Brian Rathjen įROM Hollywood.IT'S THE LAWRENCE WELK SHOW!!!! This was the second longest-running musical variety program in the history of television and righteously so. 1965-1982) were repackaged with new footage and entered a long run in both syndication and on PBS.
CAST OF LAWRENCE WELK SERIES
Just months after the original series ended, older shows (from c. The show enjoyed a 16-year network run on ABC, and later a succesful 11-year syndicated run. At the end of each show, Welk would invite women from the audience on stage to dance with him as the theme, "Bubbles in the Wine" (and later, "Champagne Fanfare") played. The most famous of the featured singers were the Lennon Sisters (Dianne, Janet, Kathy and Peggy), who were featured most every week for 13 years. Many of the shows revolved around a certain theme (e.g., "The Music Man" or the Fourth of July), with appropriate songs and dance numbers. Most of the introductions to the performances, read stiffy by Welk, were kept short. Each program was straightforward musical numbers from Welk's band (many of which had featured solos at one point or another), as well as vocal selections and dance numbers from the show's cast.
Renowned bandleader Lawrence Welk began his own variety series in 1955.