Lawrence Welk Show - Network Debut from 1955 - Mary Lou Hosts

Original Air Date: July 2, 1955
01:09 "Say It With Music" - Orchestra
03:08 "Love Me or Leave Me" - Alice Lon with Buddy Merrill on guitar
05:20 "Tico Tico" - Myron Floren on accordion
07:17 "I" - Jimmy Roberts with Lawrence on accordion
09:48 "Ballin' the Jack" - Orchestra
11:45 "Whatever Lola Wants, Lola Gets" - Norman Bailey on trumpet with orchestra
13:36 "I Love Girls" - Rocky Rockwell (also on trumpet)
15:58 "Delores" - Orchestra as Lawrence dances with Alice
18:06 "Learnin' the Blues" - Bob Lido
21:42 "Mister Sandman" - Buddy Merrill on guitar with trombone section and Bob Lido on fiddle
23:34 "12th Street Rag" - Lawrence Welk and Myron Floren on accordions
25:39 "No Letter Today" - Dick Dale and Alice Lon
28:25 "Somebody Stole My Gal" - Buddy Hayes (also on bass)
30:17 "Silver Moon" - Violinists Dick Kesner, Aladdin and Bob Lido
32:27 "The Clarinet Polka" - Myron Floren on accordion, Lawrence and Alice dancing with audience members
36:04 "Alabamy Bound" - Jack Martin (also on clarinet)
38:04 "Unchained Melody" - Jerry Burke on organ with violin section
40:15 "Oh Happy Day" - Larry Hooper
42:20 "Cielito Lindo" - Orie Amodeo on flute, Aladdin, Bob Lido, Jimmy Roberts
44:09 "The Whiffenpoof Song" - Jimmy Roberts and 9 singers, including Bob Lido, Larry Hooper (also at the piano), Aladdin, Kurt Ramsey, Dick Dale, Jack Martin, Rocky Rockwell
47:00 "South Rampart Street Parade" - Johnny Klein on drums with Rocky Rockwell on trumpet and orchestra
50:05 "Goodnight Ladies" - Jimmy, Alice, Aladdin, Larry, Bob Lido

[@JackiePhillipsTheSocialPet]

Great job!! Thanks for keeping this music alive for all to enjoy!!!

[@LawrenceWelkLPs]

Our pleasure!

[@ThisLoveIsSweet]

Thanks for keeping this music alive. My favorite part is 18 year old Buddy Merrill playing the iconic Fender Stratocaster 🎸 about 6 months after it was introduced and 2 years before Buddy Holly hit the scene and really made that guitar famous. If you look closely, you can see BUDDY MERRILL in stickers on the pickguard. How cool is that? I feel strongly that this tv show was the debut of the Fender Stratocaster 🎸 on American TV 📺 . Thanks again for the upload.

[@milehighkit4725]

This brings back memories of sitting in my grandparents den :-) Thank you for posting.

[@SharonKofoed]

Ohhh...what a fun way for Mary Lou to introduce this episode!!!! What a special piece of Welk Orchestra history! Thanks for uploading this and helping to preserve the show!

[@LawrenceWelkLPs]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@kavic1234]

Wish there was something as good as the Lawrence Welk Show of network TV today. Nothing but junk anymore not worth watching.