this week. Before joining the Welk show, Bobby was famous as one of the mouseketeers on television's The Mickey Mouse Club.
Saturday, January 02, 2010
Makin' Whoopie with One Huge Sax
Friday, January 01, 2010
Stop and smell the roses
Let's get the new year off right with Sandi and Sally....
....and Ohio State playing Oregon in the Rose Bowl.
Did you know Lawrence was Grand Marshall of the Tournament of Roses Parade?
....and Ohio State playing Oregon in the Rose Bowl.
Did you know Lawrence was Grand Marshall of the Tournament of Roses Parade?
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