A LAWRENCE WELK SHOWCASE
PRESENTING
PETE FOUNTAIN, DICK KESNER, 'BIG' TINY LITTLE, MYRON FLOREN, THE LENNON SISTERS, ALICE LON, JERRY BURKE, LAWRENCE WELK
CORAL RECORDS
CRL 57383
Side One
1 WHISPERING - Lawrence Welk
J. Schonberger - R. Coburn - V. Rose
2 WHEN MY BABY SMILES AT ME - Pete Fountain
Bill Mauro - Andrew Sterling - Ted Lewis - H. Von Tilzer
3 LONDONDERRY AIR - Dick Kesner
4 YES SIR, THAT'S MY BABY - "Big" Tiny Little
Walter Donaldson - Gus Kahn
5 OVER THE WAVES WALTZ - Myron Floren
Arr : Floren - Gordon
6 YOU ALWAYS HURT THE ONE YOU LOVE - The Lennon Sisters
Doris Fisher - Allen Roberts
Side Two
1 ALEXANDER'S RAGTIME BAND - Lawrence Welk
Irving Berlin
2 SUMMERTIME - Pete Fountain
George Gershwin - DuBose Heyward
3 SCHUBERT'S SERENADE - Dick Kesner
Arr. & Adapt. by R. Ballard - C. Dant
4 WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED LOVE - Alice Lon
Cole Porter
5 KISS ME AGAIN - Jerry Burke
H. Blossom - V. Herbert
6 PEG O' MY HEART - "BIG" Tiny Little
Alfred Bryan - Fred Fisher
Many of today's most outstanding musical talents are members or alumni of the famous Lawrence Welk organization. Through the medium of Welk's popular television shows the American viewing and listening public discovered the artistry of Pete Fountain, today the celebrated "Mr. New Orleans Jazz"; the violin virtuosity of Dick Kesner; the captivating keyboard styling of "Big" Tiny Little.
Here is a glistening showcase of Welk-launched talent, some still part of his organization, others having moved on to unprecedented success and popularity on their own.
In A Lawrence Welk Showcase, we hear Pete Fountain's fabulous clarinet interpretations of When My Baby Smiles At Me and the Gershwin classic Summertine; Dick Kesner and his magic Stradivarius in exciting arrangements of Schubert's Serenade and Londonderry Air ("Danny Boy") ; "Big" Tiny Little, master of the honky tonk piano, playing a rousing version of Yes Sir, That's My Baby and Peg O' My Heart. We hear a lilting rendition of What Is This Thing Called Love, sung by former champagne lady Alice Lon; the lovely Lennon sisters singing You Always Hurt The One You Love; Myron Floren's wonderful accordion interpretation of Over The Waves Waltz; Jerry Burke's organ styling of Kiss Me Again; and the entire Welk orchestra playing Whispering and Alexander's Ragtime Band.
A Lawrence Welk Showcase is not only great entertainment, it represents a colorful cross-section of American popular music today.
