( NEW ! ) THE LAWRENCE WELK SHOW ( Cast Members Who Have Passed)

[@RETROTV1394]

ATTENTION VIEWERS... Just found out Johnny Zell trumpet player with the Welk Orchestra has also passed away .....R.I.P. Johnny Zell

[@johneckert2989]

It was a great video though! You did an excellent job on it!

[@RETROTV1394]

@johneckert2989 thank you sir

[@kimpaff5443]

Ty for the info. Rip. watched this all the time with my grammy growing up in the 70s

[@berylwhite2983]

The only one that I thought that was left out that Mr Welk so very proud of was mother Welk as he introduced her on all the Christmas shows Fern Renner she passed away February 13th 2002

[@Supervillainmc]

These guys were some of the best musicians in the world at that time. Rip

[@sigfried45]

I hated it when I had to watch it with my grandfather as a kid. Now I wish I could have those days all over again. Reminds me of a time when Life was much less complicated and the entertainment was actually classy.

[@palmafolvi5250]

My grandfather watched it when ì wasn't born yet.My parents did too when I was a kid, I didn't like it. I still don't to this day, but of course they're long gone now.

[@sheriheffner2098]

I'm 60 and used to watch The Lawrence Welk Show with my paternal Grandparents. I kept on watching it until it went off the air in 1992? Then I started watching it on PBS. I just saw Aladdin on My Three Sons last week. He was a Violinist in an Italian Restaurant Steve and Barbara began visiting. He played the Violin at their wedding.

[@sheriheffner2098]

I think I was wrong. It was 1982 when it left the air.

[@robertmarino2158]

My mother faithfully watched the Lawrence Welk show weekly , amazing talent , music was outstanding . I watch the re- runs today , RIP to all that has passed, wonderful memories .

[@paulmclaughlin4132]

May God Bless and God keep all of their souls 🙏 May they all know they gave us years of listening and viewing enjoyment.

[@johnmatzye6633]

You took the words right out of my mouth. When it comes to entertainers (or athletes)- I go by the old saying -"Quit comparing and appreciate greatness."

[@davewallace8219]

Well said!

[@markferwerda7968]

I loved the show as a kid in the 60's and 70's -- I recognize lots of the individuals in this tribute -- brought tears to my eyes.

[@elwin38]

When i was a kid in the 70's, me and my mom would watch Lawrence Welk.

[@Nibblesgamer4567]

My Grandma and I watched it every Sat night at 7:00pm. One of the many fond memories I have of her. Love you Grandma ❤

[@markgordon5387]

My maternal grandparents and mother and I watched Lawrence Welk during the 1970s. Brings back wonderful memories of my childhood. My father was gone, and that was wonderful in and of itself.

[@rotunda57]

I have you all beat. My second cousin once removed and I used to watch Joe Feeny sing with the volume turned off for a good chuckle

[@sherriteeter1878]

My mom (99 1/2) still watches Lawrence Welk every Sat night on PBS.

[@johnm6642]

God bless

[@elwin38]

✊🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@Nibblesgamer4567]

I love that, good on her!

[@robertlang8891]

My Dad 2 until his death 97 in 2017 he loved that show

[@Nibblesgamer4567]

@@robertlang8891 Bless his heart! ♥️

[@CD-ql9hz]

I met Mr. Welk once on a plane flight. I spoke to him while departing, and he was very gracious. And he signed an autograph for my mother.

[@brmam1385]

Bet your mother was thrilled! So, having said that, proves we’re both pretty old.🥴👍♥

[@georgebrown8312]

I remember the Lawrence Well show. Their music was really good. I also remember seeing the bubbles floating across the background on TV. Thank for the tribute to Lawrence and the musicians who performed with him.

[@georgebrown8312]

That should be Lawrence Well.

[@dianaclark8163]

@@georgebrown8312 Lawrence Welk is the show's name.

[@bigteep]

So sad. RIP and thank you for the beautiful music.

[@RETROTV1394]

My pleasure.

[@brianogden1789]

Whenever I was at my grandparents, we never failed to watch the show. I miss my grandparents, see you both in a while. 😊

[@dianejennings50]

See the USA in a Chevrolet good show very missed

[@kimpaff5443]

Me and my grammy too in the 70s

[@pinkparasollise9646]

Living in Santa Monica in 2006, I was fortunate to work as a 'temp' at the Lawrence Welk Music Company. I think I was there for about 4 months. Lawrence's personal secretary, Margaret, was still working there. She told me she was hired to answer fan mail right after high school, then got promoted to assist Mr. Welk. She was gracious to invite me to the Welk employee Christmas Luncheon!

[@bruceriley4610]

Thank goodness we have never ending reruns on PBS to keep watching these wonderful entertainers.

[@mrlafayette1964]

Hopefully you know something that I don't, PBS dropped it a few years back..is it back on now?

[@eb1684]

Yes, at least in South Carolina. @@mrlafayette1964

[@TPINSC]

This is the reason I donate to PBS. Wonderful, Wonderful

[@royst.george7328]

I became an organist because of watching and listening to Jerry Burke and Bob Ralston. I miss Charlotte (AnderCello) Harris, and Arthur Duncan. They were truly talented, and paved the way for others. WUNNERFUL, WUNNERFUL update!

[@DarwinHansen]

At the local care center across the street you will hear the Lawrence Welk Show reruns up and down the halls every Saturday night on the Iowa PBS tv network. I also remember the first LW show in 1956. A wonderful tribute to those who passed.Thank you.

[@D.N..]

I'm still able to watch Lawrence Welk on PBS. It's as if time has stood still and the show is live and all the Welk entertainers are still with us !

[@johnjdevlin2610]

Sad news beautifully presented. A real tribute. Thank you.

[@dc10fomin65]

I'm 75 now, I remember my folks watching LW on TV back then, I also watched with them , my favorite was Myron Floren with his accordion, just great!

[@hambone5718]

Same here. 70 now and watched this show every Saturday night at 7:30 with my mom. 85% of these faces are so familiar. I think a enjoy Big Band music because of this show. Wunnerful, Wunnerful.

[@dc10fomin65]

@@hambone5718 Someone told me Welk's car license plate was "A1NA2", don't know if its true/

[@leewuepper9159]

Thank you for those that have passed and the wonderful music you have done, R.I.P.

[@truthfuljones4557]

My Mother and I used to watch this every Saturday right after Hee Haw in Birmingham, Alabama. I still remember the show ending song at 60 years old.

[@georgiapines7906]

I'm from Birmingham, too.👋 Mother, little brother and I were home most Sat. nights. HeeHaw, Lawrence Welk, Love Boat and Fantasy Island were on then, if I remember correctly. I especially loved the Thanksgiving and Christmas shows. Why didn't I see that it was some of the best times of my life?

[@truthfuljones4557]

@@georgiapines7906 yes I watched all those shows too. As a little girl I always wondered if I would be able to go on cruises like the rich people I saw on the Love Boat. Well I’m not rich but I’ve been on about 15 cruises. I still remember the songs from all the shows especially Hee Haw.

[@georgiapines7906]

@@truthfuljones4557 I loved TV on Saturday nights back then.💕

[@madelinehayes-jk9xl]

@@georgiapines7906 BACK WHEN tv was enjoyable! :)

[@paulbethell5258]

We watch this show almost every weekend. Sad, but they have brought so much joy to the world through their music. RIP.

[@derekgilbert2884]

Late mother, grandmother and father love listening the music. Now gone as well wonderful beautiful music but reruns live on. Don't forget what Louis Armstrong sing what wonderful world as l listening still today beautiful music that will not forget. Next Tuesday my mom died February 27 18 years ago on her father birthday image that. I hope there better life other side heaven fill with joy.

[@phylliswurm9473]

My family watched this show as I did as a young child. Very talented and wonderful people. Thank you for this video.

[@richardmusquez5373]

“Ah…one…ah…ah…two…ah…”. LOVED watching Lawrence Welk as kid (We had to, because that is what mom and dad watched.)

[@Conn653]

I, with my parents, attended a Welk Concert in Ft. Wayne, Indiana when I was around 12 years old. I'm 73 now. I was able to get Jerry Burke's autograph as he was one of the musicians that inspired me to play the organ. I have played for Silent Films on a Wurlitzer Theatre Pipe Organ. Playing the theatre organ is FUN! May these wonderful people, who brought us great memories, R.I.P.

[@royst.george7328]

Please share more! I was taught on a Conn 653, by a former Theater Organist.

[@Conn653]

@@royst.george7328 - Thanks! My 653 is down for maintenance, broken pedal cable assembly. Thinking about converting it into VTPO and adding a few 'toys' 🙂

[@Arthur-dl2co]

I was a big fan of Arthur Duncan. Arguably he kept tap dancing alive when he came on every week. He still showed amazing moves in the Challenge scene in the movie "TAP". RIP Arthur.

[@RETROTV1394]

He was . And we just lost him last winter .

[@albiondi4078]

Arthur was fabulous ! a super talent! very glad to see he lived to 97!

[@tomfuller5585]

Roger Otwell lives just up the road from me, and he's doing great!

[@georgiapines7906]

One of the "Otwell Twins" if I remember correctly. Best regards to him and to you.

[@pinkparasollise9646]

That's neat to hear. Thanks for telling us!

[@madelinehayes-jk9xl]

@@georgiapines7906 what about his twin?

[@eugenecherny3871]

Had no idea when I was a kid, but lately I read about Laurence Welk and his many many achievements and what he started from. He is truly a great man!

[@bigteep]

What fantastic and beautiful music and singing they are performing up yonder. The likes of which we will never see here again.

[@jeromewysocki8809]

Great show, great memories. I'm 75 years old and remember the show well. He always had the best musicians and had great variety in musical styles. There was something for everyone. My favorite was Larry Hooper. I was amazed how low his voice was when he sang. I'm glad the shows are preserved and played often for other generations to enjoy.

[@kennethvarner7694]

A highlight in my growing up years in the 60’’s & 70’s!!!

[@thunderdeed1]

When I stayed at my grandmother’s house on the weekends this was always on her tv on Saturday night.

[@jpbowie]

We watch on PBS every Sunday night - Welk's musicians were top-notch and deserved a lot more credit for their fine playing of the standards of the time. Still fresh today. Bob Havens - my favorite trombone player is still alive - in his 90s. RIP to those who have passed - you are still there for all of us to see, hear and enjoy every week!

[@RETROTV1394]

Yes Bob Havens is currently the oldest surviving cast member as of 2023 . Arthur Duncan passed away making Bob the oldest.

[@waverly2468]

I always like finding old LP's of Lawrence Welk in used record stores. I found a JoAnn Castle record in perfect condition yesterday. She made quite a few records.

[@johngranato2673]

I watched as a kid in the 60's & 70's whenever my grand-parents visited us. We listened to all kinds of music at home.

[@melvinpotts3239]

I remember many of these performers from the 1960s (my teenage years). I was taking lessons on a Hammond organ and Jerry Burke was my idol! I watched Lawrence Welk every Saturday evening. I secretly hoped that the cameras would get a closeup of the drawbar settings Jerry used on the Hammond but that never happened. NOBODY else could make a Hammond organ sound so SWEET!

[@limesstones]

Thank you so much for posting this wonderful tribute to the cast members of the Lawrence Welk show. We still watch it every week on PBS!

[@frederickcombs8661]

It went off the air over 40 years ago after all. But the recordings and video tape still entertains. So many band member got to keep working. And, i understand, Welk performers got paid a pension for life. Wow, even Tom Netherton is gone.

[@madelinehayes-jk9xl]

I had the pleasure of meeting and talking with him after his performance many years ago :)

[@kathleenlarson373]

Yes I think one of the stations ABC canceled them. Welk found I believe a sponsor and continued before prime time. But not without a contract for the whole Welk show. He said on the Johnny Carson show, I had to lookout for the whole family.

[@albiondi4078]

Some of the greatest musicians of their time! I know that many of them were quite capable of playing in more swinging bands but having a steady job and paycheck is very appealing in the music business. Take it from one who knows, i was in the business for over 40 yrs and believe me it's not easy. One day you eat steak and the next day you eat beans, you get the idea. The beautiful part here is that all these great talented people have been immortalized on these old TV shows forever! I'm sure at the time they never would believe people would be watching re runs decades later! It's great music and it stood the test of time because it's quality and it makes sense musically.

[@ScottRandolph-dd7dr]

😢 sympathy greetings from coastal Mississippi. I watched Lawrence Welk from 1970 to series finale. Ever Saturday with my granny and papa. I even got to met a variety of cast members over the years. My all time favourite episode is 1972 season premiere Hawaii on location. Thank you for your excellent research. And as Lawrence Welk always said "Champagne wishes" ❤😂🎉

[@ameliaparalta3631]

Thanks to the person who put this together.

[@ScottRandolph-dd7dr]

@@madelinehayes-jk9xl update on Sally Flynn. She has been married to Clay Hart for 50 years. Both are living in Florida. They are a wonderful couple. Met them years ago

[@ScottRandolph-dd7dr]

@@madelinehayes-jk9xl yes sadly Clay passed July 2022

[@madelinehayes-jk9xl]

@@ScottRandolph-dd7dr they were a beautiful couple.

[@ScottRandolph-dd7dr]

@@madelinehayes-jk9xl yes they were my favourite....at least we have past episodes of them. Have a blessed Lawrence Welk day. You are welcome to come to Mississippi at anytime 🐻🤠

[@gumwrapper7042]

I had to watch this growing up. We had only one tv, and it was always on. My parents watched LW. I thought it was the most boring show in the world; why did we have to watch it? Fast forward several decades. We were watching PBS and LW was on. What the heck, I'll watch it. I found it to be refreshing. Made me think life can be good.

[@maureenwilson6031]

Very moving video. Part of my childhood. Always liked this show.

[@jeffneis553]

It just boggles my mind how great Lawrence Welk was, he employed and found all of these talented people along with everything else he built and the great organization he left for his family. What a musical and business genius, RIP Lawrence we miss you.

[@karenarthur1068]

This show was the best show on Saturday night and I loved to watch it with my grandparents. My grandpa loved to dance with me sister & I when they played the Polka music, such good memories. 😮

[@charlesradel7587]

this was my dad's favorite show. seeing these people brought back many happy memories of watching with my dad. thanks for posting.

[@mburns1815]

When I was taking care of my mom during her last years I read books aloud to her and we read as many autobiographies of Lawrence Welk cast members that we could find. Jack Imel, Tom Netherton, Myron Floren, Bobby Burgess, and of course all the Lawrence Welks books. Wonderful memories!

[@FREDGARRISON]

Yes indeed, brought back memories. You did a very nice job. We need more programs like this back on commercial tv instead of the crap the networks are passing off as entertainment.

[@Dracsmolar]

Parents watched this every Saturday evening up until they passed away. As a kid we had a parakeet that would bob up and down and sway back and forth to the Lawrence Welk show music, wouldn’t do it with any other music but it.

[@bribrindo3544]

This is such a beautiful tribute to absolute masters. Thanks for this.

[@Clay-605]

My grandmas favorite tv show. Lawrence Welk did her wedding dance in Norfolk Nebraska.

[@jeanferchaw]

I remember watching this as a kid wheni was about5yrs liked it then!

[@caddothegreat]

My father knew many of these folks. He was in the music business. Yes of course we watched the show when we got a TV. I can recall not having a TV. Seeing these folks gone just reminds me that we are mortal. Make good use of the time.

[@ManuelGuzman067]

I remember this show in 70 s .with original Mouseksteer Bobby

[@mairim4578]

This video brought back great memories,thank you.

[@paulhart9102]

I always watched Lawrence Welk with my dad.

[@GoodKarmaSutra]

Wonderful Wonderful ‼️🎼🎵🎶

[@locojohn6637]

I use to watch the LW show with my grandmother through the 70’s up to 81. I still enjoy his big band sound today. This was and still is a classic and great TV show of a bygone era. Today, we have pretty much garbage. I miss those days. I still believe (as I type this) Bob Ralston is still living and several of the female singers.

[@shadykatie100]

This was my grandpa's favorite show! I used to watch it with him when we came to visit him in Colorado. We all loved Anacani. Their New Year's show was always wonderful and entertaining.

[@tedlawrence4189]

Greetings from Atlanta: I was born in '49. I still remember the first episode in '56. During the first couple of years the orch. sounded a lot like it did during the big band era. But it slowly changed as Welk wanted to get younger viewers to watch. The Lennon Sisters and other vocalists and acts became more and more important while the band instrumentals were becomming rare. Even the "Champagne Lady" became much less important. Commercially he was very successful but musically, after say 1960, not so much.

[@1923hl]

Agreed. Watching the kinescopes from the 50s are a revelation. In addition to the higher level of musical talent that then existed in the Welk orchestra (Pete Fountain, Big Tiny Little, Rocky Rockwell, etc.), the shows seemed to have more energy and humor. Much of the pizzazz was lost when Alice Lon (a much underappreciated singer) left around 1960 and soon thereafter many of the numbers were no longer performed live but were prerecorded.

[@ChickenLittle956]

The first time I watched it was with an elderly woman that I did private duty care for, when I was 18 years old. Her name was Mrs Barry and I would bring her her favorite cookies,Lorna Doone. Her family decided, instead of private care, she would go into a home. I remember her crying. I also watched it with my Gram (grandma) and (her brother) my Great Uncle Joe until she passed away at 92 in 2015. Now I watch it with my Great Uncle Joe, who will be 90 in July. I actually enjoy a lot of the music, like Henry Cuesta. I miss my Gram and Mrs Barry. I hope they know. ❤

[@Chase4everChase]

Thank you for the research you have done to provide all of this information. I was sad to realize more have passed away than I realized. The cast was one of the best with memories to cherish forever.

[@YardleySlicker]

The LW show was a great way to learn all the music in the Great American Songbook. LW was so smart to present music from all genres and eras- really enhanced my musical knowledge base and I’m an old hippie! I was able to attend the taping of the NYE show for 1977- had to wait a year to get the tickets but it was so much fun to see the show and performers up close. Thank You for this memoriam and to all the artists.

[@imagine9265]

My mom would watch Mr Welk every Saturday night in Syndication ! Never missed a Show !

[@bobholmes65]

I didn’t know that Arthur Duncan passed last year. He was an awesome tap dancer and performer.

[@ellajackson1400]

Wonderful,Wonderful😊

[@steventerry2076]

AH, what Saturday Night Memories. You HAD to Watch Lawrence Welk in MY Household growing up in the Early Sixties! Also helped that We had an Uncle with a Color Television. Sorry that they are NO longer on PBS. Glad to see them on You tube. Personal Story. As a Disney Fan, I learned about 2010 that Norma Zimmer had Disney Connections. After Her Demise found out that to be true. Watching the Classic "Alice in Wonderland" Film I noticed that in the "Garden of Live Flowers" Sequence there is a White Rose with a Spider Web over Her. Found out in Norma's Obituary that it WAS Norma that did the Rose's Voice!!!!! AH-HA, makes since now.

[@KerryCrouch]

Hello from northern Alabama! I've been a fan of the show from birth ('94), and this is beautifully done! Thank you for making this! 💜

[@RETROTV1394]

@KerryCrouch . Thank you . Glad you enjoyed it. Love the Lawrence Welk show. I started watching it in the 1970s . Being a big country music fan . I've always enjoyed the country singers featured on the show . The late great Larry Hooper from Missouri, The late Lynn Anderson, The Otwell Twins and Aldrich Sisters from Texas and Tennessee. Ava Barber from Tennessee, The late Clay Hart from Tennessee, Guy and Ralna from Mississippi and Texas . And Jim Turner from Tennessee. Yes I'm from Northern Alabama as well " Huntsville " .

[@RETROTV1394]

I did get to see Guy and Ralna in concert back in 2005 . They put on a great show . I'm not sure if they are still performing both are pushing 80 years old now.

[@KerryCrouch]

Oh wow! I'm in Athens, just the next county over! I haven't had the chance to meet the musical family. I do keep up to date with news on Facebook and I do enjoy meeting more fans. I always get comments on how young I am for being a fan. I mostly credit my mom for that.

[@NickBottaro-j9k]

In 1975, or '76, Lawrence Welk along with his entire orchestra played at the (now demolished) sports arena in South Philadelphia called "The Spectrum." My favorite Uncle never missed watching the Lawrence Welk Show. Well up in years at that time, my uncle didn't get out much. Before his advanced age, however, he was a world traveler. On one of his trips to California, he was in Santa Monica and happened to catch a Welk Show performance at the old Aragon Ballroom. Some 40 years later, in South Philly, I took my uncle to the "tunnel entrance" of the Spectrum. We waited there for over an hour after the show. The crowds, and all the cars in the parking lot were now gone. I said to uncle Don, if we wait just a little longer, you're going to get to see Lawrence Welk. (I had lingered at this tunnel entrance many times before and got to meet many of my favorite stars as they left the Spectrum). My uncle seemed to be growing nervous due to the late hour and the realization that he and I were now alone in this vast parking area. He said, "What are we doing here? Lawrence must be long gone from the arena by now. He's got to be back at his hotel already." Just as he said that, the overhead door in the Spectrum opened with Lawrence Welk sitting alone in his limo. My uncle, at a very advanced age, rushed up towards the car waving and said, "Hi Lawrence!" Mr. Welk ordered his driver to stop, rolled down his window and shook hands with my uncle. That's what kind of a person Lawrence Welk was. It was a night that my uncle talked about until he died, and a night I'll never forget due to the sincere act of kindness shown by Lawrence Welk to my uncle.

[@philipme109]

I'm a trombone player and I looked up to these musicians in my youth!!

[@bobsmith3217]

Nice to see all the recognition for the band members. Wish my local PBS station still showed this show on Saturdays.

[@RETROTV1394]

@bobsmith3217 . Yeah here too. They took it off . Used to be on the local PBS In Huntsville but they dumped it. I delegated to watching the same old episodes on You Tube. I wish they made a DVD box set with every episode. Many that PBS never aired. Would be cool.

[@bluestripetiger]

My parents used to watch this every week until the final episode. it was never my cup of tea, and as a kid the show seemed to go on forever, but in retrospect it was a wholesome show that parents could watch in front of their kids and it was 100 times better than a lot of the garbage on tv these days.It was also good to give a music education to young children as they learned some of the classic songs from the great american songbook and they learned about a band, its instruments, how it works and what it was that Mr Welk did every time we saw him waving his baton. To this day i still remember the closing song for every episode "good night, good night until we meet again...."as they danced while closing credits scrolled on the screen.

[@MrHeadbanger366]

I watched The Lawrence Welk Show when I was a kid back in the 70s. Years later, I watched the reruns on PBS.

[@ginahutto8745]

I used like to watch this tv when i was little love beautiful music❤️

[@jackienosbisch3351]

I never missed the Lawrence welk show unless I was performing myself or I was camped out in the woods hunting or fishing. I loved that progray

[@dmfinpa]

My parents watched the Welk program faithfully every Saturday night, so then us kids did too. These days I DVR it on PBS. I reconnect with those family times all those years ago, especially the B&W shows from the 50’s-60’s. There were several surprises for me in this piece, specifically deaths over the past five years or so that I was unaware of. Clearly at this stage there are fewer living than have passed on. It’s hard to fathom so many are now gone. As we watch those PBS presentations these fine performers are forever young. Another thing, in the 60’s Lawrence Welk recorded numerous LP’s that featured hits of the day. I own many of them. Sadly several major market PBS stations stopped airing the Welk show around 2020, and more are dropping it next season. The audience is aging out, and I don’t believe the production company is remastering any new content; it’s all been repeatedly aired.

[@GlennMandeville154]

Tom Netherton was always a favorite of mine. He had such an incredible voice and such a classy presentation.

[@frederickrapp5396]

I was shocked beyond words to learn of the passing of Valerie Semonski. May she Rest In Peace for all eternity.

[@RETROTV1394]

Me also.

[@frederickrapp5396]

@@RETROTV1394Add Richard Maloof 1940-2024 to the list as well. Beloved husband of Mary Lou Metzger, bass and tuba player. May he Rest In Peace for all eternity.

[@georgiasmith64]

My dad liked the lawerence Welk show, I remember watching Cissy one of the dancers ,Norma Zimmer and daddio like Anna Connie the spanish singer.

[@Maisie1969]

My grandmother watched him every Saturday when I was growing up.

[@timadams1994]

Love Lawrence wrlj show wr watched it every week when wr were kidds an still watch it

[@lauraautry6992]

I grew up watching with my grandmother in the 60’s and love this show

[@donnakissinger1694]

So many more gone from this wonderful show that was not included ;(. Love it.

[@sunlandleaonard]

makes me think of my mom, she use to love this show

[@RobertSmith-vr9bs]

Loved watching this show as a kid w my mom .now watch reruns w my wife . Wonder if it ever got put on dvd. That would be nice to wstch....update .i googlled it and it is ..cant wait till nxt month and order it ...

[@timheavrin2253]

RIP everyonr on this show.

[@marilynSnedden-fb2ic]

I still watch the show on PBS on Saturday nights.

[@romalester1079]

Very sad but back in the day, television was worth watching

[@madelinehayes-jk9xl]

A BIT OF TRIVIA...NORMA ZIMMER WAS ON AN EPISODE OF I LOVE LUCY. (LUCY DREAMS OF GOING TO SCOTLAND TO LOOK UP RELATIVES). YOU HAVE TO LOOK VERY CAREFULLY :)

[@cynthiarosas8214]

I watched him most of my life with my grandmother and mother there was alot of good music now you don't see that anymore

[@davidmckinney6577]

I love that show i didn't know Johnnie zell passed away i saw in the comments 😢..I watched this show with my grandmother and I have been watching it every since it came out on pbs im always home Saturday night without fail to watch it.

[@JR-bj3uf]

Lawrence Welk was the very first reality TV show. My grandparents knew everyone on the show, who was married, who had kids and who was divorced. I thought we were somehow related and the Lawrence Welk people were extended family.

[@bevsears3432]

I can almost hear Mr. Welk as he introduced them. The Lennon Sisters…..

[@musicbuff9]

I loved this show. Lost alot of great performers. RIP.

[@allenbeto9101]

My grandmother watched the show every week. She new all the members names.

[@OldManMontgomery]

I watched this show as a kid and young person. Good solid music. I do not remember many of the cast individually but understand I am on the list to die as well. My number not having been drawn yet.

[@angiehunt8057]

As a teenager I watched this with my Grwat Grandmother ,she loved this show . I'd have done anything for her ❤️❤️❤️

[@user-ys7it4dv1l]

Thank you for including my Daddy, Woody Guidry, at the end.

[@RETROTV1394]

@user-ys7it4dv11 . My pleasure. I am always honored when I hear a response from an actual cast member or relative when they respond. It's important that we never forget all those marvelous musicians who made the Welk show a Legendary part of so many people's memories.

[@williamcurtin5692]

As a little kid Rocky Rockwell was my main man.

[@SouthernSierra]

Saw Big Tiny Little in 2007 at a Casino in Garderville, Nevada. He was great and played for hours.

[@jeannehall6546]

I don’t know if this is still the case, but for a long time, reruns of “The Lawrence Welk Show” was the number one show on the PBS channel in Fort Wayne, Indiana!