When the Jazz Arts Group Big Band takes the stage this afternoon to play music from Lawrence Welk's TV show, the tunes will be a blast from the past, not only for the audience but also the players.
Frank Scott made it big as the pianist and top music arranger for Lawrence Welk. James "Jim" Hendrickson, now of Onamia, Minn., knew Frank well. They grew up two doors away from each other in Fargo.
Before he became a household name as the host of his own self-titled television show, Lawrence Welk was a hardworking bandleader shaped by the rural Midwest, European folk traditions, and the rhythms ...
Guy and Ralna, one of the most popular singing couples associated with the iconic, long-running television series 'The Lawrence Welk Show' since 1969, continue to entertain more than three million ...
There's a 1939 film clip that shows Lois Best Herman singing and smiling next to a very young Lawrence Welk as his orchestra plays on. "You see her natural personality on the video. That was my mom," ...
On most Saturday nights at our farm, the channel and show viewing at suppertime is almost always the same: “The Lawrence Welk ...