Lawrence Welk
Lawrence Welk
Lawrence Welkwas an American musician, accordionist, bandleader, and television impresario, who hosted The Lawrence Welk Show from 1951 to 1982. His style came to be known to his large number of radio, television, and live-performance fansas "champagne music"...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Show Host
Date of Birth11 March 1903
CountryUnited States of America
gods-plan plans ifs
Many times I wondered if I were truly carrying out God's plan for my life.
order practice jockeys
I was so anxious to succeed that I made a practice of appearing on all the disc jockey shows I could, in order to publicize the band.
spaniards fairs
I played a Spaniard. I looked about as Spanish as any other fair-skinned German.
laughing lines forget
I always worried I'd forget my lines or say the wrong words or the audience would laugh in the wrong places.
dukes patterns originals
Duke Ellington was famous for hs very original harmonic patterns.
business years people
By 1969, when I celebrated 45 years in the music business, I also had 45 people in our musical family.
sister girl years
The ones the listeners loved most of all in those early years were the four Lennon girls who became the whole nation's little sisters.
inspiring mothers-day daughter
One thing all stage mothers share is an overpowering ambition for their daughters.
brother father farmers
I expected to be a farmer like my father and brothers. Life seemed pleasant and orderly.
talking conversation accents
My accent remained terrible. It was very hard for me to initiate any conversation with someone I didn't know.
night chill spine
Night after night I could feel the chills go up and down my spine, they played so well.
boys together sticks
Boys, if you don't stick together, how do you expect me to follow you-ah?
music home joy
Music was my joy, my home, the one place I felt happy and secure.
creative genius innovators
I have never been an innovator, a creative genius.