| MORE FUN FACTS OF THE WELK SHOW | |||||||||||||
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| Performers with Walt Disney credentials that have appeared on the Welk show Bobby Burgess Carl "Cubby" O' Brien Roberta Shore Famous singers/recording artists that have appeared on the Welk show Lynn Anderson Pat Boone Anita Bryant Eddie Cantor Don Cornell Willa Dorsey Chip Hand Connie Francis Lil' Wally Jagiello Harold Loffelmacher Henry Mancini Barbara Mandrell Muzzy Marciano Harry Middlebrooks The Mills Brothers The Osmond Brothers Eddie Peabody Charley Pride Jimmy Rodgers Roberta Shore Kate Smith Bobby Vinton Roger Williams Frankie Yankovic Famous comedians/actors that have appeared on the Welk show Jack Benny Bob Crane Minnie Pearl Total number of episodes of the Lawrence Welk Show 1,065 Shows that spunoff from the Lawrence Welk Show Top Tunes & New Talent (later the Plymouth Show) from 1956 to 1959 Date when the last Lawrence Welk show episode was taped and later aired taped February 24, 1982 (the webmaster's birthday! I turned five by the way) aired April 17, 1982 Music Makers that were in the NORAD band Warren Luening Dave Edwards Johnny Zell Richard Maloof Musical number played the most times "Tea For Two" 67 times Total number of costumes worn on the show 85,200 Total number of tap dances 1,121 Musical Family members that have appeared on popular game shows Lawrence Welk (What's My Line?) Gail Farrell (Match Game) Guy Hovis & Ralna English (Tattletales) The Lennon Sisters (Hollywood Squares & Family Feud) Breakdown of affliates making up the Lawrence Welk Network (1970s) ABC - 135 NBC - 29 CBS - 27 Metro Media - 4 (New York, Los Angeles, Kansas City & Los Angeles) Independent and Other - 66 |
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