Sing Along With Lawrence?

In this kinescoped excerpt from a 1962 ABC Network telecast of The Lawrence Welk Show, here is Lawrence's vocal group with "Sweet Sue."  Just follow the dancing champagne bubble.

ALOHA!

From the October 10, 1959 ABC Network telecast of The Lawrence Welk Show, originating from the Royal Hawaiian Hotel in Honolulu, here are Lawrence and his Champagne Music Makers performing the program's opening number "On the Beach at Wakiki."

Enjoy!

When It's Round-Up Time In Texas

In this kinescope clip of an ABC Network telecast of The Lawrence Welk Show from circa 1964, here's a Dixieland rendition of "When The Bloom Is On The Sage," also known as "When It's Roundup Time In Texas."  This features Bob Havens on trombone.

Remember This?

Here's the opening for a 1967 episode of the short-lived ABC Network sitcom Rango, the first of Tim Conway's all-too-many unsuccessful shows in which he was the headliner.

Time For Champagne Music!

In this clip from a kinescope of a 1960 ABC Network telecast of The Lawrence Welk Show, here are Lawrence and his Champagne Music Makers performing "The Band Played On."  Too bad there was no strawberry blonde in the band.

Time For Some Music

Here's a clip of a kinescope recording of a 1959 ABC Network telecast of Lawrence Welk's Saturday night Dodge Dancing Party, with Larry Hooper performing the "Piccolo and Bass Horn Polka."  Larry's joined by Orie Amadeo on piccolo and Buddy Hayes on tuba.

Time For Some Champagne Music

In this kinescope clip from a 1958 ABC Network telecast of Lawrence Welk's Saturday night Dodge Dancing Party, here are the Champagne Music Makers with "Soft Lights and Sweet Music."

Enjoy!

WOW!

In this kinescope clip from a 1958 ABC Network telecast of Lawrence Welk's Top Tunes and New Talent, here's Bill Page performing "London Bridge Is Falling Down" with eleven different reed instruments.



If only Bill tried to play all those instrument simultaneously.

A Visit From Alice

In a kinescoped clip from a 1955 ABC Network telecast of The Lawrence Welk Show, here's Champagne Lady Alice Lon with "Hard To Get."

Enjoy!

Would You Buy Cereal From This Guy?

From a late 1950s episode of The Howdy Doody Show, here's Buffalo Bob Smith selling Nabisco Wheat Honeys and Rice Honeys with the help of Buffalo Bee.

Time For Myron, Boys And Girls

Here's a clip of a 1956 ABC Network telecast of The Lawrence Welk Show, here featuring Myron Floren playing Vincent Lopez's old theme song "Nola" on his Pancordion!

Someone Loves Ya, Baby!

Here's the opening of a 1963 ABC Network telecast of The Lawrence Welk Show, with the Champagne Music Makers performing "Somebody Loves Me."

Be Sure The Goddan Peanut Butter Jar Has A Bottom!

Here's a classic TV blooper from the early 1960s.  During an NBC Network telecast of the game show Say When, here's host Art James plugging Peter Pan Peanut Butter.

Put On Your Dancin' Shoes!

In a kinescoped clip from a 1957 ABC Network telecast of Lawrence Welk's Saturday night Dodge Dancing Party, here are Lawrence and Janet Lennon dancing to the "Bugle Call Polka."

Enjoy!

Bill Haley and Uncle Miltie on the Same Show ?!

In this excerpt from a 1956 NBC Network telecast of The Milton Berle Show, here are Bill Haley and his Comets with "Rock Around the Clock."

Time For Jerry, Larry, and Tiny

In this clip from a 1957 ABC Network telecast of Lawrence Welk's Top Tunes and New Talent, here are Jerry Burke, Larry Hooper, and Big Tiny Little on triplet pianos, performing "The One I Love Belongs To Someone Else."  This was Lawrence's Monday night ABC show that was sponsored by the Dodge and Plymouth divisions of Chrysler Corporation.

This One's For Sam the Chihuahua

In this clip from a 1958 kinescope of an ABC Network telecast of Lawrence Welk's Dodge Dancing Party, here are the Champagne Music Makers with "The Chihuahua Polka."

Wunnerful, wunnerful!

It's A Big Hoop-De-Doo

In this kinescope clip from circa 1960, here's Frankie Yankovic and his Yanks with "Hoop-De-Doo."