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Season 23 (Syndicated) (1977-78)
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Syndicated Saturdays and Sundays 7pm
(Color)
23.01 [947] The Lawrence Welk Show [Season
Premiere]
17Sep1977 [Journal News, TVG]
Songs Commemorating Lawrence Welk's 23rd year on television.
Guests
Sheila and Sherry Aldridge, sisters from Knoxville, Tennessee.
Highlights:
Myron Floren performs "Czardas".
Bobby & Cissy dance the "Champagne Waltz".
The band performs medleys from "Carousel" and "Nutcracker Suite".
Arthur Duncan dances to "Sweet Georgia Brown".
Joe Feeney sings "Too-Ra Loo-Ra Loo-Ra".
Anacani sings "Sumbachero".
Other songs, "Solitaire", "I Feel a Song Comin' On",
"All I Have to Do is Dream", and "Don't Take My Sunshine Away".
23.02 [948] The Lawrence Welk Show
24Sep1977 [rerun 29Jul78] [News Messenger]
Melody Parade / Best of the Old & New
Highlights:
Ken Delo sings "Hello, Dolly!".
Tom Netherton sings the "Godfather" theme.
"Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree", "'S Wonderful",
"Love Lifted Me" and "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes".
23.03 [949] The Lawrence Welk Show
01Oct1977 [rerun 29Apr78] [Daily Journal, TVG]
The Roaring 20's
Highlights:
1 - "Baby Face" with Gail, Mary Lou, Sandi, Bob Lido and the Hotsy Totsy Boys
2 - "Among My Souvenirs" sung by Norma Zimmer
3 - "Stumbling" Myron Floren on accordion
4 - "Charleston" danced by Bobby & Cissy
5 - "I Can't Give You Anything but Love" sung by Tom Netherton with Bob Smale at
the piano
6 - "Isle of Capri " with Henry Cuesta on clarinet, Russ Klein on saxophone,
Charlie Parlato on trumpet
7 - "Look for the Silver Lining" sung by Kathie Sullavan with Bob Ralston at the
organ
8 - "I Know That You Know" danced by Arthur Duncan
9 - "Always" sung by Guy Hovis & Ralna English
10 - "My Blue Heaven" sung by Jim Roberts with guitarists Neil Levang & Richard
Maloof
11 - "Crazy Rhythm" sung and danced by Mary Lou Metzger & Jack Imel
12 - "San Francisco" sung by The Semonksi Sisters (now 5, not 6)
13 - "If You Knew Susie" sung by Ken Delo with the Hotsy Totsy Boys
14 - "In a Little Spanish Town" orchestra with a vocal by Anacani
15 - "Sonny Boy" sung by Joe Feeney
16 - "The Sheik of Araby" Johnny Zell on trumpet with Henry Cuesta on clarinet,
Bob Havens on trombone, Russ Klein on sax
17 - "I Cried for You" sung by Ava Barber
18 - "Rhapsody in Blue" with Henry Cuesta on clarinet, Bob Ralston at the piano
with orchestra and entire cast.
23.04 [950] The Lawrence Welk Show
08Oct1977 [rerun 06May78] [Tampa Bay Times, TVG]
The Swinging 30's
Highlights:
1 - "In the Mood" orchestra, danced by Bobby & Cissy
2 - "Dream a Little Dream of Me" sung by Guy & Ralna
3 - "La Mer" with Henry Cuesta on clarinet with orchestra
4 - "Don't Blame Me" sung by Tom Netherton with Bob Smale at the piano
5 - "That's What I Like About the South" sung by Larry Hooper
6 - "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen" sung by Sandi Griffith, Gail Farrell & Mary Lou
Metzger
7 - "And the Angels Sing" with Arthur, Anacani, Bobby, Cissy, Mary Lou, Tom,
Gail, Ken and orchestra featuring trumpet section
8 - "For You" sung by Joe Feeney with Bob Ralston at the organ
9 - "The Continental" danced by Bobby Burgess & Cissy King
10 - "Adios Marequita Linda" sung by Anacani with Jack Imel on the merimba
11 - "China Boy" Bob Havens on trombone with orchestra
12 - "So Tired" sung by Gail, Sandi, Mary Lou, Anacani, Kathie, Ralna and Barney
Liddell on trombone
13 - "Stompin' at the Savoy" danced by Arthur Duncan
14 - "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter" sung by Ava Barber
15 - "When the Moon Comes Over the Mountain" sung by Kathie Sullavan with Bob
Smale at the piano
16 - "Boogie Woogie" orchestra
17 - "Martha" sung by Jim Roberts with Myron Floren on accordion
18 - "I'm Confessin' That I Love You" sung by Ken Delo
19 - "Have You Ever Been Lonely?" with Sheila & Sherry Aldridge with Neil Levang
& Richard Maloof on guitar
23.05 [951] The Lawrence Welk Show
15Oct1977 [rerun 13May78] [Capital Times, TVG]
Salute to New York
Highlights:
Tom Netherton sings "Manhattan".
Kathie Sullivan sings "Penthouse Serenade".
Ken Delo and the band perform a medley from "My Fair Lady".
Arthur Duncan dances to "Take the A Train".
Songs, "New York, New York", "Autumn in New York",
"Spanish Harlem", "Give My Regards to Broadway"
and a medley of "The Bowery" and "Sidewalks of New York".
23.06 [952] The Lawrence Welk Show
22Oct1977 [rerun 20May78] [Tampa Bay Times, TVG]
Tribute to America's Song and Dance Greats
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, Gene Kelly, Judy Garland,
BoJangles Robinson, Ray Bolger and Bob Hope.
Guests
The Otwell Twins
Highlights:
1 - "Song and Dance Man" (with interpolation of Swanee River)
---- Norma, Ralna, Gail, Sandi, Guy, Ken, Jimmy, Joe, danced by Bobby, Arthur,
Jack, Cissy, Mary Lou
2 - "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" orchestra
3 - "Look to the Rainbow" sung by Kathie Sullavan with Bob Smale at the piano
4 - "Dancing in the Dark" danced by Bobby Burgess & Cissy King
5 - "Get Happy" sung by Sandi Griffith, Gail Farrell, Mary Lou Metzger
6 - "Doin' the New Lowdown" danced by Arthur Duncan
7 - "How Do You Say Goodbye?" David & Roger Otwell (also on guitar)
8 - "Gary, Indiana" sung and danced by Mary Lou Metzger & Jack Imel
9 - "Thank Heaven for Little Girls" sung by Tom Netherton with Bob Smale at the
piano
10 - "For Me and My Gal" sung by Guy Hovis & Ralna English
11 - "The Last Time I Saw Paris" sung by Norma Zimmer with Myron Floren on
accordion
12 - "An American in Paris" orchestra
13 - "Qui Sas?" sung by Anacani
14 - "Once in Love with Amy" sung by Larry Hooper with Dick, Jimmy, Guy, Ken,
danced by Bobby Burgess, Cissy King, Jack Imel, Mary Lou Metzger
15 - "The Orange Blossom Special" sung by Ava Barber
16 - "Mary's a Grand Old Name" sung by Joe Feeney with Bob Ralston at the piano
17 - "Singin' in the Rain" sung by Ken Delo with Neil Levang on guitar, danced
by Jack Imel, Cissy King, Arthur Duncan,
Mary Lou Metzger, Bobby Burgess, sung by Norma, Ralna, Gail, Sandi, Guy, Jim,
Tom, Joe.
23.07 [953] The Lawrence Welk Show
29Oct1977 [Tampa Bay Times, TVG]
Halloween Shenanigans
Highlights:
Norma Zimmer sings "Wayward Wind".
Kathie Sullivan sings "Old Devil Moon".
Ava Barber sings "Ghost Riders in the Sky"
Songs, "Satan Takes a Holiday", "Jeepers Creepers", "That Old Black Magic",
"Mr. Ghost Goes to Town" and "Button Up Your Overcoat".
23.08 [954] The Lawrence Welk Show
05Nov1977 [rerun 12Aug78] [Daily News]
Tribute to Young Composers / Salute to Modern Songs
"Today" Burt Bacharach, Marvin Hamlisch, Stevie Wonder,
John Denver, Rod McKuen, Neil Sedaka and the Beatles.
Highlights:
Songs, "What the World Needs Now", "Yesterday"
"The Entertainer", "If", "Scarborough Fair", "You Are the Sunshine of My Life",
"What Kind of Fool Am I?", "Love Will Keep Us Together"
and "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do".
23.09 [955] The Lawrence Welk Show
12Nov1977 [rerun 27May78]
Salute to Mexico / Saluda A Mejico!
Highlights:
1 - "South of the Border" with Norma, Anacani, Kathie, Gail, Mary Lou, Tom,
Dick, Jimmy, Curt, Charlie
2 - "Manana" with Bob Ralston at the piano
3 - "Fernando" sung by Sheila & Sherry Aldridge with Neil Levang on guitar
4 - "Solamente Una Vez (You Belong to My Heart)" sung by Anacani with musicians
5 - "Dance of the Spanish Flea"danced by Bobby & Cissy
6 - "Frenesi" with Henry Cuesta on clarinet with orchestra, danced by Lawrence
and Anacani
7 - "What a Difference a Day Makes" sung by Tom Netherton with Bob Smale at the
piano
8 - "Tijuana Taxi" orchestra
9 - "Ferdinand" sung by Ken Delo
10 - "Padre" sung by Joe Feeney
11 - "Cutsita" danced by Arthur Duncan
12 - "La Golandrida" with Jack Imel on the merimba with Lawrence on accordion
13 - "Cuanto le Gusta" sung by Sandi Griffith, Gail Farrell, Mary Lou Metzger
14 - "Amor" sung by Kathie Sullavan
15 - "It Happened in Monterey" sung by Norma Zimmer & Jimmy Roberts
16 - "The Breeze and I" orchestra
17 - "El Rancho Grande" sung by Myron Floren and Anacani on accordion
18 - "Release Me" sung by Ava Barber
19 - Untitled with Lawrence Welk on accordion, danced by Anacani and Bobby
Burgess
20 - "La Raspa" danced by Sandi, Arthur, Lawrence, Anacani, Cissy, Bobby, Mary
Lou, Jack, Gail, Ken.
23.10 [956] The Lawrence Welk Show
19Nov1977 [News Messenger, TVG]
Thanksgiving
Highlights:
The Thanksgiving musical feast leads off with "Home for the Holidays".
Ava Barber sings "Dear Hearts and Gentle People".
Norma Zimmer sings "We Gather Together".
Anacani offers "Vaya Con Dios".
Other songs, "Jolly Holiday For Mary", "May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You",
"Love in a Home", "Holiday for Strings", "The House I Live In",
"Snowman", "A Closer Walk With Thee" and "Home Sweet Home".
23.11 [957] The Lawrence Welk Show
26Nov1977
Children's Favorites
Highlights:
1 - Medley of songs from "Snow White" Orchestra
2 - The "Sleeping Beauty Waltz" danced by Bobby Burgess & Cissy King
3 - "Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo" sung by Sandi Griffith, Gail Farrell, Mary Lou Metzger
4 - "My Little Buckaroo" sung by Jim Roberts
5 - "Talk to the Animals" Orchestra
6 - "Little Toy Trains" sung by Guy Hovis & Ralna English
7 - "The Skater's Waltz" danced by Arthur Duncan
8 - "Lullaby of Love" sung by Norma Zimmer with Kathie, Ralna, Anacani, Mary
Lou, Sandi, Gail
9 - "How Much Is That Doggie in the Window" sung by Ava Barber
10 - "Chopsticks" by Bob Ralston and Gail Farrell at the piano
11 - "Real Live Girl" sung by Ken Delo
12 - "It's a Small World" Myron Floren on the accordion
13 - "Las Chiapanecas" sung by Anacani
14 - "I've Got No Strings" sung & danced by Bobby Burgess, Cissy King, Jack Imel,
Mary Lou Metzger, Arthur Duncan
15 - "Over the Rainbow" sung by Kathie Sullavan
16 - "Daddy's Little Girl" sung by Joe Feeney with Bob Ralston at the organ
17 - "The Barnyard Blues" Jack Imel on drums, Johnny Zell on trumpet, Henry
Cuesta on clarinet, Bob Havens on trombone
18 - "Old MacDonald Had a Farm" Bob Lido with Ralna, Guy, Dick, Gail, Mary Lou,
Bobby and entire cast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9S5sDRhFKQ
23.12 [958] The Lawrence Welk Show
03Dec1977 [rerun 03Jun78] [Press and Sun Bulletin]
Sweet Band Memories
Highlights:
Songs include, "Sweet and Lovely", "My Shawl", "My Dear",
"Dance Ballerina", "Josephine", "Daddy", "Hell's Bells",
"When Day is Done", "Hot Lips", "Who Wouldn't You Love?"
"Tales of the Woods" and "Shanty Town".
23.13 [959] The Lawrence Welk Show
10Dec1977 [rerun 10Jun78]
Meet Our Musical Family
Highlights:
1 - "Strike Up the Band" orchestra
2 - "The Tennessee Waltz" sung by Ava Barber
3 - "A Prayer Is a Wonderful Thing" sung by Tom Netherton with Gail, Norma,
Sandi, Mary Lou, Dick, Jimmy, Charlie
4 - "All I Really Need Is a Girl" sung by Bobby Burgess, danced by Bobby and
Cissy King
5 - "The Minute Waltz" with Myron Floren on accordion and Bob Ralston at the
organ
6 - "Together Wherever We Go" sung by Sandi Griffith, Gail Farrell, Mary Lou
Metzger
7 - "In the Garden" sung by Norma Zimmer
8 - "Canadian Sunset" with Henry Cuesta on clarinet with orchestra
9 - "The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi" sung by Joe Feeney with Tom, Curt, Jimmy,
Bobby, Larry, Ken
10 - "Estoy Contendo" sung by Anacani with Gail Farrell and Sandi Griffith
11 - "California, Here I Come" danced by Arthur Duncan with Bob Smale at the
piano
12 - "Is It True What They Say About Dixie?" sung by Guy & Ralna
13 - "The Sound of Music" sung by Kathie Sullavan
14 - "The Town and Country Polka" sung and danced by Mary Lou Metzger & Jack
Imel
15 - "My Old Kentucky Home" sung by Jim Roberts with Dick, Guy, Curt, Larry
16 - "Waltzing Mathilda" sung by Ken Delo
17 - Medley of songs from "Fiddler on the Roof" orchestra.
23.14 [960] The Lawrence Welk Show
17Dec1977 [Santa Maria Times, TVG]
Wintery Melodies
Highlights:
Songs include, "I'll Be Home for Christmas", "Toyland",
"Silver Bells", "Winter Wonderland", "Sleigh Bells",
"The Christmas Song", "March of the Toys", "Liebesfreud",
"Feliz Navidad" and "Ring Those Christmas Bells".
23.15 [961] The Lawrence Welk Show
24Dec1977 [Press and Sun Bulletin, TVG]
Christmas
Highlights:
The band starts out with "Jingle Bells" and "Adeste Fidelis".
Ken Delo and his children Kimberly and Kevin perform "Santa Claus Is Coming to
Town".
Trumpeter Laroon Holt's daughter Heidi plays "Deck the Halls" on piano.
Norma Zimmer sings "Ave Maria".
Joe Feeney sings "O, Holy Night".
Other songs "Carol of the Bells", "Joy to the World" and "Sweet Little Jesus
Boy".
23.16 [962] The Lawrence Welk Show
31Dec1977 [Daily Item, TVG]
New Year's Eve
Guests
Ralna and Guy Hovis' New Year baby
and the Tournament of Roses Queen Maria Lynn Caron
and her court.
Highlights:
Guy & Ralna sing "You Light Up My Life".
The band performs "Rampart Street Parade".
Dick Dale and Gail Farrell sing "Let's Start the New Year Right".
Other songs include, "Begin the Beguine", "Moon Over Miami",
"The Most Beautiful Girl in the World", "Temptation",
"Everything's Coming Up Roses" and "Auld Lang Syne".
23.17 [963] The Lawrence Welk Show
07Jan1978 [rerun 24Jun78] [Daily News, The Gazette]
Salute to Senior Citizens
Highlights:
"Thanks to Old Friends", "Those Were the Days", "It's Delightful to Be Married",
"National Emblem March", "This Is All I Ask", "You're an Old Smoothie"
and "When Irish Eyes are Smiling".
23.18 [964] The Lawrence Welk Show
14Jan1978 [rerun 17Jun78]
Salute to Bing Crosby / The Old Groaner
Guest
accordion player Joey Schmidt
Highlights:
1 - Opening Intro: "Blue of the Night"/ "Road to Morocco" with Joe, Ken, Curt,
Jim, Larry, Dick, Norma, Anacani, Kathie, Gail, Sandi, Mary Lou
2 - "Moonlight Becomes You" sung by Tom Netherton
3 - "South America, Take It Away!" sung by Anacani
4 - "Too Ra Loo Ra" sung by Joe Feeney with Bob Ralston at the organ
5 - "Swinging on a Star" sung by Sandi Griffiths, Gail Farrell, Mary Lou Metzger
6 - "Shenandoah" sung by The Aldridge Sisters (Sheila and Sherry) and the Otwell
Twins (Roger and David, also on guitar)
7 - "Anything Goes" danced by Bobby Burgess and Cissy King
8 - "Mississippi Mud" sung by Larry Hooper with Ken Delo, Bob Lido, Dick Dale
and Curt Ramsey
9 - "Happy Yodeler Polka" with Joey Schmidt on accordion with Neil Levang on
banjo, Jack Imel on drums and Richard Maloof on tuba
10 - "Mike Dosch Waltz" with Joey Schmidt on accordion, danced by Lawrence and
Cissy
11 - "If I Had You" with Henry Cuesta on clarinet with orchestra
12 - "Beyond the Reef" sung by Norma Zimmer
13 - "Wait Till the Sun Shines Nellie" danced by Arthur Duncan
14 - "San Antonio Rose" sung by Ava Barber
15 - "Old Cowhand" sung and danced by Mary Lou Metzger and Jack Imel
16 - "It’s June in January" sung by Kathie Sullivan
17 - "Maggie Blues" sung by Ken Delo
18 - "True Love" sung by Norma Zimmer and Jim Roberts
19 - Reprisal: "Blue of the Night" with Anacani, Kathie, Sandi, Mary Lou, Gail,
Joe, Ken, Curt, Tom.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNDwqIcDYeM
23.19 [965] The Lawrence Welk Show
21Jan1978 [The Gazette, Tampa Bay Times]
Songs of the 40's / World War II Years
Highlights:
Songs include, Harry James' "String of Pearls",
Tommy Dorsey's "Opus One", Artie Shaw's "Frenesi",
"Sleepy Lagoon", "Stompin' at the Savoy" and "Dream".
The finale is a rousing medley of hits from "Oklahoma!".
23.20 [966] The Lawrence Welk Show
28Jan1978 [rerun 15Jul78] [Orlando Sentinel]
50 Years of the Talkies
Highlights:
"You Ought To Be in Pictures", "The Way We Were",
"Never on a Sunday", "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Da", "Born Free",
"Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head", "Till the Rivers All Run Dry",
"Green Leaves of Summer" and Three Coins in the Fountain".
23.21 [967] The Lawrence Welk Show
04Feb1978 [rerun 01Jul78] [News Leader]
100th Anniversary of the Phonograph
Highlights:
Sousa's "Stars and Stripes" and "Everybody's Doin' It",
Tom Netherson sings "Let It Be".
Gail, Sandi and Mary Lou sing "You Light Up My Life".
Bobby & Cissy dance the "Turkey Trot".
Ken Delo solos with "Vagabond Lover".
Jim Roberts sings "Blue Heaven".
The Dixielanders swing out to "Royal Garden Blues".
Ava Barber sings "Your Cheatin' Heart".
Arthur Duncan dances to "What Now, My Love".
Curt Ramsey's quintet present Sinatra's "I'll Never Smile Again".
Kathie Sullivan sings "I Could Have Danced All Night".
Anacani sings the Italian lyrics of "Volare".
"This Land is Your Land" is offered by the newcomers, The Aldridge Sisters
and Otwell Brothers.
Joe Feeney recalls John McCormick's "Mother Machree".
The band performs a medley of "South Pacific" songs
and Welk's first million-record hit "Calcutta".
23.22 [968] The Lawrence Welk Show
11Feb1978 [St. Cloud Times]
Love! Love! Love!
Highlights:
The band performs "Love Story Theme".
Ava Barber sings "Can't Stop Loving You".
Joe Feeney sings "Be My Love".
Other songs, "Love Makes the World Go Round",
"Easy to Love", "Can't Help Falling In Love Again",
"I'll Never Fall in Love Again", "To a Wild Rose",
"It's Impossible", "Lover" and "Now's the Time to Fall in Love".
23.23 [969] The Lawrence Welk Show
18Feb1978 Sat [rerun 08Jul78] [Daily News]
Top Composers of Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
The maestro spotlights composers like Mack David, Paul Williams,
Bill Conti, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Neil Sedaka and
oldie favorites Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, Cole Porter and Richard Whiting.
Highlights:
Songs, "I Won't Last a Day Without You", "Beyond the Blue Horizon",
"Who Can I Turn To?" and "Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White".
23.24 [970] The Lawrence Welk Show
25Feb1978 [Tampa Bay Times, The Gazette]
Musical Tour of the South
Highlights:
Arthur Duncan dances to "Down Yonder in New Orleans".
Bob Ralston performs "Stars Fell on Alabama".
The band performs a "Showboat" medley.
Other songs, "Rocky Top, Tennessee", "Waitin' for the Robert E. Lee",
"On the Alamo", "Miami Shore" and "Are You From Dixie?"
23.25 [972] The Lawrence Welk Show
04Mar1978 [rerun 22Jul78] [Capital Times]
Wunnerful, Wunnerful World of the Waltz
Highlights:
Songs, "Vienna Echoes", "Malaguena", "Tennessee Waltz",
"Waltz You Saved For Me", "The Sweetheart Tree",
"What the World Needs Now is Love", "Two Hearts in 3/4 Time",
"On Top of Old Smokey" and "Lady of Spain".
23.26 [972] The Lawrence Welk Show
11Mar1978 [Daily News, News Messenger]
St. Patrick's Day / Lawrence Welk's 75th
Birthday
Highlights:
The band plays a medley of "Finian's Rainbow" and "MacNamara's Band".
Norma Zimmer sings "Too-Ra Loo-Ra".
Jim Roberts sings "Smiling Irish".
Other songs, "My Wild Irish Rose", "If You're Irish",
"Begorrah", "Molly Malone" and "Irish Washerwoman".
23.27 [973] The Lawrence Welk Show
18Mar1978 [rerun 05Aug78] [Tampa Bay Times, Democrat Herald]
America's Pastimes
Melodies saluting America's favorite pastimes, from baseball to bird-watching,
dancing, golfing, TV, touring, racing, movies, music and backyard barbecuing.
Highlights:
The band offers "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" and "Lazy River".
Bobby & Cissy dance to "In Acapulco".
Tom Netherton sings "Red Sails in the Sunset".
Joe Feeney sings "Little Gray Home in the West".
Other songs, "Let's Dance", "Little Deuce Coup", "Yellow Bird",
"The Race is On", "The Hustle", Walkin' in the Sunshine" and "On a Bicycle Built
for Two".
23.28 [974] The Lawrence Welk Show
25Mar1978 [Daily News, Burlington Free Press]
Easter
Highlights:
The entire company performs "Easter Parade".
Norma Zimmer sings "Abide With Me".
Kathie Sullivan sings "Let's Go to Church on Sunday".
Joe Feeney sings "Holy City".
Other songs, "Put On Your Sunday Clothes",
"It's a Lovely Day Today", "Peace in the Valley" and "Red, Red Robin".
23.29 [975] The Lawrence Welk Show
01Apr1978 [rerun 19Aug78] [Daily News, News Messenger]
Music in the Skies / Salute to the Heavens Above
Highlights:
The band performs "Swingin' On a Star".
Mary Lou and Jack Imel perform "I Can Do Anything Better Than You".
Tom Netherton sings "Fly Me to the Moon".
Henry Cuesta on clarinet plays "Stardust".
Guy and Ralna sings "You Are My Sunshine".
The Welk Sextette sing "Catch a Falling Star".
Norma and Jim sing "The Loveliest Night of the Year".
Other songs, "How High the Moon".
23.30 [976] The Lawrence Welk Show
08Apr1978 [rerun 26Aug78] [News Messenger]
Salute to Jerome Kern / Jerome Kern's Musical Genius
Highlights:
The band performs ""Long Ago and Far Away".
Norma Zimmer and Jim Roberts duet with "Make Believe".
Tom Netherton sings "The Way You Look Tonight".
Guy and Ralna sing "They Didn't Believe Me".
Other songs, "Lovely to Look At", "The Last Time I Saw Paris",
"All the Things You Are", "Old Man River", "I Won't Dance",
"Pick Yourself Up", "Light of My Life" and "A Fine Romance".
23.31 [977] The Lawrence Welk Show
15Apr1978 [rerun 02Sep78] [Tampa Bay Times, Daily Journal]
Behind the Scenes with Our Musical Family
Highlights:
The show opens with "Another Opening".
Joe Feeney sings "Without a Song".
Bobby & Cissy sing and dance to "Put On a Happy Face".
Other songs, "A Pretty Girl", "Auditioning"
and "Annie Get Your Gun".
23.32 [978] The Lawrence Welk Show
22Apr1978 [rerun 09Sep78] [City Press, News Messenger]
Vacation Spots of the World
Scotland, Brazil, Hawaii, Mexico, Texas, Rome and other famed
sightseeing spots are musically visited.
Highlights:
Bob Ralston performs "Guadalajara".
Kathie Sullivan sings "Far Away Places".
Arthur Duncan dances to "Indiana".
Songs, "Around the World", "My Kind of Town",
"You Light Up My Life", "Red River Valley",
"Arrivederci, Roma" and "Edelweiss".
[--] The Lawrence Welk Show
29Apr1978 [repeat from 01Oct77]
"Roaring 20's"
[--] The Lawrence Welk Show
06May1978 [repeat from 08Oct77]
"Swinging 30's"
[--] The Lawrence Welk Show
13May1978 [repeat from 15Oct77]
"Salute to New York"
[--] The Lawrence Welk Show
20May1978 [repeat from 22Oct77]
"Song and Dance Greats"
[--] The Lawrence Welk Show
27May1978 [repeat from 12Nov77]
"Salute to Mexico"
[--] The Lawrence Welk Show
03Jun1978 [repeat from 03Dec77]
"Sweet Band Memories"
[--] The Lawrence Welk Show
10Jun1978 [repeat from 10Dec77]
"Meet Our Musical Family"
[--] The Lawrence Welk Show
17Jun1978 [repeat from 14Jan78]
"Tribute to Bing Crosby"
[--] The Lawrence Welk Show
24Jun1978 [repeat from 07Jan78]
"Thanks to Old Friends"
[--] The Lawrence Welk Show
01Jul1978 [repeat from 04Feb78]
"100th Anniversary of the Phonograph"
[--] The Lawrence Welk Show
08Jul1978 [repeat from 18Feb78]
"Top Composers: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow"
[--] The Lawrence Welk Show
15Jul1978 [repeat from 28Jan78]
"50 Years of Talkies"
[--] The Lawrence Welk Show
22Jul1978 [repeat from 04Mar78]
"Wunnerful, Wunnderful World of Waltz"
[--] The Lawrence Welk Show
29Jul1978 [repeat from 24Sep77]
"Melody Parade"
[--] The Lawrence Welk Show
05Aug1978 [repeat from 18Mar78]
"America's Pastimes"
[--] The Lawrence Welk Show
12Aug1978 [repeat from 05Nov77]
"Today"
[--] The Lawrence Welk Show
19Aug1978 [repeat from 01Apr78]
"Music in the Skies"
[--] The Lawrence Welk Show
26Aug1978 [repeat from 08Apr78]
"Jerome Kern's Musical Genius"
[--] The Lawrence Welk Show
02Sep1978 [repeat from 15Apr78]
"Behind the Scenes"
[--] The Lawrence Welk Show
09Sep1978 [repeat from 22Apr78]
"Vacation Spots of the World"
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