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LAWRENCE WELK SHOW, THE {SERIES PREMIERE} (TV)
Summary
The premiere of this series of musical/variety programs featuring bandleader Lawrence Welk and his "Champagne Orchestra." Highlights include the following: "Champagne Lady" Alice Lon sings "Love Me or Leave Me"; Rocky Rockwell sings "I Love Girls" and plays trumpet; Bob Lido sings "Learning the Blues"; Welk and Myron Floren on accordions lead the band in "12th Street Rag"; Dick Dale and Alice Lon sing "No Letter Today"; Jack Martin sings "I'm Alabamy Bound"; Larry Hooper sings "Oh Happy Day"; and the Orchestra performs "Cielito Lindo," "The Wiffenpoof Song," and the Champagne Orchestra theme song "Bubbles in the Wine." Includes commercials.
Details
- NETWORK: ABC
- DATE: July 2, 1955 9:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:59:31
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T80:0392
- GENRE: Music; Music/Variety
- SUBJECT HEADING: Accordion music; Music, popular (songs, etc.)
- SERIES RUN: ABC - TV series, 1955-1971
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - Dodge cars
CREDITS
- Sam J. Lutz … Executive Producer
- Edward Sobol … Producer
- James Hobson … Director
- Lawrence Welk … Conductor, Instrumentalist, Accordion player, Host
- Champagne Orchestra, The … Music Group
- Alice Lon … Singer
- Bob Lido … Singer
- Dick Dale … Singer
- Jack Martin … Singer
- Larry Hooper … Singer
- Rocky Rockwell … Singer, Instrumentalist, Trumpet player
- Myron Floren … Instrumentalist, Accordion player
- George Cates … Music (Misc. Credits), Musical Supervision