Monday, May 17, 2010

The Best of Lawrence Welk (CD)



1 Champagne Time
2 Moon River
3 Calcutta
4 Baby Elephant Walk
5 Misty
6 Canadian Sunset
7 Yellow Bird
8 Winchester Cathedral
9 Love is Blue
10 Last Date
11 Gentle on My Mind
12 Somewhere My Love
13 By The Time I Get to Phoenix
14 The Sound of Music
15 Georgia on My Mind
16 Goin' Home
17 Tie a Yellow Ribbon 'Round The Ole Oak Tree
18 Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head
19 Bubbles in The Wind
20 Adios, Au Revoir, Aufwiedersehn

22 Merry Christmas Favorites (CD)



1 Merry Christmas From Our House to Your House
2 Hark The Herald Angels Sing
3 Silver Bells
4 Away in The Manger
5 White Christmas
6 Silent Night
7 Thanks for Christmas
8 Deck the Halls
9 I Wanna Do More Than Whistle
10 Joy To The World
11 Adeste Fidelis
12 Merry Christmas Day
13 What Child is This
14 Ring Those Christmas Bells
15 Do You Hear What I Hear
16 Christmas in Los Angeles
17 Carol of the Bells
18 Christmas Comes But Once A Year
19 We Three Kings
20 Blue Christmas
21 God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman
22 O Little Town of Bethlehem

God Bless America (CD)



Disc 1

1 This is a Great Country
2 Coming to America
3 Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor
4 Maple Leaf Rag - Pinetop Boogie
5 Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
6 America the Beautiful
7 Stars and Stripes Forever
8 God Bless the USA
9 Sheik of Araby
10 Strike up the Band
11 The Man I Love - My Man
12 Amazing Grace
13 Armed Forced Medley

Disc 2

1 This is My Country
2 You'll Never Walk Alone
3 Let There Be Peace on Earth
4 St. Louis Blues March
5 From a Distance
6 Battle Hymn of Republic
7 Born Free
8 American Patrol
9 Ragged Old Flag
10 Let the Eagle Soar
11 Tie a Yellow Ribbon
12 God Bless America

Songs of The Islands




1 Song of The Islands
2 King Kamehameha
3 Blue Hawaii
4 Little Brown Gal
5 The Hawaiian Wedding SOng
6 On The Beach at Waikiki
7 Sweet Leilani
8 Song of Old Hawaii
9 If You Wanna Dance The Hula
10 My Isle of Golden Dreams
11 Sing An Island Song
12 Aloha Oe

Myron Floren Polkas




Side One

1 Helena Polka
2 Hoop-Dee-Doo
3 Julida Polka
4 Pennsylvania Polka
5 Emila Polka
6 Beer Barrel Polka

Side Two

1 Jenny Lind Polka
2 Champagne Polka
3 Strip Polka
4 Happy Norweigian Polka
5 Medley 1
6 Medley 2

No Cinema



1 - Moon River
2 - Tonight
3 - Exodus
4 - Around The World
5 - The Sound of Music
6 - Til There Was You
7 - I Could Have Danced All Night
8 - You Gave Me Wings
9 - Some Enchanted Evening
10 - Wish You Were Here
11 - Love is a Many Splendored Thing
12 - You'll Never Walk Alone

Johnny Hodges and Lawrence Welk




1 Someone To Watch Over Me
2 Misty
3 Fantastic, That's You
4 Star Dust
5 I Can't Get Started
6 Haunting Melody
7 When My Baby Smiles At Me
8 Blue Velvet
9 Sophisticated Lady
10 Canadian Sunset
11 In a Sentimental Mood
12 I'm Beginning To See The Light

Blue Hawaii




Side 1

1 Blue Hawaii
2 Born Free
3 Beyond The See
4 Summer Wind
5 Aloha Oe

Side 2

1 Around The World
2 Song of the Islands
3 Harbor Lights
4 Isn't It Romantic
5 Land of Dreams

Baby Elephant Walk




1 - Baby Elephant Walk
2 - Are You Lonesome Tonight
3 - Love Me Tender
4 - Gigi
5 - It's All In The Game
6 - Pretend
7 - Theme From The Brothers Grimm
8 - Three Coints In THe Fountain
9 - Mona Lisa
10 - It's Not For Me To Say
11 - Vaya Con Dios
12 - Because of You

Friday, May 14, 2010

Lawrence Welk - A MUSICAL ANTHOLOGY




Lawrence Welk
A MUSICAL ANTHOLOGY

This anthology contains 69 songs ranging from the polkas and waltzes of Lawrence Welk's earliest years, to the contemporary

songs and light classics of the television era. All were recorded by the Welk orchestra between 1957 and 1981.

Included is a 20-page booklet illustrated with more than 60 photographs in both color and black and white, highlighting the

phenomenal musical career of the band and its legendary leader.


The Wonderful World of Welk Music!

From the polkas and waltzes of his youth to the Big Band sounds, irresistible dance music, hymns, country music and classics

of his later years, Lawrence played th emusic America loved, and became the nation's favorite "Music Man." In this

outstanding collection, you'll heaer songs represeentative of each era of Welk music, as well as performances by some of the

best-loved Welk stars. So settle back, relax, and enjoy the wonderful world of Welk music!


CASSETTE 1 - SIDE A

1 FANFARE & OPENING - CHAMPAGNE TIME 0:22
Lawrence Welk Orchestra

2 BUBBLES IN THE WINE 2:16
Lawrence Welk Orchestra

3 TEA FOR TWO 4:35
Norma Zimmer, Jimmy Roberts & Tap Dancers

4 BEER BARREL POLKA 1:56
Lawrence Welk & Myron Floren

5 SCARLET RIBBONS 2:46
The Lennon Sisters

6 PALOMA BLANCA 2:23
Anacani

7 PETITE WALTZ 2:30
Lawrence Welk Orchestra

8 HOW GREAT THOU ART 2:59
Ralna English




CASSETTE 1 - SIDE B

1 CALCUTTA 2:13
Lawrence Welk Orchestra

2 SHEIK OF ARABY 2:04
Jo Ann Castle

3 HAWAIIAN WEDDING SONG 2:24
Ken Delo

4 SWEETHEARTS ON PARADE 2:21
Pete Fountain

5 THE SONG IS YOU 2:52
Joe Feeney

6 TICO TICO 1:56
Myron Floren

7 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS 2:36
Lawrence Welk Orchestra & Voices

8 BEGIN THE BEGUINE 3:03
Lawrence Welk Orchestra




CASSETTE 2 - SIDE A

1 SCATTERBRAIN 2:11
Lawrence Welk Orchestra

2 TIE A YELLOW RIBBER (Round The Old Oak Tree) 2:23
Clay Hart

3 CLARINET POLKA 1:54
Myron Floren

4 RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN' ON MY HEAD 2:23
Sandi & Salli

5 FASCINATION 2:11
Lawrence WElk Orchestra

6 MY GRANDFATHER'S CLOCK 2:14
Larry Hooper

7 BLUE DANUBA WALTZ 2:10
Lawrence Welk Orchestra

8 OH PERFECT LOVE 2:20
Norma Zimmer

9 YELLOW BIRD 2:14
Lawrence Welk Orchestra




CASSETE 2 - SIDE B

1 CLIMB EVERY MOUNTAIN 2:32
Natalie Nevins

2 PETE'S TAIL FLY 1:50
Pete Fountain

3 LET IT BE ME 3:14
Tanya

4 TAKE THE "A" Train 3:10
Lawrence Welk Orchestra

5 SAN ANTONIO ROSE 2:26
Guy & Ralna

6 LITTLE BROWN GAL 2:25
Buddy Merrill

7 BUCKET TOT HE SOUTH 2:48
Ava Barber

8 CORN SILK 2:05
Lawrence Welk Orchestra




CASSETTE 3 - SIDE A

1 GREENSLEEVES 2:48
The Lennon Sisters

2 HAPPY NORWEGIAN 1:54
Myron Floren

3 ONE SOLITARY LIFE 2:24
Aladdin

4 PUT YOUR LITTLE FOOT 2:04
Lawrence Welk Orchestra

5 SHENANDOAH 2:02
Dick Dale

6 WHISPERING HOPE 3:14
Guy & Ralna

7 BABY FACE 1:47
Jo Ann Castle

8 WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL 2:16
Bob Lido

9 MEXICALI ROSE 2:30
Jerry Burke




CASSETTE 3 - SIDE B

1 OL' MAN RIVER 2:03
Bob Havens

2 NO NO NANETTE 2:23
Mary Lou Metzger, Bob Lido, Hotsy Totsy Boys

3 CIRIBIRIBIN 2:27
Warren Luening

4 I BELIEVE 2:39
Tom Netherton

5 LET'S GO DANCE AGAIN 2:11
Curt Ramsey Quintet

6 CAN'T HELP LOVING DAT MAN 2:22
Johnny Zell & Girls' Chorus

7 STRING OF PEARLS 2:28
Bob SMale

8 GALWAY BAY 2:40
Joe FEeney

9 HELENE POLKA 2:08
Lawrenc Welk, Myron Floren, Joey Schmidt





CASSETTE 4 - SIDE A

1 WHEN MY BLUE MOON TURNS TO GOLD AGAIN 2:31
Ava Barber

2 OVER THE WAVES 2:18
Lawrence Welk Orchestra

3 IN THIS VERY ROOM 3:51
The Lennon Sisters

4 BLUE VELVET 2:32
Lawrence Welk Orchestra

5 YOU CAN DANCE WITH ANY GIRL AT ALL 2:42
Sandi & Salli, Peanuts Hucko

6 BABY ELEPHANT WALK 2:12
Lawrence Welk Orchestra

7 I LEFT MY HEART IN SAN FRANCISCO 2:14
Jim Roberts

8 THOU SWELL 1:51
Pete Fountain

9 VAYA CON DIOS 2:41
Anacani




CASSETTE 4 - SIDE B

1 LA MER 2:34
Henry Cuesta

2 YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE 2:00
GUy & Ralna, Buddy Merrill

3 TRY TO REMEMBER 2:11
Bob Ralston

4 BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC 3:02
Norma Zimmer & Chorus

5 RUSTIC DANCE 2:17
Lawrence Welk Orchestra

6 TOO MANY RINGS AROUND ROSY 2:48
Girls' CHorus

7 PENNSYLVANIA POLKA 2:13
Lawrence Welk Orchestra

8 NOW IS THE HOUR 2:36
The Lennon Sisters

9 ADIOS, AU REVOIR, AUF WIEDERSEHN 2:27
Orchestra & Chorus



PC 1992 Ranwood Records, A Welk Music Group COmpany, 1299 Ocean Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90401.
Unauthorized duplication is a violant of all applicable laws. All rights reserved. Made in U.S.A.

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL - LAWRENCE WELK




WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL - LAWRENCE WELK

SIDE ONE

1 WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL
2 BORN FREE
3 SUMMER WIND
4 FAMILY AFFAIR
5 MAS QUE NADA

SIDE TWO

1 SUMMER SAMBA
2 TIJUANA
3 CUANDO
4 COPY CAT
5 WALKING ON NEW GRASS


Arrangements by Charles Albertine, Jack Pleis, Bob Ralston, Frank Scott
Produced by George Cates, Lawrence Welk, Randy Wood
Mfd. for Teleklew Prod. Inc.

22 All Time Organ Favorites




22 All Time Organ Favorites

Bob Ralston, Organist Featured on The Lawrenece Welk Show

Side 1

1 Rose of Washington Square
2 Medley
a - Girl of My Dreams
b - I'll Always Be in Love With You
3 Meet Me Tonight in Dreamland
4 Have You Ever Been Lonely (Have You Ever Been Blue)
5 Medley
a - Little Laoy Make believe
b - Soft Show Song
c - Robins and Roses
6 Skaters Waltz


Side 2

1 Play a Simple Melody
2 When You Were Sweet Sixteen
3 Sweetheart of All My Dreams
4 In the Chapel in the Moonlight
5 Turn Back the Hands of Time
6 Medley - Early Americana
a - Long Long Ago
b - Love's Old Sweet Song
c - There is a Tavern in the Town
d - Home Sweet Home
e - And The Band Played On
f - Oh, Dem Golden SLippers
g - Dixie
h - Yankee Doodle

Living Strings FEATURING BOB RALSTON AT THE ORGAN : Twilight Time



CAS-930

STEREO

RCA
CAMDEN
A PRODUCT OF RADIO CORPORATION OF AMERICA


Living
Strings

FEATURING
BOB RALSTON
AT THE ORGAN

TWILIGHT TIME

BOB RALSTON, Organist, as featured on The Lawrence Welk Television Show



TWILIGHT TIME
Living Strings featuring Bob Ralston at the Organ
Arranged and Conducted by Johnny Douglas


Mono CAL-930
Stereo CAS-930



The Living Strings
with
Special Guest Star
Bob Ralston at the Organ

"A Happy Blending of Talent for a Happy Blending of Sounds."





SIDE 1

01 Twilight Time (ASCAP 2:20)
02 "Moonglow" and "Theme from Picnic" (ASCAP 3:00)
03 Me and My Shadow (ASCAP 2:30)
04 Vanessa (BMI 2:36)
05 In a Persian Market (ASCAP 3:48)


SIDE 2

01 Crusing Down the River (ASCAP 2:06)
02 My Prayer (ASCAP 3:21)
03 On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever) (ASCAP 2:47)
04 Medley (4:05) :
Reverie (P.D)
Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry (ASCAP)
Land of Dreams (BMI)
05 Medley (P.D. 3:40) :
Moonlight Sonata
Clair de Lune



BOB RALSTON, Organist,
as featured on The Lawrence Welk Television Show.

Recorded in England
A & R Coordinator : Ethel Gabriel

IMPORTANT! RCA Camden's mono-phonic records can be played on stereo-phonic phonographs. RCA Camden's stereophonic records must be played on phonographs equipped for stereophonic reproduction.

RCA CAMDEN
A PRODUCT OF RADIO CORPORATION OF AMERICA




The artists united in this album for the first time are familiar to everyone who enjoys hearing good music well played. Brilliant young organist Bob Ralston has been featured on the Lawrence Welk television show for over three years. The orchestra known as the Living Strings is a particular favorite among those who like their music romantic, melodic, or just plain pretty. Arranger-conductor Johnny Doubles is also admired for his skills among music lovers who enjoy the re-creation of a melody in all its inherent beauty. His pen here transforms each tune into a sparkling and complementary vehicle for the Living Strings and Bob Ralston without losing sight of the composer's original intention for melody, harmony, rhythm.

Musical material in TWILIGHT TIME ranges across many styles and moods. Each selection, from Debussy's Clair de Lune to the torchant Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry, was chosen to showcase a particular mood from the many made possible through this delightful instrumental pairing of orchestra and organist. There's the cheeriness and plain "fun" of Twilight Time and Cruising Down the River. There's the depth of feeling portrayed by Moonlight Sonata and Reverie...the bright loveliness of Vanessa...the tranquility of Land of Dreams. Not to be overlook is the new styling of the well-remembered hit combination of "Moonglow" and "Theme from Picnic." Show buffs are sure to appreciate the inclusion of the title tune from the new Broadway musical triumph, On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever.)

There are many musical moods included here for your enjoyment and given new charm by the Living Strings, arranger-conductor Johnny Douglas, and organist Bob Ralston - a happy blinding of talent for a happy blending of sounds.




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C1966, RCA, New York, N.Y. - Printed in U.S.A.

Monday, May 10, 2010

Waltz With Lawrence Welk




Side One

01a I'm In Heaven When I See You Smile Diane - 01b Charmaine
02a Play Fidde Play - 02b Loves Own Sweet Song
03a Romance -03b I'd Love To Live in Loveland
04a The One Rose - 04b You're The Only Star
05a Pagen Love Song - 05b Paradise
06a In A Little Spanish Town - 06b It Happened in Monterey

Side Two

01a Little Sir Echo - 01b It's A Sin To Tell A Lie
02a My Dear - 02b Song Of Love
03a Tenderly - 03b When Your Hair Has Turned To Silver
04a Cuban Love Song - 04b Honolulu Eyes
05a Alice Blue Gown - 05b Ramona
06a Three O'Clock in the Morning - 06b Sleep

Today's Greatest Hits - Lawrence Welk




Side One

01 La Bamba
02 Summer Nights
03 A Taste of Honey
04 Unchained Melody
05 Summer Wind
06 The In Crowd

Side Two

01 Moonlight and Roses
02 Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me
03 Yesterday
04 Hush....Hush, Sweet Charlotte
05 Send Me The Pillow You Dream On
06 Heartaches By The Number

A Lawrence Welk Special - SWEET and LOVELY




A Lawrence Welk Special
SWEET and LOVELY

Featured Soloists

Flute - Luella Howard
Oboe and English Horn - Champ Webb
Trumpet - Shorty Sherock
Trombones - Ed Kusby, Tommy Pederson, Joe Howard, Si Zenter (courtesy Liberty Records)
Alto Sax - Wilbur "Willy" schwartz, Skeets Herfurt
Piano - Bobby Van Eps

Arranged and conducted by Bob Ballard


Orchestra leaders like Lawrence Welk know a lot of things about dancers. And one of the things they know is that as the night progresses the dancers get younger and more romantic. It really happens. The older folks go on home and the younger ones keep on dancing, closer and closer.

By "younger" Lawrence means the dancers who grew up in the Forties and Fifties liking the sound of the "big bands," the full rich swinging sound that made dancing and romancing a happy combination.

Dancing and romancing haven't gone out of style at all, so Lawrence has developed a late-in-the-evening type of orchestra with just the right instrumentation and repertoire. Unlike Lawrence's early-evening "Champagne music-makers," this group is made up of four horns, four trombones, four trmpets, six reeds and a rhythm section. The songs played are for the most part ones that emerged and became popular during the big band era, sentimental songs that are ideally suited to cheek-to-cheek dancing.

For a period of ten years, early in his career, Lawrence Welk had a six-piece orchestra. It was good experience, it was a living, and he built quite a reputation with it. But it was frustrating. He always dreamed of the day when he could have all themusicians and singers he wanted, when he could produce any and every kind of musical presentation.

With the coming of televisiona nd his skyrocketing rise to national popularity, Lawrence had the opportunity and the need to see his dream come true. He could do all the things he had long wanted to, indeed, felt compelled to do them by the demands of a weekly show that he hoped would appeal to all kinds of people all over the country.

By now it is obvious that Lawrence has more than succeeded. His remarkably versatile orchestra, whether on TV or playing in ballrooms, is capable of all kinds of music-classics-polkas, jazz and all manner of current pop tunes. Most famous of his orchestral styles, of course, has been his "Champagne Music," a gay and bouncy approach to the dancefloor which has never been equalled in public acceptance.

The younger dancers, however, wanted something more solid and sentimental, and Lawrence was happy to give it to them. Now, here is the result - big new sound, the swinging sweet and lovely sound of Lawrence Welk. Here is an album designed, as Lawrence himself puts it, "for late in the evening when folks feel like romancing."



Side 1

1. Sweet and Lovely
(Arnheim-Tobios-Lemare)

2. Beyond The Sea
(Lawrence-Trenet)

3. (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons
(Watson-Best)

4. Once In Awhile
(Green-Edwards)

5. Laura
(Roksin)

6. (There Is) No Greater Love
(Symes-Jones)

Arranged and Conducted By Bob Ballard


Side 2

1. In A Sentimental Mood
(Ellington-Mills-Kurtz)

2. Autumn Leaves
(Mercer-Kosma-Prevert)

3. Flemingo
(Anderson-Grouye)

4. Fools Rush In
(Mercer-Bloom)

5. April In Paris
(Marburg-Duke)

6. The Love Of Mine
(Sinatra-Parker-Sonicola)

Arranged and Conducted By Bob Ballard

Silent Night - Lawrence Welk



Side One

01 White Christmas
02 I'll Be Home For Christmas
03 Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer
04 Thanks For Christmas
05 Deck The Halls
06 Good King Wenceslas
07 Hark The Herald Angels Sing

Side Two

01 Adeste Fideles
02 The First Noel
03 God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
04 It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
05 O Little Town of Bethlehem
06 Joy To The World
07 Silent Night

SCARLETT O'HARA - LAWRENCE WELK - and featuring BREAKWATER




SCARLETT O'HARA
LAWRENCE WELK
and featuring BREAKWATER

LAWRENCE WEKL'S TWO BIG HIT SINGLES LEAD OFF AN EXCITING ALBUM OF TWELVE TOP TUNES!


side I

1 SCARLETT O'HARA
2 CAN'T GET USED TO LOSING YOU
3 PUFF (The Magic Dragon)
4 THE GOOD LIFE
5 SUKIYAKI
6 PIPELINE

side II

1 BREAKWATER
2 I LOVE YOU BECAUSE
3 TIE ME KANGAROO DOWN, SPORT
4 THE TIP OF MY FINGERS
5 THOSE LAZY, HAZY, CRAZY DAYS OF SUMMER
6 18 YELLOW ROSES

Produced by George Cates, Lawrence Welk & Randy Wood
Mfd. For Teleklew Prod. Inc.

Say It With Music - Lawrence Welk




Say It With Music - Lawrence Welk

SIDE 1

1 SAY IT WITH MUSIC - TEA FOR TWO - THOU SWELL
2 I FOUND A MILLION DOLLAR BABY - PRETTY BABY - YES SIR, THAT'S MY BABY
3 RAIN-SINGIN' IN THE RAIN - RAIN ON THE ROOF
4 OH, LADY BE GOOD - SOMEBODY LOVES ME - 'S WONDERFUL
5 SLEEPY TIME GAL - MY BLUE HEAVEN - DOODLE DOO DOO
6 THE GYPSY IN MY SOUL - EXACTLY LIKE YOU - ANYTHING GOES

SIDE 2

1 WAS THAT THE HUMAN THING TO DO - CECILIA - I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S TRUE
2 DIANE - MARCHETA - CHARMAINE
3 YEARING - 3RD MAN THEME - PLEASE
4 BLUE SKIES - BEYOND THE BLUE HORIZON - THE BLUE ROOM
5 WABASH BLUES - SEPTEMBER SONG - MOOD INDIGO
6 SYMPATHY - L'AMOUR TOUJOURS L'AMOUR - GIANNINA MIA

Ragtime Piano Gal : Jo Ann Castle




Ragtime Piano Gal : Jo Ann Castle

With vigor, bounce and skill, JO ANN CASTLE launches into an exhilarating selection of new and old ragtime melodies.

Side One

01 Spaghetti Rag
02 12th Street Rag
03 Black and White Rag
04 Tickle The Ivories Rag
05 Johnson Rag
06 Down Home Rag


Side Two

01 Maple Leaf Rag
02 Painter's Rag
03 Frog Legs Rag
04 Dill Pickles Rag
05 Castle Rag
06 Tiger Rag


In this prize package of mighty ragtime tunes, a very young pianist proves the very old adage (frequently challenged) taht fresh and unusual ability, if given half-a-chance, will be recognized and rewarded.

Jo Ann Castle is an Oklahoma girl who's followed the rainbow of success to the Golden State of California. And she's been making good music practically every inch of the way. Jo Ann, who has played piano for 13 of her 20 years, comes from a musical family. When she was just 11, her father taughter her to play the Maple Leaf Rag. This wasn't too hard to do, since she already had augmented her ability as a classical pianist with an expert and enthusiastic mastery of "boogie" and otehr jazz styles. And she was likewise proficient as a dancer, singer and accordionist. The otehr ragtime standards soon followed Maple Leaf into Jo Ann's repertoire and, as this album demonstrates, she plays them all with vigor, bounce and agility such music demands.

Yet it was an accordion album she'd waxed several years ago that brought about Jo Ann's really big break - discovery by Lawrence Welk. Already she'd aquired professional polish on dates with Spike Jones, Arthur Godfrey and on tours with her own singing group. When Welk auditioned Jo Ann, he decided at once that this sparkling talent was a natural accompaniment to his own popular Champagne Music. The reaction to Jo Ann by Lawrence Welk fans (never the sort to muffle their enthuisiasm) was immediate and eloquent.

"It's been a long, long time sine one of our acts stirred up so much excitement and mail," maestro Welk exclaims. "I predict great thigns for Jo Ann Castle. She's got the look and the sound of success."

Dot Records' president, Randy Wood, thought the same thing when he caught Jo Ann recently on the Welk TV show. he lost no time getting Miss Castle's autograph on a recording contract.

So here it is - the Hi-Fi debut of an exciting young piano player, tossing off a dozen favorite ragtime classics with the savoire faire of a veteran.

Nimble Fingers - Lawrence Welk and His Champagne Music




Nimble Fingers - Lawrence Welk and His Champagne Music

CRL 57178
MG 5774

SIDE 1

1 - DARDANELLA (J. Black-F. Bernard-F.Fisher)
2 - NIMBLE FINGERS (G.Cates-W. Byron)
3 - FLAPPERETTE (Jesse Greer)
4 - NOLA (Felix Arndt)
5 - DAINTY MISS (Bernard Barnes)
6 - KEYBOARD SERENADE (George Cates)


CRL 57178
MG 5775

SIDE 2

1 - LULLABY OF BIRDLAND (G. Shearing-B. Y. Forster) - TRACK IN POOR CONDITION
2 - RAG DOLL (Nacio Herb Brown)
3 - DOLL DANCE (Nacio Herb Brown)
4 - THE WEDDING OF THE PAINTED DOLL (Nacio Herb Brown-Arthur Freed)
5 - DANCING TAMBOURINE (W.C. Polla-Phil Ponce)
6 - HOLIDAY (C. Ethel Ponce)

Moon River - Lawrence Welk




Side One

01 Moon River
02 Tonight
03 Exodus
04 Around The World
05 The Sound of Music
06 Til There Was You

Side Two

01 I Could Have Danced All Night
02 You Gave Me Wings
03 Some Enchanted Evening
04 Wish You Were Here
05 Love is A Many-Splendored Thing
06 You'll Never Walk ALone

MERRY CHRISTMAS from LAWRENCE WELK




MERRY CHRISTMAS from LAWRENCE WELK

Side One

1 LET IT SNOW! LET IT SNOW! LET IT SNOW!
Jule Styne - Sammy Cahn

2 I WANNA DO MORE THAN WHISTLE
Vocal by The Sparklers and Alice Lon
Allan Copeland - Mort Greene - George Cates
Irving Berling

3 WHITE CHRISTMAS
Vocal by The Sparklers - Irving Berlin

4 CHRISTMAS ISLAND
Lyle Moraine - Vocal by The Sparklers

5 THE CHRISTMAS TOY
Priscilla Nemoy - Mickey Miller
Vocal by The Lennon Sisters

6 SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN
Haven Gillespie - J. Fred Coots


Side Two

1 WINTER WONDERLAND
Felix Bernard - Dick Smith
With Larry, Dick and Curt

2 CHRISTMAS DREAMING
Irving Gordon - Lester Lee
Vocal by Dick Dale

3 CHRISTMAS COMES BUT ONCE A YEAR
Vocal by Larry, Dean and The Sparklers
Stephen Charles - Van Roberts - Stanley Clayton

4 THANKS FOR CHRISTMAS
Mickey Codian - Richard Barr
Vocal by Alice Lon and The Sparklers

5 TWELVE GIFTS OF CHRISTMAS
Buddy Kaye - Joanne Towne
Vocal by Larry, Dean and The Sparklers

6 HIGH ON THE HOUSE TOP
Ruth Roberts - Bill Katz - Stanley Clayton
Vocal by Larry Hooper


MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM LAWRENCE WELK AND HIS CHAMPAGNE MUSIC

The wondrous enchantment of Christmas and the festive holiday season has been told in many ways and in many languages down through the ages. From the moving biblical stories to the immortal lines of Dickens' Christmas Carol, we have come to know and understand the true meaning of this most revered day.

However, our feelings as Americans towards Christmas in other than a religious vein, have best been told by Tin Pan Alley and the present day song writers. In their words and melodies they have truly captured the thoughts of children and adults during the Christmas season.

They have depicted the sheer excitement of children when they know Santa will soon be on his way-their angelic faces and well mannered behavior-the anticipation of shiny new toys and a stocking crammed with delicacies. Their music has expressed our warm feelings of brotherhood, and our heartfelt desire for good will among men. The longing throughts that stem from Christmas spent away from loved ones to the crackling spirts of a bright fireplace, and the sparkling freshness of a newly fallen snow ahve found their way from their pens to our hearts and imaginations.

In this musical greeting from Lawrence Welk, he and his Champagne Music Makers have chosen a group of selections that are wholly representative of the American Christmas spirit. Whether you spend Christmas in the sunny climates of Southern California and Florida, or in the snow covered countrysides of Maine and Minnesote, Lawrence Welk extends to you best wishes for a Merry Christmas and a happy holiday season.

Lovelight - Guy & Ralna




Lovelight - Guy & Ralna

Side 1

1 Lovelight
2 Mom and Dad's Waltz
3 Singing My Song
4 Diggy Liggo Lo
5 Little Green Apples
6 It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin'

Side 2

1 I'm Gonna Write A Song
2 Together Again
3 Rose Garden
4 King of the Road
5 Until The End Of Time
6 We've Got It All Together Now

A DIARY OF THIS ALBUM
by Guy & Ralna

January 6th
Discussed possibility of recording an album in Nashville.

January 20th
Talked to Glenn Sutton, one of Nashville's Top Country Producers, about producing for us. He said he would. Great!!

Janaury 25th
Our 6th wedding anniversary. Spent it in Jackson, Mississippi.

January 31st
Began selecting tunes for Nashville recording ssession. Getting excited already.

February 10th
Talked to Glenn, he is looking for a song that could be a single.

February 20th
Our dog at the drapes in the living room. He doesn't like to be left alone.

February 27th
Found a song today that would be great to record in Nashville. "LOVELIGHT" written by Billy Graham. (Glen Campbell's bass player)

March 3rd
Had living room drapes replaced.

March 5th
Dog ate a hole in new drapes

March 6th
Got rid of dog.

March 31st
After 23 days on the road doing concerts, we finally arrived in Nashville to record. Met with Glenn and began making final selections of songs. He had written a song for us called "We've Got It All Together Now."

April 1st
Learned songs for session.

April 2nd
Recorded in Nashville - Fantastic!! How could it have taken us this long to come ehre? Can't wait to get back to finish album.

April 3rd
Got a pie in the face - compliments of Glenn. Decided he is definetally a little insane.

July 20th
A vacation and three road trips later, wwe were finally back to Nashville to finish album.

July 21st
Recorded four songs - came off great. This is really fun...what pickers.

July 22nd
Did last session - Came off even better than the others.

July 30th
Received finished album from Glenn. Like it a lot. HOpe everybody else does!!

C 1975 TELEKLEW PRODUCTION, INC
C 1980 CANADA - QUALITY RECORDS LIMITED

Lawrence Welk's - Most Requested T.V. Favorites (Champagne Style)




LAWRENCE WELK'S
Most Requested T.V. Favorites (Champagne Style)

SIDE 1

1 TIE A YELLOW RIBBON ROUND THE OLD OAK TREE
2 THE ENTERTAINER
3 LITTLE GREEN APPLES
4 HONEY
5 AND I LOVE HER SO
6 RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN' ON MY HEAD

SIDE 2

1 CANDY MAN
2 IT'S IMPOSSIBLE
3 THE MORNINGSIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN
4 YESTERDAY
5 ROSE GARDEN
6 ADIOS, AU REVOIR, AUF WIDERSEHN


As millions of our Television fans know, I'm extremely proud of every member of our Musical Family. I'm sure most of them are also aware that I have a special warm spot in my heart for the instrumentalists, the musicians who make up our band, known since 1938 as the Champagne Music Makers. This group has been the backbone of our organization since we first started, and was largely responsible for our initial success in music.

I believe the band today is at its all-time peak, both from the standpoint of individual musicianship and its high degree of excellence as a unit.

Lately our audience has expressed a desire to hear more of the kind of music that built our reputation, our Champagne style. In this new all-instrumental album (the first of its type we've recorded in several years), we've tried to comply with this request from our legion of loyal listeners, and I think we've succeeded most admirably.

We've selected some of the top tunes of the past years and dressed them up in brand new arrangements which retain our familiar Champagne Style while adding some of that wonderful Big Band Sound.

Among the highlights of the album are the distinctive and beautiful work of our flute and string sections, plus some outstanding solo performances by Henry Cuesta on clarinet and Bob Smale at the various keyboards.

If your tastes run to find ensemble performance, top-notch musicians functioning at top level, I can assure you, yuo have a "multiple choice."

Happy Listening,
Lawrence Welk

Lawrence Welk's Champagne Memories




Lawrence Welk's Champagne Memories

"Wonderful, Wonderful!"

With "A-one, A-two, A-three," tapping his toes in time with the baton, Lawrence Welk lifts his arms. The cameramen maneuver into position. The spotlights are carefully trained on him. At the signal, his arms go down and he smiles warmly, greeting millions of fans all across America, as he, onetime farm boy, uncorks his famous Champagne Music to his theme song, BUBBLES INT HE WINE.

Cueing his musicians as he does before everyone performance may seem to some somewhat ritualistic, rather than a time-honered symbol. But for the maestro it is a necessity; his mind continues to plan ahead with metronomic accuracy, so that he can move from task to task with a minimum waste of time and energy.

Outwardly, there is very little, other than his phenomental success, to set him off from any other person of his time. Those people not acquainted with him (and who isn't?), would hardly take Lawrence Welk for a show-business personality. He is not one bit flamboyant and not in the least pretentious. On the contrary, his mannerisms before the television cameras suggest that he is shy-almost retiring. His speech is patterened with a distinct accent, the overtones of the German background of his parents. Yet no one connect with show business will so much as question the legend of Lawrence Welk's success, as both a musician and an entertaining showman.


Turkey in the Straw

Next to the youngest of eight children, the Lawrence Welk saga began near the turn of the century, back on the farmlands of North Dakota. Here, isolated from even a fair-sized community, Lawrence joined his older brothers in the fields. Like them, he polowed and cultivated the land, pitched hay, threshed grain, and hurried to plant seed as soon as frost left the hard ground in the spring, so there would be an early crop.

Such physical labor developed his muscles and slowly transformed him from a gangling boy into a husky, broad-shouldered youth. His physique helped to steel him against the tempestuous Mid-western winters, but it could not spare him from the deepening loneliness or from the strange soundings from within, an insatiable craving that was tempering his spirit. Perhaps he was hardly old enough to understand it then, but his musical bent stood in the way of ever allowing him to be content to spend the rest of his life on a farm.

At a very tender age, young Lawrence was drawn to the accordion his father brought with him from Europe. Self-taught, he used to practice incessantly as the blizzards swpt in from the north, while the snow piled up beyond the windows and the wind unleashed its demonic fury and the wolves howled eerily from the dark clump of trees just over the swell of the fields.

Although his formal education ended abruptly while he was still very young, he found ways and means of preparing himself for the musical career that was to follow. By the time he was 13, this youngest was playing at weddings-even though he could not read one note of music. Since Lawrence loved music with a consuming passion, he felt that he had to rectify this deficiency. Therefore, one day he clipped a coupon from a local newspaper and quickly enrolled in the correspondence coursess offered by the United States School of Music.

Even as a child, music had become his all. Many hours he would sit by himself in the hayloft and play his beloved accordion. In his spare time, which was indeed rare, he want so far as to build a violin with bits of sticks, string, and a box.




The Longines Symphonette Society
Symphonette Square - Larchmont, N.Y. 10538

"Champagne Memories"

Record 1 : Side 1

1. Soft Lights and Sweet Music
(I. Berlin)

2. Tiger Rag
(D.J. LaRocca-H. DeCosta) With Pete Fountain

3. Bye Bye Blues
(F.F. Hamm-D. Bennett-B. Lown-C.Gray)

4. Moonglow and Theme From Picnic
(Hudson-Delange-Mills-Duning)

5. When My Baby Smiles At Me
(H. Von Tilzer-A. B. Sterling-B.Monroe-T.Lewis)


Record 1 : Side 2

1. Alexander's Ragtime Band
(I. Berlin)

2. You Broke Your Promise, Mr Sandman
(E. Leonard-R. Mellin-Al Shine PRESENTS THE LENNON SISTERS)

3. Whiffenpoof Song
(G.S. Pomeroy-T.B. Galloway-M. Minnigerode) Vocal By Bobby Beers and Joan Mowery

4. Elmer's Tune
(D. Jurgers-E. Albrecht-S. Gellop) Vocal By Jayne Walton

5. You Are My Sunshine
(J. Davis-C. Mitchel) Vocal By Jayne Walton, Parnell Grina and Shirlie Grundy

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SY 6344
(LW 655)




The Longines Symphonette Society
Symphonette Square - Larchmont, N.Y. 10538

"Champagne Memories"

Record 2 : Side 1

1. Whispering
(J. Schenberger-R. Coburn-V. Rose)

2. Beautiful Ohio
(M. Berl-B. MacDonald) Vocal Duet By Alice Lon And Gene Pursell

3. Roger Boom
(B. Hilliard) Presents Larry Hooper

4. Ebb Tide
(C. Sigman-R. Maxwell) Vocal By Gene Pursell

5. In The Mood
(J. Garland-A. Razaf)


Record 2 : Side 2

1. You Belong To My Heart
(Solameate Un Vex) (A. Lara-R. Gilbert)

2. Bubbles In The Wine
(B. Calame-L. Welk-F. Loesser)

3. It May Be Silly
(But Ain't It Fun) (B. Bryant-J. Dickens)

4. Till We Meet Again
(R. A. Whiting-R.B. Egan) Vocal By Roberts Linn

5. Smiles
(J. W. Callahan-L.S. Roberts)


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SY 5345
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The Longines Symphonette Society
Symphonette Square - Larchmont, N.Y. 10538

"Champagne Memories"

Record 3 : Side 1

1. With A Song In My Heart
(R. Rodgers-L. Hart)

2. Maple Leaf Rag
(S. Joplin) With "Big" Tiny Little

3. Malaguena
(E. Lecuona)

4. Cielito Lindo
(Trad.)

5. Caprice of Viennois
(F. Kreisler)


Record 3 : Side 2

1. My Reverie
(Based on Claude Debussy's "Reverie") (L. Clinton)

2. Moonlight Cocktail
(L. Roberts-K. Gannon) Accordian Solo By Myron Floren

3. Say Si Si
(E. Lecuona-A. Stillman-F. Luban) Presents Jane Walton

4.(Prayer Is The Key To Heaven) Faith Unlocks The Door
(S. T. Scott-R. L. Sande) Presents Jim Roberts

5. Lullaby of Broadway
(H. Warren-A. Dubin)


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SY 5346
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The Longines Symphonette Society
Symphonette Square - Larchmont, N.Y. 10538

"Champagne Memories"

Record 4 : Side 1

1. Pennsylvania Polka
(L. Lee-Z. Manners)

2. Around The World
(V. Young-H. Adamson)

3. Champagne Time
(G. Cate)

4. Peg O' My Heart
(F. Fisher-A. Bryan)

5. Lisbon Antigua
(J. Galhardo-A. do Vale-R. Portela)


Record 4 : Side 2

1. The Anniversary Waltz
(A. Dubin-D. Franklin)

2. San Antonio Rose
(B. Wills)

3. All Alone
(H. V. Tilzer-W. Dillon)

4. The Party's Over
(J. Styne-B. Comden-A. Green) Vocal By Alice Lon

5. Lover
(R. Rodgers-L. Hart) Featuring Myron Floren


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SY 5347
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The Longines Symphonette Society
Symphonette Square - Larchmont, N.Y. 10538

"Champagne Memories"

Record 5 : Side 1

1. Moon Love
(Based on Tchaikovsky's "5th Symphony") (A. Kostelanetz-M. David-M. Davis)

2. Whistle While You Work
(F. Churchill-L. Morey) Vocal By Larry, Dick, Curt and Jack

3. My Foolish Heart
(V. Young-N Washington)

4. Sunrise Serenade
(F. Carle-J. Lawrence)

5. Accordion Polka
(M. Floren-G. Cates) Myron Floren


Record 5 : Side 2

1. The Very Thought Of You
(R. Noble) Hammand Chord Organ Played By Lawrence Welk

2. Beer Barrel Polka (Roll Out The Barrel)
(J. Velvoda-W.A. Timm-L. Brown_ Vocal By Larry Hooper and The Sparklers

3. Autumn Nocturn
(K. Gannon-J. Myrow) Accordion Solo By Myron Floren

4. I Love You Truly
(C. J. Bond) Presents Dick Keshner

5. Sweethearts On Parade
(C. Lombardo-C. Newman) Featuring Pete Fountain


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SY 5348
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Lawrence Welk And His Champage Music Play For You




Lawrence Welk And His Champage Music Play For You

VL73783
Enhanced For Stereo


Side One

1. Luxembourg Polka (2:13-ASCAP)
Emile Reisdorff
Instrumental Polka

2. There Is No Greater Love (2:36-ASCAP)
Isham Jones-Marty Symes
Vocal By Jim Roberts

3. (How Little It Matters) How Little We Know (2:00-ASCAP)
Phil Springer-Carolyn Leigh
Vocal By Dick Dale

4. Graduation day (2:28-BMI)
Noel Sherman-Joe Sherman
Vocal Trio With The Sparklers And Orchestra

5. Dill Pickles (2:17-ASCAP)
Charles L. Johnson
Instrumental Fox Trot


Side Two

1. I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face (2:07-ASCAP)
(From The Musical Production "My Fair Lady")
Frederick Loewe-Alan Jay Lerner
Vocal By Dick Dale

2. Lolo O'Brien The Irish Hawaiian (2:26-ASCAP)
James Cavanaugh-Frank Weldon-George Whiting
Fox Trot Vocal By Larry Hooper and The Sparklers

3. My Song (2:39-ASCAP)
Lew Brown-R. Henderson
Vocal With The Sparkling Strings

4. What's A Wrong (2:32-ASCAP)
Mort Green-Dan Melnick-Richard Barr
Vocal Featuring Alladin

5. Begorrah! (2:14-ASCAP)
Ray Martin
Instrumental


VOCALION, A Product of DECCA RECORDS, A Division of MCA, INC., New York, N.Y., USA

THE Girl FRIENDS - LAWRENCE WELK and his CHAMPAGNE MUSIC




THE Girl FRIENDS

LAWRENCE WELK and his CHAMPAGNE MUSIC


Instrumental Fox Trots

Selections Include :

Side One

1 - THE GIRL FRIEND - Richard Rodgers - Lorenz Hart
2 - ANNABELLE - Wayne King - Burk Bivens - Mitchell Parish
3 - MARY LOU - Abe Lyman - George Waggner - J.R. Robinson
4 - JOSEPHINE - Wayne King - Burke Bivens - Gus Kahn
5 - EMALINE - Mitchell Parish - Frank Perkins
6 - DOLORES - Frank Loesser - Louis Alter


Side Two

1 - IRENE - Harry Tierney - Joseph McCarthy
2 - SWEET ELOISE - Mack David - Russ Morgan
3 - LOUISE - Richard A. Whiting - Leo Robin
4 - MARIE - Irving Berlin
5 - MARGIE - Con Conrad - J.R. Robinson - B. Davis
6 - SWEET SUE, JUST YOU - Victor Young - Will J. Harris



HERE IS A CHARMING IDEA captivatingly presented. Here, as the title promises, is a collection of some of musical America's most popular girl-friends. Heralded by the famous introductory title-song, we have such tuneful sweethearts as "Annabelle," "Mary Lou," Josephine," Emaline," "Dolores," and other names celebrated in haunting melodies. Entrancing in themselves, they are given still further charm by the Lawrence Welk treatment.

Lawrence Welk's popularity has increased to such an extent that 90 million listeners relax or dance to his "Champagne Music" each week when Welk gives out with his "Armed Forces Radio Show." These facts and figures are gleaned from Disk, "the little-giant magazine of recorded music," which featured "The Lawrence Welk Story" in its June, 1955 number.

The story began even before Lawrence's birth. It began when Ludwig Welk fled from his native Alsace-Lorraine in 1878 after Bismark's Prussians had invaded France. Ludwig made his escape, crossed the Atlantic and, with other Alsatians, settled on a small North Dakota farm which carried the Alsatian name of Strasburg. There were eight Welk children. Lawrence was the next to the youngest, and from his father he inherited so great a love for music that he mastered his favorite instrument, the accordion, before he was in his teens. At thirteen, although he had never had formal instruction, young Larry was already playing for community dances. He made his first personal appearance on the inaugural broadcast of radio station WNAX at Yankton, South Dakota - his "orchestra" consisted of drums and accordion. Soon he hadded a saxophone and a piano, and gave his group such fancy names as "The Hotsy Totsy Boys," "Lawrence Welk and His Honolulu Fruit Gum Orchestra," and "The Biggest Little Band in America" - this last because its five members performed on thirty instruments.

Lawrence Welk's organization survived all these titles. Gradually the orchestra was enlarged - it changed its character - the instruments were regrouped - new rhythms and new arrangements were introduced. Finally it achieved that characteristic lightness and bouncing effervescence which earned it the appropriately bubbling name of "Champagne Music."


If you've enjoyed this recording ... you're sure to like these other LONG PLAY albums by LAWRENCE WELK:

T.V. FAVORITES - CRL 57025
LAWRENCE WELK AND HIS SPARKLING SRINGS - CRL 57001
VIENNESE WALTZES FOR DANCING - CRL 56120
NIMBLE FINGERS : LAWRENCE WELK - His Accordion and Orchestra - CRL 56101
SOUVENIR ALBUM - Actually Recorded at the Aragon Ballroom - CRL 56088

Photographs by TONY GUYTHER

LAWRENCE WELK AND HIS CHAMPAGNE MUSIC - Shamrocks and Champagne




LAWRENCE WELK AND HIS CHAMPAGNE MUSIC
Shamrocks and Champagne

Side One

1 when irish eyes are smiling
2 my heart danced an irish jig
3 irish alphabet
4 the story of kevin barry
5 an irish soldier boy
6 mcnamara's band


Side Two

1 a little bit of heaven (shure they call it ireland)
2 wild colonial boy
3 ireland must be heaven for my mother came from there
4 'tis the luck of the irish
5 shamrocks, shillelaghs and shenanigans
6 dance aroun' a stack of barley


There seems to be nothing that Lawrence Welk cannot do. His "Sparklin Strings" and his "Champagne Music" dispense a great variety of musical highlights to the millions of listeners who relax or dance whenever his organization is heard on the air. In this album, one of America's favorite bands features some of the most popular Irish music ever composed. Although all the numbers are Irish in character, they belong to several categories. There are, for instance, such great standards as "McNamara's Band," "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling," "Ireland Must Be Heaven For My Mother Came From There"; such highly original songs as "Irish Alphabet," "Tis the Luck of the Irish," the merry "Shamrocks, Shillelaghs and Shenanigans," "Dance Aroun' A Stack of Barley," which is really an Irish Barn Dance; and songs which have the quality and color of a folk song, like "Wild Colonial Boy," "An Irish Soldier Boy," and "The Story of Kevin Barry," which is a tragic and noble tribute to the martyr who died for liberty.

For the cause he proudly cherish Then to death he walked that morning
This sad parting had to be; That old Ireland might be free.

Lawrence Welk emphasizes the vigor, the humor, and the basic appeal of all these numbers. He communicates the spirit of another culture, for he is a product of a cultural background from abroad. When the Prussians invaded France in 1878, Ludwig Welk escaped from his native Alsace-Lorraine and, with other Alsatians, came to America. They settled on a small North Dakota farm which had the Alsatian name of Strasburg. In the course of time there were eight Welk children, and Lawrence was next to the youngest. From his father, Ludwig, the boy inherited so great a love for music that he mastered the accordion while he was still a child. At thirteen, without formal instruction, Larry was already playing for community dances. He made his first personal appearance on the inaugural broadcast of radio station WNAX at Yankton, South Dakota - his "orchestra" consisted of drums and accordion. Soon he added a saxophone and a piano and gave his group such fancy names as "The Hotsy Totsy Boys," "Lawrence Welk and His Honolulu Fruit Gum Orchestra," and "The Biggest Little Band in AMerica" - this last because its five members peformed on thirty instruments.

Lawrence Welk's organization survived all these titles. Gradually the orchestra was enlarged - it changed its character - the instruments were regrouped - new rhythms and new arrangements were introduced - and finally it achieved that characteristic lightness and bouncing effervescence which earned it the appropriately bubbling name of "Champagne Music."

Lawrence Welk & Myron Floren - Polkas



Side One

01 Tic-Tock Polka
02 Helena Polka
03 Hot Foot Polka
04 Hoop Dee Doo Polka
05 The Kit Kat Polka
06 The American Patrol Polka

Side Two

01 Just Because
02 Dakota Polka
03 Springtime Polka
04 Achtung Los
05 Dancing Fingers
06 The Thunderer Polka

Lawrence Welk - Waltz Time



Side One

01 Wedding of The Winds
02 Tales from The Vienna Woods
03 Dolores
04 The Merry Widow Waltz
05 Danube Waves
06 Gold and Silver

Side Two

01 The Emperor Waltz
02 Over The Waves
03 Holiday Waltz
04 Southern Roses
05 You and You
06 Vienna Echoes

Lawrence Welk - Two Sensation Albums in One Hit Package




Lawrence Welk - Two Sensation Albums in One Hit Package

LAWRENCE WELK - AS TIME GOES BY

SIDE 1

01 AS TIME GOES BY 2 27
02 HELLO DOLLY 2 02
03 GHOST RIDERS IN THE SKY 1 56
04 EVERY LITTLE MOVEMENT 2 04
05 SUMMER SAMBA 2 08

SIDE 2

01 EMBRACEABLE YOU 2 50
02 CAROLINA IN THE MORNING 2 10
03 LET THE REST OF THE WORLD GO BY 2 11
04 SOME ONE TO WATCH OVER ME 2 10


LAWRENCE WELK - YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE

SIDE 1

01 YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE 2 11
02 LITTLE THINGS MEAN A LOT 1 59
03 WHERE OR WHEN 3 32
04 SEPTEMBER SONG 2 48
05 PEOPLE WILL SAY WE'RE IN LOVE 2 14

SIDE 2

01 THE SOUND OF MUSIC 2 50
02 TO EACH HIS OWN 2 29
03 PEOPLE 2 20
04 GETTING TO KNOW YOU 2 35
05 BE MY LOVE 2 20



LAWRENCE WELK

In 1952, the manager of the Aragon Ballroom in Santa Monica, Calif. was looking for a dance band to fill a six-week engagement. The manager didn't have much money to spend, but he finally persuaded a bandleader named Lawrence Welk, from Strasburg, North Dakota, to bring his musicians in to play. Five years later, Welk was still at the Aragon Ballroom, even though he had become the star of a network television show and was one of the biggest bands on records. Lawrence Welk continued to play at the Aragon until 1961, when the pressure of outside engagements plus the promise of a lucrative long-tern engagement from the Hollywood Palladium made it necessary to leave.

Lawrence Welk has been playing his kind of music for audiences in all parts of the United States for nearly 40 years. It was early in the 1920s when he left the family farm in Strasburg to join a 6-man band billing itself as "The Biggest Little Band in America". The band played one-night stands througout the Dakotas, and by 1925 had its own radio show. The fans were fantastically loyal, and whenever a date was announced at the local Legion hall, the tickets were sold out weeks in advance.

In 1928, Welk moved to Pittsburgh, and began playing some of the more important Eastern ballrooms. For the first time, he came to the attention of music critics, who tagged his style as "Mickey Mouse music." Not only the critics but other bandleaders ridiculed his "cornball" style. The criticism didn't bother Welk. Recently he noted that the other big-name dance bands of the 1940s and early 1950s began playing for their own amusement and eventually got musically over the heads of their audiences. Welk may be square, but he has the same fanatic following today he had in the Dakotas in the 1920s - and he's had to change his style hardly at all to do it.

Welk's secret is that he plays familiar favorites, sticks to a danceable tempo, and avoids elaborate arrangements. While this results in music which American critics call "square," European musicologists have compared Welk's style favorably with the musette orchestras of Paris, Brussels and other cities, which utilize the accordion for all it's worth.

Notes by Robert Angus

Lawrence Welk - The Happy Wanderer



Side One

01 Schatzie
02 Jennie Dear
03 Down, Down, Down, Down!
04 The Bells in The Valley
05 Linda Lee
06 There's No One Like You

Side Two

01 The Happy Wanderer
02 My North Dakota Home
03 My Little Sister
04 One of These Fine Days
05 The Polka Lesson
06 When The Circus Comes To Town

Lawrence Welk - The Christmas Song




Side One

01 The Christmas Song
02 Jingle Bells
03 Let's Have An Old Fashioned Christmas
04 Sleigh Ride
05 The Christmas Waltz
06 Santa from Santa Fe
07 Ring Those Christmas Bells

Side Two

01 Santa Clause is Here Again
02 Silver Bells
03 Christmas Carols
04 Merry Christmas From Our House to Your House

Lawrence Welk - Snuggled on your Shouler




Side 1

1. Snuggled On Your Shoulder (Young-Lombardo)
2. Getting To Know You (Rodgers-Hammerstein)
3. Once In Love With Amy (Frank Loesser)
4. Tea For Two (Caesar-Youmans)
5. Dearie (Hilliard-Mann)


Side 2

1. Soft Shoe Song (Bass-Jordan)
2. Me And My Shadow (Rose-Jolson-Breyer)
3. Back In The Old Routine (Wilson Stone)
4. I'm Going To Marry Elizabeth (Swisher-Lown-Whitney)
5. It's The Talk Of The Town (Symes-Neiburg-Livingston)

Lawrence Welk - Save The Last Dance For Me




Lawrence Welk
Save The Last Dance For Me


Millions of people listen to his many record albums. Thousands beg for tickets to his weekly coast-to-coast television show. On weekends, the Aragon Ballroom in Santa Monica, California is filled to capacity, and has ever since he and his Champagne Music Makers opened there in 1951.

Yet the story of Lawrence Welk is a comparatively simple one.Lawrence formed his first orchestra in Aberdeen, South Dakota. It consisted of drums and accordion. He ultimately augmented the group with a saxophone and piano and with this combination got his first appearance on radio station WNAX of Yankton, South Dakota.

By 1927, Lawrence Welk's orchestra had grown to six pieces and was known as the "Biggest Little Band In America.

Eventually, Lawrene began to experiment with new sounds in music and hit upon a grouping of instruments which created a bouncing, effervescent effect. He liked it and had the style employed in all his arrangements. Because of its lightness in quality and bubbling flow it was labeled "Champagne Music.

One of the busiest men in show business today, Lawrence finds time to read every fan letter personally. He loves to give mementos to people who come to meet him: pencils, fountain-pens, calendar cards, letter-openers, cuff-links, earrings and dozens of other items, which he buys by the thousands to distribute like Santa Claus.

"I like to see people smile and laugh," he says in explaining these gifts. "the greatest joy life can hold for any man is the pleasure of giving." And that, it seems, is Lawrence's credo.


SIDE 1

1 SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME 2:33
2 BLUE VELVET 2:32
3 GIGI 2:41
4 STARS FELL ON ALABAMA 2:50
5 THE SWEETEST SOUNDS 2:13

SIDE 2

1 YOUNG AT HEART 2:41
2 STARDUST 4:16
3 MONA LISA 2:05
4 THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC 2:21
5 THAT'S MY DESIRE 2:42

Lawrence Welk - Reminiscing Vol II




Record One

Side One

01 Too Young
02 Scatterbrain
03 Yesterday
04 Jenny Lind Polka
05 On A Clear Day
06 Someone To Watch Over Me

Side Two

01 Georgia on My Mind
02 Stockholm
03 Dancing With Tears in My Eyes
04 Make The World Go Away
05 Firefly Serenade
06 People


Record Two

Side One

01 Everybody Loves Somebody
02 Mockingbird Hill
03 Cuando
04 Julida Polka
05 Sound of Music
06 Never on Sunday

Side Two

01 There I've Said it Again
02 Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White
03 If You Were The Only Girl in The World
04 Cold Cold Heart
05 Getting To Know You
06 Moonlight and Roses

Lawrence Welk - Plays Selections From The Broadway Musical Smash! - NO, NO, NANETTE!




Lawrence Welk

Plays Selections From The Broadway Musical Smash!
NO, NO, NANETTE!

SIDE ONE

01 Tea For Two 4:40
Featuring Norma Zimmer, Jim Roberts & Chorus

02 Too Many Rings Around Rosie 2:48
Featuring Girls Chorus

03 I've Confessed To The Breeze 3:16
Featuring Guy & Ralna

04 I Want To Be Happy 4:32
Featuring Tanya Welk & Chorus


SIDE TWO

01 No, No, Nanette 2:24
Featuring Mary Lou & Bob Lido with The Hotsy Totsy Boys

02 You Can Dance With Any Girl At All 2:42
Featuring Sandi & Salli - Clarinet SOlo by Peanuts Hucko

03 Where Has My Hubby Gone Blues 3:55
Featuring Guy & Ralna

04 Call of the Sea 2:25
Featuring Ken Delo

05 Take A Little One Step 2:40
Featuring The Lawrence Welk Singers


THE LAWRENCE WELK SINGERS

Girls Chorus :
Norma Zimmer, Ralna English, Sandi & Salli, Tanya Welk, Gail Farrel

Boys Chorus :
Guy Hovis, Ken Delo, Dick Dale, Bob Lido, Charlie Parlato, Curt Ramsey

LAWRENCE WELK - My Personal Favorites




Side 1

1 AROUND THE WORLD
2 ONCE IN LOVE WITH AMY
3 SUGAR
4 MISTY
5 WONDERFUL WORLD OF THE YOUNG
6 LET'S FALL IN LOVE

Side 2

1 ME AND MY SHADOW
2 HOT TIME IN THE OLD TOWN TONIGHT
3 VIENNA ECHOES
4 THE KIT KAT POLKA
5 SOUTHTOWN USA
6 SLOW POKE

LAWRENCE WELK - Jingle Bells




LAWRENCE WELK - Jingle Bells

Side 1

01 Christmas Carols Part 1
02 Christmas carols Concluded
03 The Christmas Song
04 The Christmas Waltz
05 Jingle Bells

Side 2

01 Merry Christmas From Our House
02 Ring Those Christmas Bells
03 Santa Claus Is Here Again
04 Silver Bells
05 Sleigh Ride

Lawrence Welk - Champagne Dance Party




Side One

01 Ain't She Sweet
02 Linger Awhile
03 The Umbrella Man
04 One Look at You

Side Two

01 Start The Day Right
02 That's A Plenty
03 Unfortunate Blues
04 Hard To Get Gertie
05 Daddy's Lullaby

Lawrence Welk - Candida



Side One

01 Candida
02 Look What They've Done To My Song Ma
03 Snowbird
04 Stand By Your Man
05 Close To You

Side Two

01 Cracklin Rosie
02 Something
03 We Can Make Music
04 We've Only Just Begun
05 Endlessly

LAWRENCE WELK - BUBBLES IN THE WINE




LAWRENCE WELK - BUBBLES IN THE WINE

SIDE ONE

01 Bubbles In The Wine
02 Scatterbrain
03 Donna Lee
04 Mary Lou
05 Firefly Serenade
06 Josephine


SIDE TWO

01 The Emerald Hop
02 Corn Silk
03 Laura Jean
04 Carolina In The Morning
05 Lovable Doll
06 Rustic Dance

LAWRENCE WELK - 22 GREAT SONGS FOR DANCING




LAWRENCE WELK - 22 GREAT SONGS FOR DANCING

SIDE 1

1 BUBBLES IN THE WINE - 2:18
2 SCATTERBRAIN - 2:11
3 DONNA LEE - 2:04
4 FIREFLY SERENADE - 2:20
5 EMERALD HOP - 1:57
6 THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC - 2:21

SIDE 2

1 CORN SILK - 2:06
2 LAURA JEAN - 2:00
3 LOVEABLE DOLL - 2:01
4 RUSTIC DANCE - 2:16
5 IN A LITTLE SECOND HAND STORE 2:17

SIDE 3

1 WHISTLE A HAPPY TUNE - 2:34
2 SOUND OF MUSIC - 2:38
3 MARIA - 2:12
4 GETTING TO KNOW YOU - 2:35
5 GET ME TO THE CHURCH ON TIME - 2:31
6 BEGIN THE BEGUINE 3:10

SIDE 4

1 IT MIGHT AS WELL BE SPRING - 2:21
2 ON A CLEAR DAY - 2:03
3 IF I LOVED YOU - 2:12
4 PEOPLE WILL SAY WE'RE IN LOVE 2:28
5 ON A STREET WHERE YOU LIVE 2:55

In Concert - Lawrence Welk and His Musical Family



Program

01 FANFARE AND OPENING
02 WE CAN MAKE MUSIC
03 BODY AND SOUL
04 WE'VE ONLY JUST BEGUN
05 JUST A CLOSER WALK WITH THEE
06 LOOK WHAT THEY'VE DONE TO MY SONG, MA
07 CIELITO LINDO
08 I LEFT MY HEART IN SAN FRANCISCO
09A SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES
09B SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES
10 MEDLEY OF MOVIE HITS
11 TIE A YELLOW RIBBON ROUND THE OLD OAK TREE

12 BILL ROBINSON MEDLEY
13 TINY BUBBLES
14 SUNRISE SUNSET
15 LAWRENCE WELK'S HIT RECORD MELODY
16 HAWAIIAN WEDDING SONG
17 I CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU
18 JAMBALAYA
19 IT'S A SMALL WORLD
20 MEDLEY
21 CLOSE TOY OU
22 HELLO DOLLY
22 HOW GREAT THOU ART
23 ADIOS, AU REVOIR, AUF WIEDERSEHN

I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles - Lawrence Welk



Side One

01 I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles
02 Dancing With Tears in My Eyes
03 For You
04 In A Shanty In Old Shanty Town
05 I Wonder What's Become of Sally
06 I'll See You Again

Side Two

01 Let The Rest of The World Go By
02 One Kiss
03 Cherie, I Love You
04 If You Were The Only Girl In The World
05 In The Shade of the Old Apple Tree
06 Till We Meet Again

Hymns We Love To Sing - Guy & Ralna




Side One

01 What A Friend To Have in Jesus
02 Whispering Hope
03 How Great Thou Art
04 Do Lord
05 Just A Closer Walk With Thee
06 The Old Rugged Cross

Side Two

01 Church in The Wildwood
02 Peace in The Valley
03 In The Garden
04 Everything is Beautiful
05 Amazing Grace
06 Put Your Hand in The Hand

Guy & Ralna - Love Songs




Guy & Ralna - Love Songs

Side One

1 If I Didn't Love You
2 Can't Help Falling In Love
3 Listen To My Smile
4 Feelings
5 You'll Never Know
6 Old Fashioned Love Song


Side Two

1 United We Stand
2 This Guy's In Love With You
3 And I Love You So
4 She Knows Me Better
5 Love Me Tender

Dance With Lawrence Welk




Side One

01 In A Little Second Hand Store
02 That Old Black Magic
03 Maybe
04 Clarine Marmalade
05 Begin The Beguine
06 South

Side Two

01 Willow Weep For Me
02 By Heck
03 The Trumpet Rag
04 It's Easy To Remember
05 I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plan
06 Plenty of Brass

Christmas With Lawrence Welk



Side One

01 Let It Now
02 I Wanna Do More Than Whistle
03 Christmas Island
04 The Christmas Toy
05 Winter Wonderland

Side Two

01 Christmas Dreaming
02 Christmas Comes But Once A Year
03 Thanks For Christmas
04 The Twelve Gifts of Christmas