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
talking down-and conversation
Conversation didn't seem necessary when I put the accordion down and swung some young lady around the floor.
brother father farmers
I expected to be a farmer like my father and brothers. Life seemed pleasant and orderly.
business years people
By 1969, when I celebrated 45 years in the music business, I also had 45 people in our musical family.
dukes patterns originals
Duke Ellington was famous for hs very original harmonic patterns.
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.
spaniards fairs
I played a Spaniard. I looked about as Spanish as any other fair-skinned German.
voice quality attributes
If any performer has quality in his voice he can almost always be helped to develop all the other necessary attributes.
planning performing audience
If I live to be 90, and I'm planning to, I'll always love performing for a live audience.
dancing way evening
In spite of the Depression, or maybe because of it, folks were hungry for a good time, and an evening of dancing seemed a good way to have it.
despair moments curious
It's curious how we act in moments of personal despair.
gods-plan plans ifs
Many times I wondered if I were truly carrying out God's plan for my life.
talking conversation accents
My accent remained terrible. It was very hard for me to initiate any conversation with someone I didn't know.
Whenever you have a minute I'd like to see you right now.
I just had an idea that went right over my head.