>> Announcer: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IT'S THE LAWRENCE WELK SHOW, CELEBRATING MORE THAN 60 YEARS ON TELEVISION.

♪♪ NOW SIT BACK AND ENJOY THE SHOW SELECTED ESPECIALLY FOR PUBLIC TELEVISION.

♪♪ O. I'M HERE IN ONE OF THE BEAUTIFUL NEW VILLAS ON THE GREEN AT THE WELK RESORT SAN DIEGO.

IF YOU'RE IN THE MOD FOR LOVE SONGS, YOU'VE COME TO THE RIGHT PLACE.

WELCOME TO THIS WEEK'S LAWRENCE WELK SHOW ON PUBLIC TELEVISION, AND THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS STAYING SUCH A LOVELY AUDIENCE.

THIS PROGRAM WAS BROADCAST FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SEPTEMBER OF 1974.

IT WAS SO MUCH FUN GETTING TO KNOW EVERYONE ON THE SHOW, ESPECIALLY THE WOMEN.

WE ALL HAD SUCH A GREAT TIME COMPARING NOTES ON OUR MUSIC AND OUR COSTUMES.

I LOVED WEARING FOUR OR FIVE NEW OUTFITS ON EVERY PROGRAM, AND MOST OF THE TIME WE WERE ALL DRESSED THE SAME.

I WAS SO PROUD TO BE A PART OF SUCH A BEAUTIFUL GROUP OF WOMEN.

I'LL SHOW YOU JUST WHAT I MEAN.

HERE WE ARE, GALE, MARY LOU METZGER SANDY GRIFFITHS AND ME IN OUR BRIGHT PINK GOWNS WELCOMING YOU TO THE SHOW >> FROM HOLLYWOOD, THE BIG BAND SOUND OF LAWRENCE WELK, AND TONIGHT A PROGRAM OF YOUR FAVORITE LOVE SONGS.

♪ WHY.

♪ LOVE IS SWEEPING OUR COUNTRY, WAVES ARE HUGGING THE SHORE.

♪ ALL THE SEXES FROM MAINE TO TEXAS ARE HAVE NEVER KNOWN SUCH LOVE BEFORE.

♪ SEE THEM BILLING AND COOING, LIKE THE BIRDIES ABOVE.

♪ EACH GIRL AND BOY ALIKE, SHARING JOY ALIKE.

♪ LOVE IS SWEEPING THE COUNTRY.

THERE NEVER WAS SO MUCH LOVE.

♪ SEE THEM BILLING AND COOING.

♪ LIKE THE BIRDIES ABOVE.

♪ EACH GIRL AND BOY ALIKE, SHARING JOY ALIKE ♪ FEELS THE PASSION, SOON BE NATIONAL.

♪ LOVE IS SWEEPING THE COUNTRY.

THERE NEVER WAS SO MUCH LOVE!

♪♪.

(APPLAUSE) >> LOVE IS SWEEPING THE COUNTRY, A HAPPY THOUGHT.

OUR THEME THIS EVENING, MY FRIENDS IS FAVORITE LOVE SONGS.

AFTER ALL, LOVE IS THE MOST POWERFUL FORCE IN THE WORLD.

THE FIRST FEATURED SPOT GOES TO OUR TALENTED YOUNG MARRIED COUPLE GUY AND (INAUDIBLE).

♪ I CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU, I'VE MADE UP MY MIND.

♪ TO LIVE IN MEMORY OF THE LONESOME TIMES.

♪ I CAN'T STOP WANTING YOU, IT'S USELESS TO SAY.

♪ SO I'LL JUST LIVE MY LIFE IN DREAMS OF YESTERDAY.

♪ THOSE HAPPY HOURS THAT WE ONCE KNEW, THOUGH LONG AGO, THEY STILL MAKE ME BLUE.

♪ THEY SAY THAT TIME HEALS A BROKEN HEART, BUT TIME HAS STOOD STILL SINCE WE'VE BEEN APART.

♪ I CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU, I'VE MADE UP MY MIND.

♪ TO LIVE IN MEMORIES OF THE LONESOME TIMES.

♪ I CAN'T STOP WANTING YOU, IT'S USELESS TO SAY.

♪ SO I'LL JUST LIVE MY LIFE IN DREAMS OF YESTERDAY ♪♪.

(APPLAUSE) >> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

MY GOODNESS >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH >> THANK YOU >> YOU KNOW, I LOVE THE SONG TITLE OF THIS NEXT NUMBER ON THE SHOW >> YOU DO?

WHAT IS IT?

>> OUR LOVE IS HERE TO STAY >> I LIKE IT TOO.

DID YOU KNOW THAT BOB DID HIS OWN ARRANGEMENT WHICH OF THIS?

RIGHT NOW HERE IS BOB RALSTON CONDUCTING HIS OWN ARRANGEMENT OF OUR LOVE IS HERE TO STAY.

♪ (INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC) .

(APPLAUSE) >> ONE THING I DON'T UNDERSTAND, WHEN YOU CONDUCT, YOU KEEP CLOSING YOUR HAND LIKE A FIST LIKE YOU'RE MAD AT THE BAND >> I'M NOT MAD AT THE BAND >> GOOD.

THEY SAY LOVE MAKES THE WORLD GO 'ROUND.

WHEN YOU SEE AND HEAR OUR PRETTY GIRLS, I THINK YOU WILL ALL AGREE.

♪ LOVE MAKES THE WORLD GO 'ROUND.

LOVE MAKES THE WORLD GO 'ROUND.

♪ SOMEBODY SOON WILL LOVE YOU IF NO ONE LOVES YOU NOW.

♪ HIGH IN SOME SILENT SKY, LOVE SINGS A SILVER SONG.

♪ MAKING THE EARTH WHIRL SOFTLY, LOVE MAKES THE WORLD GO 'ROUND.

♪ LOVE MAKES THE WORLD GO 'ROUND.

LOVE MAKES THE WORLD GO 'ROUND.

♪ SOMEBODY SOON WILL LOVE YOU IF NO ONE LOVES YOU NOW.

♪ HIGH IN SOME SILENT SKY, LOVE SINGS A SILVER SONG.

♪ MAKING THE EARTH WHIRL SOFTLY, LOVE MAKES THE WORLD GO 'ROUND.

♪♪.

(APPLAUSE) >> SEEING THAT MERRY GO 'ROUND REMINDS ME OF THE DAYS PRISCILLA WAS A LITTLE GIRL.

SHE USED TO LOVE TO RIDE ON THEM WHEN WE TENT TO A CARNIVAL, AND I USED TO RIDE WITH HER MOST OF THE TIME LIKE THE VERY PROTECTIVE MOTHER I AM, BUT THIS SUMMER, I HAD TO FINALLY CUT THE STRINGS.

PRISCILLA WAS INVITED TO A NATIONAL STUDENT LEADER CONFERENCE ON MEDICINE AND HEALTH CARE, A LEADERSHIP SHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR OUTSTANDING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.

SHE WENT OFF TO WASHINGTON D.C. FOR 10 DAYS WHERE SHE MET STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE NATION AND SEVERAL COUNTRIES.

DURING THE SIX-DAY CONFERENCE, THEY ATTENDED SPECIAL WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES WHERE THEY STUDIED THEIR DISTINCTIONS OF LEADERSHIP.

THE GUEST SPEAKERS INCLUDED REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.

THEIR PRESENCE AT THIS CONFERENCE CERTAINLY BROUGHT CURRENT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ISSUES TO LIFE.

PRISCILLA THOUGHT THAT THE SESSIONS HELPED HER LEARN TO THINK ON HER FEET AS SHE TRIED TO ANALYZE PRESENT DAY SITUATIONS AND COMMUNICATE HER FEELINGS AND IDEAS TO STUDENTS WITH VERY DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS.

AFTER THE CONFERENCE, THEY VISITED ALL THE IMPORTANT WASHINGTON SITES AND HAD A WONDERFUL TIME TOURING THE HISTORIC CITY.

AND SHE GOT HOME JUST FINE.

NO PROBLEM.

SO I GUESS WE ALL GREW UP THIS SUMMER.

HERE'S MR. WELK TO INTRODUCE ANOTHER PROTECTIVE MOM, MY GOOD FRIEND, BEAUTIFUL RAMA ENGLISH >> WE'VE HAD MORE FINE GIRL SINGERS FROM TEXAS THAN ANY OTHER STATE IN THE NATION.

AND ROLL A CERTAINLY BELONGS IN THIS GROUP.

JUST LISTEN TO THE WAY THIS YOUNG LADY PUTS HER HEART INTO THIS ALL-TIME FAVORITE LOVE SONG.

♪ YOU'LL NEVER KNOW JUST HOW MUCH I MISS YOU.

♪ YOU'LL NEVER KNOW JUST HOW MUCH I CARE.

♪ AND IF I TRIED, I STILL COULDN'T HIDE MY LOVE FOR YOU.

♪ YOU OUGHT TO KNOW, FOR HAVEN'T I TOLD YOU SO A MILLION OR MORE SOMETIMES TIMES?

♪ YOU WENT AWAY AND MY HEART WENT WITH YOU.

♪ I SPEAK YOUR NAME IN MY EVERY PRAYER.

♪ AND IF THERE'S SOME OTHER WAY TO PROVE THAT I LOVE YOU, I SWEAR I DON'T KNOW HOW.

♪ YOU'LL NEVER KNOW IF YOU DON'T KNOW NOW.

♪ YOU'LL NEVER KNOW IF YOU DON'T KNOW NOW ♪♪.

(APPLAUSE) >> SHE SINGS SO WONDERFUL.

YES, LUBBOCK, TEXAS AND ALL OF US ARE PROUD OF THIS GIRL.

AND WE'RE ALSO VERY PROUD OF OUR WONDERFUL YOUNG DANCE COUPLE, SISSY AND BOBBY.

THEY RECENTLY RECEIVED AN AWARD FROM THE DANCE MASTERS OF AMERICA FOR THAT GREAT CONTRIBUTION TO DANCING.

IN HONOR, WON IN PREVIOUS YEARS BY DANCER SUCH AS RUBY KEELER AND ELEANOR POWELL.

(APPLAUSE).

HERE THEY ARE DANCING TO ONE OF OUR TOP REQUESTS, SOMEWHERE, MY LOVE. )

♪ (INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC) .

(APPLAUSE).

(APPLAUSE) >> BOBBY AND SISSY, AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM FOR THIS WONDERFUL AWARD.

WHEN IT COMES TO FAVORITE LOVE SONGS, IT'S HARD TO OVERLOOK THIS SONG WRITTEN ESPECIALLY FOR BINGE CROSBY AND GRACE KELLY.

HERE IS OUR OWN POPULAR ROMANTIC TWOSOME, NORMA SIMMER AND JIMMY ROBERTS.

♪ I GIVE TO YOU AND YOU GIVE TO ME TRUE LOVE, TRUE LOVE.

♪ SO ON AND ON IT WILL ALWAYS BE, TRUE LOVE, TRUE LOVE.

♪ FOR YOU AND I HAVE A GUARDIAN ANGEL ON HIGH, WITH NOTHING TO DO.

♪ BUT TO GIVE TO YOU AND TO GIVE TO ME LOVE FOREVER TRUE ♪ FOR YOU AND I HAVE A GUARDIAN ANGEL ON HIGH, WITH NOTHING TO DO.

♪ BUT TO GIVE TO YOU AND TO GIVE TO ME LOVE FOREVER TRUE , LOVE FOREVER TRUE ♪♪.

(APPLAUSE).

(APPLAUSE) >> I ALWAYS SING SO BEAUTIFULLY, AND THAT SONG TELLS SUCH A ROMANTIC STORY.

MY HUSBAND RUDY IS, OF COURSE, MY TRUE LOVE.

I'M SO GRATEFUL TO HAVE HIM IN MY LIFE.

RUDY ALSO CELEBRATED HIS SEVENTH YEAR AS A JUDGE, AND ALTHOUGH THE WORK IS VERY DIFFICULT, HE ENJOYS IT VERY MUCH.

WHEN I'M NOT AWAY WORKING, WE USUALLY SPEND MOST WEEKENDS AT HOME TO RELAX FROM OUR BUSY SCHEDULES.

WE ENTERTAIN OUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS WITH BACKYARD BARBECUES, AND RUDY IS THE HOST ORGANIZING THE LOOK OF THE PATIO AREA AND THE LAWN.

HE'S NOT MUCH OF A COOK, THOUGH, AND MANAGES TO FIND ONE OF HIS RELATIVES TO DO THE BARBECUING.

AS YOU WOULD EXPECT, THERE'S ALWAYS MUSIC AT OUR PARTIES BECAUSE WE ARE AND ALWAYS WILL BE A SINGING FAMILY.

I'M SURE MOST OF THE WELK MUSICAL FAMILY GATHERINGS ARE FILLED WITH MUSIC, PARTICULARLY WITH SONGS OF LOVE, WHICH IS THE THEME OF THIS SHOW >> LET'S JOIN KEN AND OUR STUDIO AUDIENCE.

♪ I CAN'T GIVE YOU ANYTHING BUT LOVE, BABY.

♪ THAT'S THE ONLY THING I'LL PLEDGE, BABY.

♪ DREAM A WHILE AND SCHEMA WHILE, WE'RE SURE TO FIND HAPPINESS AND I GUESS ALL THOSE THINGS YOU'VE ALWAYS -- IS THAT YOUR HUSBAND NEXT TO YOU -- PINED FOR.

♪ GEE, I'D LIKE TO SEE YOU LOOKING SWELL, BABY.

♪ DIAMOND BRACELETS WOOLWORTH DOESN'T SELL, BABY.

♪ UNTIL THAT LUCKY DAY, YOU KNOW DARNED WELL, BABY.

♪ WELL, I CAN'T GIVE YOU ANYTHING BUT LOVE.

♪ I'D LOVE TO SEE YOU LOOKING SWELL -- ARE YOU SISTERS?

ARE YOU?

-- BABY.

♪ DIAMOND BRACELETS WOOLWORTH JUST DOESN'T SELL, BABY.

♪ UNTIL THAT LUCKY DAY, YOU KNOW DARNED WELL, BABY, I CAN'T GIVE YOU ANYTHING BUT LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, LOVE.

♪ I CAN'T GIVE YOU ANYTHING BUT LOVE ♪♪.

(APPLAUSE) >> THANK YOU.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

YOU GOOFED >> I GOOFED?

>> STORY OF MY LIFE >> THIS YOUNG LADY WANTED TO CHAT WITH YOU A LITTLE BIT OVER HERE.

SHE LOVES YOU.

>> GEE, I'D LIKE TO SEE YOU'RE LOOKING SWELL, BABY >> SO GOOD LOOKING >> DIAMOND BRACELETS WOOLWORTH DOESN'T SELL, BABY.

(APPLAUSE) >> THANK YOU.

LADY -- LADIES, MAY I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF DANCING WITH YOU LADIES, A TAG DANCE.

WHICH ONE IS GOING TO BE THE FIRST ONE?

A LITTLE BIT OF LET ME CALL YOU SWEETHEART.

ONE, TWO, THREE.

♪♪ (INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC) ♪.

(APPLAUSE) >> THANK YOU.

NEXT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, A LOVE SONG COUNTRY STYLE, AND THAT'S WHAT WE CALL IN OUR COUNTRY -- WHEN WE CALL ON OUR COUNTRY GAL FROM KNOXVILLE, AVA BARBER.

♪ TRUE LOVE'S A BLESSING.

TRUE LOVE'S A BLESSING, WAIT AND SEE.

♪ WHEN YOU'VE GOT A GOOD MAN, THE WORLD IS IN YOUR HANDS.

TRUE LOVE'S A BLESSING, YES, SIREE.

♪ SOME MAY LOVE FOR MONEY.

SOME MAKE LOVE A GAME.

♪ SOME USE THEIR LOVE AS STEPPING STONES FOR FAME.

♪ THERE ARE MANY KINDS OF LOVE IN THIS GREAT BIG LAND, BUT THERE'S NO LOVE LIKE THE LOVE OF A REAL GOOD MAN.

♪ TRUE LOVE'S A BLESSING.

TRUE LOVE'S A WONDERFUL BLESSING.

♪ TRUE LOVE'S A BLESSING, WAIT AND SEE.

♪ WHEN YOU'VE GOT A GOOD MAN, THE WORLD IS IN YOUR HANDS.

♪ TRUE LOVE'S A BLESSING, YES, SIREE.

♪ SOME MAY TAKE THEIR LOVE TOO CASUALLY, THEY FLIRT.

♪ SOME MEN USE THEIR LOVE TO BREAK THEIR HEART TO HURT.

♪ THERE ARE MANY KINDS OF LOVE TO BE FOUND, IT'S TRUE.

♪ BUT THERE'S NO LOVE LIKE THE LOVE I'VE FOUND WHEN I FOUND YOU.

♪ TRUE LOVE'S A BLESSING.

TRUE LOVE'S A WONDERFUL BLESSING.

♪ TRUE LOVE'S A BLESSING, WAIT AND SEE.

♪ WHEN YOU'VE GOT A GOOD MAN, THE WORLD IS IN YOUR HAND.

♪ TRUE LOVE'S A BLESSING, YES, SIREE.

♪ TRUE LOVE'S A BLESSING, YES, SIREE.

♪♪.

(APPLAUSE) >> I REALLY BELIEVE WHAT AVA WAS SINGING ABOUT.

TRUE LOVE IS A BLESSING.

ANOTHER BLESSING IN MY LIFE WAS MY MOTHER, AND I'D LIKE YOU TO MEET HER.

SHE HAS BEEN MORE THAN JUST MY MOTHER.

SHE HAS BEEN MY GUARDIAN ANGEL ALL MY LIFE.

SHE HAD 7 CHILDREN AND RAISED US ALL BY HERSELF, HOLDING AT LEAST THREE JOBS AT THE SAME TIME.

MOM'S TIMING WAS ALWAYS GREAT WHEN.

WHEN WE MET MR. WELK, SHE WAS THERE AT THE RESTAURANT.

WHAT DID HE SAY TO YOU, MOM?

>> HE ASKED ME, CAN SHE SING?

AND I SAY, YES, SHE SINGS >> OH, I REMEMBER THAT, AND WHEN HE ASKED HOW OLD I WAS, I THINK WE TOLD HIM A LITTLE WHITE LIE, BECAUSE I NEEDED THE JOB.

THAT'S WHY SHE WAS AFRAID TO LET ME GO ON TOUR BY MYSELF.

NOW THAT PRISCILLA TOLD HER -- IS OLDER, I KNOW JUST HOW YOU FELT, MOM.

NOW HERE IS MR. WELK TO INTRODUCE MY FRIEND, CLAY HART.

AND YOU HAVE TO WATCH, MOM, BECAUSE I THINK I'M IN THE NEXT SEGMENT TOO.

REMEMBER >> CLAY HART LEADS OFF THE SECOND HALF OF OUR SHOW.

TAKE IT AWAY, CLAY >> THANK YOU, LAWRENCE.

THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE LOVE BALLADS WRITTEN BY THE VERY TALLENENTED HOD MCCUNE -- ROD MCCUNE, AND IT IS CALLED LOVE HAS BEEN GOOD TO ME.

♪ I HAVE BEEN A ROVER.

I HAVE WALKED ALONE.

♪ HIKED A HUNDRED HIGHWAYS, NEVER FOUND A HOME.

♪ OH, BUT STILL IN ALL, I'M HAPPY.

♪ THE REASON IS, YOU SEE, ONCE IN A WHILE, ALONG THE WAY, LOVE'S BEEN GOOD TO ME.

♪ THERE WAS A GIRL IN DENVER BEFORE THE SUMMER STORM.

♪ AND OH, HER EYES WERE TENDER, OH, HER LIPS WERE WARM.

♪ AND SHE COULD SMILE AWAY THE THUNDER, AND KISS AWAY THE RAIN.

♪ AND EVEN THOUGH SHE'S GONE AWAY, YOU WON'T HEAR ME COMPLAIN.

♪ I HAVE BEEN A ROVER.

I HAVE WALKED ALONE.

♪ HIKED A HUNDRED HIGHWAYS, NEVER FOUND A HOME.

♪ OH, BUT STILL IN ALL I'M HAPPY.

♪ THE REASON IS, YOU SEE, ONCE IN A WHILE ALONG THE WAY, LOVE'S BEEN GOOD TO ME.

♪ YES, ONCE IN A WHILE ALONG THE WAY, LOVE'S BEEN GOOD TO ME ♪♪.

(APPLAUSE) >> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, HERE'S A SONG THAT SUMS UP TONIGHT'S THEME IN ONE WORD.

THE GIRLS ARE GOING TO SPELL IT OUT, AND I'M GOING TO TAP IT OUT.

♪ L IS THE FOR THE WAY YOU LOOK AT ME.

♪ O IS FOR THE ONLY ONE I SEE.

♪ V IS VERY, VERY EXTRAORDINARY.

E IS EVEN MORE THAN ANYONE THAT YOU ADORE CAN.

LOVE IS ALL THAT I CAN GIVE TO YOU.

♪ LOVE IS MORE THAN JUST A GAME FOR TWO.

♪ TWO IN LOVE CAN MAKE IT, TAKE MY HEART AND PLEASE DON'T BREAK IT.

♪ LOVE WAS MADE FOR ME AND YOU.

♪ ♪♪ (INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC) ♪.

(APPLAUSE).

(APPLAUSE) >> VERY, VERY EXCELLENT.

IN ANY LANGUAGE, LOVE IS A MAGIC WORD, AND THE WORD IN SPANISH IS AMOR.

HERE IS HOW A CHARMING LITTLE SINGING HOSTESS.

♪ AMOR, AMOR, AMOR.

♪ AMOR, AMOR, AMOR.

CLEAR CLEAR ♪♪ ♪♪.

♪ AMOR, AMOR, AMOR.

♪♪.

(APPLAUSE) >> MIGHTY FINE.

EVERYBODY LOVES A LOVER IS A FAMILIAR EXPRESSION, AND IT'S ALSO THE TITLE OF A SONG, AND IT MAKES A NICE DUET FOR THE POPULAR TEAM OF GALE AND DETAIL -- DALE.

♪ EVERYBODY LOVES A LOVER.

♪ I'M I'M A LOVER, EVERYBODY LOVES ME.

♪ ANYWAY -- ANYHOW, THAT'S HOW I FEEL.

♪ WOW, I FEEL JUST LIKE A POLLYANNA.

♪ I SHOULD WORRY NOT FOR NOTHING.

♪ EVERYBODY LOVES ME, YES, THEY DO.

♪ AND I LOVE EVERYBODY SINCE I FELL IN LOVE WITH YOU.

♪ WHO'S THE MOST POPULAR PERSONALITY?

♪ I CAN'T HELP THINKING IT'S NO ONE ELSE BUT ME.

♪ GEE, I FEEL JUST ABOUT 10 FEET TALL, HAVING A BALL.

♪ WELL, YOU JUST LIKE POLLYANNA.

♪ EVERYBODY LOVES A LOVER.

♪ I'M A LOVER, EVERYBODY LOVES ME.

♪ ANYHOW, THAT'S HOW I FEEL.

♪ WOW, I FEEL JUST LIKE A POLLYANNA.

♪ I SHOULD WORRY NOT FOR NOTHING.

♪ EVERYBODY LOVES ME, YES, THEY DO.

♪ AND I LOVE EVERYBODY SINCE I FELL IN LOVE WITH, FELL IN LOVE WITH, FELL IN LOVE WITH YOU ♪♪.

(APPLAUSE) >> EVERYBODY LOVES THEM.

AREN'T THEY CUTE?

SOMETHING ELSE EVERYONE LOVES IS THE GREAT UNITED STATES AIR FORCE BAN OF THE WEST.

I'VE BEEN PERFORMING WITH THEM FOR THE LAST 8 YEARS ON PROGRAMS HELD ON THE RIVER WALK IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, DURING THE CITY'S ANNUAL FIESTA CELEBRATION.

IT IS A TRIBUTE TO THE FRIENDLY PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE PEOPLE OF SAN ANTONIO AND THE MEN AND WOMEN IN UNIFORM AT THE ARREST -- AIR FORCE BASE.

THE PROGRAM ALSO HONORS THE RICH HERITAGE AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY THAT IS PART OF TEXAS TODAY.

THE BAND IS A TRULY TALENTED GROUP OF APPROXIMATELY 45 YOUNG MUSICIANS, AND THEY CAN PLAY EVERYTHING FROM MARCHES TO SYMPHONIES AND TOP 40 HITS TO THE MUSIC OF BROADWAY.

THEY ALSO PLAY MY SONGS WITH THE SAME ENTHUSIASM AND EXPERTISE AS THE LAWRENCE WELK ORCHESTRA.

OH, SPEAKING OF MR. WELK, HERE HE IS TO INTRODUCE AN ELVIS PRESLEY SONG SUNG BY TOM NETHERTON.

BY THE WAY, NOTICE THAT I'M SITTING ON A LEDGE RIGHT NEXT TO TOM, AND FOR ONCE, I THINK I'M ACTUALLY TALLER THAN HE IS.

>> OUR PRETTY GIRLS ALWAYS WELCOME THE CHANCE TO SING WITH OUR HANDSOME BARITONE, TOM NETHERTON, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S A LOVE SONG.

♪ LOVE ME TENDER, LOVE ME SWEET.

♪ NEVER LET ME GO.

♪ YOU HAVE MADE MY LIFE COMPLETE, AND I LOVE YOU SO.

♪ LOVE ME TENDER, LOVE ME TRUE, ALL MY DREAMS FULFILLED.

♪ FOR MY DARLIN', I LOVE YOU YOU, AND I ALWAYS WILL.

(APPLAUSE) >> THANK YOU.

RECENTLY WE MADE A CONCERT TOUR AND IT WAS REALLY HEARTWARMING TO SEE THE WAY TOM WAS ACCEPTED BY ALL THE PEOPLE.

NEXT AN ALL TIME FAVORITE BY THE GREAT GEORGE GER GERSWIN WHICH FEATURED A MAN IN AN ARRANGEMENTIVE -- I LOVE.

GEORGE KATES CONDUCTS.

♪ (INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC) ♪ ♪ (INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC) .

(APPLAUSE) >> THANK YOU.

LOOK AT THIS AUDIENCE.

LOOK HOW PROUD THEY ARE OF MY FINE MUSICIANS.

A SONG BY THE ENGLISH COMPOSER AND LAND LEADER HAS SOME NICE THINGS TO SAY ON THE SUBJECT OF LOVE.

LET'S LISTEN TO JOE FEENEY.

♪ LOVE IS THE SWEETEST THING.

WHAT ELSE ON EARTH COULD EVER BRING SUCH HAPPINESS TO EVERYTHING AS LOVE'S OLD STORY.

♪ LOVE IS THE STRANGEST THING.

♪ NO SONG OF BIRDS UPON THE WING SHALL IN OUR HEARTS MORE SWEETLY SING THAN LOVE'S OLD STORY.

♪ WHATEVER HEART MAY DESIRE, WHATEVER FATE MAY SEND.

♪ THIS IS THE TALE THAT NEVER WILL TIRE.

♪ THIS IS THE SONG WITHOUT END.

♪ LOVE IS THE STRONGEST THING.

♪ THE OLDEST YET THE LATEST THING.

♪ I ONLY HOPE THAT FATE MAY BRING LOVE'S STORY TO YOU ♪♪ THANK YOU.

(APPLAUSE) >> A GREAT TEAM IN 1974, AND THEY STILL ARE.

THEY PERFORM TOGETHER AT THE MILES JOHNSON MEMORIES REUNION AND WE ARE BETTER THAN EVER.

IT WAS SO WONDERFUL TO WORK WITH EVERYONE AGAIN, AND WE HAD SO MUCH FUN.

IT ALMOST DIDN'T SEEM LIKE WORK.

I ENJOYED VISITING WITH ARTHUR DUNCAN, AND WE WERE REMEMBERING ALL THE BENEFITS TELETHONS WE HAVE DONE FOR THE WEST TEXAS REHAB CENTERS.

THESE CENTERS SPECIALIZE IN WORKING WITH CHILDREN WHO HAVE LOST LIMBS BUT HELP ALL AGES WITH MANY DIFFERENT KINDS OF PROBLEMS, INCLUDING AN EXCELLENT SPEECH THERAPY PROGRAM.

THESE CENTERS ARE SO IMPORTANT BECAUSE THEY OFFER FREE TREATMENT TO THOSE WHO HAVE NO INSURANCE OR HAVE RUN OUT OF COVERAGE.

THEY DO SPECIAL FUNDRAISING EVENTS ALL YEARLONG, AND ONE OF THE PROJECTS I ENJOY IS THE AUCTION.

PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY DONATE EVERYTHING FROM CATTLE TO QUILTS, AND THEY LOVE TO GET HANDMADE ITEMS.

I HAVE DONATED A FEW OF MY GOWNS I MADE MYSELF, AND I HOPE SOME YOUNG WOMEN ARE ENJOYING THEM AS MUCH AS I DID.

IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE ALL SUPPORT OUR LOCAL CHARITIES SO THAT THE LESS FORTUNATE IN OUR TOWNS WILL BE ABLE TO SAY SOMEBODY LOVES ME, AND THAT'S A SONG CUE FOR TANYA COMING UP NEXT.

>> MY CHARMING LITTLE DAUGHTER-IN-LAW TANYA ALWAYS DOES AN EXCELLENT JOB WITH EVERY SONG.

AND SETTING THE STAGE FOR TANYA, WE HAVE A GREAT TROMBONE MAN, BOB HAVENS.

♪ SOMEBODY LOVES ME.

I WONDER WHO.

♪ I WONDER WHO HE CAN BE.

♪ SOMEBODY LOVES ME.

I WISH I KNEW.

♪ WHO HE CAN BE WORRIES ME.

♪ FOR EVERY GUY THAT PASSES BY, I SAY, HEY, BABY.

♪ YOU WERE MEANT TO BE MY LITTLE BABY.

♪ SOMEBODY LOVES ME.

I WONDER WHO.

♪ MAYBE IT'S YOU.

♪ FOR EVERY GUY WHO PASSES BY, I SHOUT, HEY BABY.

♪ YOU WERE MEANT TO BE MY LOVING BABY.

♪ SOMEBODY LOVES ME.

I WONDER WHO.

♪ MAYBE IT'S, BABY IT'S, MAYBE IT'S YOU ♪♪.

(APPLAUSE) >> VERY, VERY NICE, TANYA AND BOB.

WE GET MANY, MANY REQUESTS FOR NORMA TO SING THE OLD FAMILIAR HIMS.

HYMNS.

NORMA IS MORE THAN HAPPY TO OBLIGE.

SO LET'S LISTEN TO NOR NORMA AND OUR MEN'S CHOIR.

♪ O PERFECT LOVE, ALL HUMAN THOUGHT TRANSCENDING.

♪ LOWLY WE KNEEL IN PRAYER BEFORE THY THRONE.

♪ THAT THEIRS MAY BE THE LOVE WHICH KNOWS NO ENDING ♪ WHOM THOU FOREVER MORE COST -- DOST JOIN IN ONE.

♪ O PERFECT LIFE.

♪ GRANT THEM THE PEACE WHICH CALMS ALL EARTHLY STRIFE.

♪ AND TO LIFE'S DAY THE GLORIOUS UNKNOWN MORROW THAT DAWNS UPON HE -- ETERNAL LOVE AND LIFE ♪♪ >> WELL, HERE'S MY FAMILY TO MEET YOU AGAIN ON OUR TWO-YEAR SHOOTING SCHEDULE.

THIS IS MY HUSBAND, RUDY >> HELLO AGAIN >> MY DAUGHTER PRISCILLA >> HI >> AND MY MOTHER MARIA >> HELLO.

>> WHEN WE SEE YOU AGAIN, PRISCILLA WILL BE IN COLLEGE, RIGHT, RUDY?

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

WE ALREADY BEGAN LOOKING FOR POTENTIAL UNIVERSITIES >> AND I HAVE IN NEW IDEAS AFTER MEETING ALL OF MY NEW FRIENDS IN WASHINGTON D.C. >> OH, I KNEW I SHOULDN'T HAVE LET YOU GO.

(LAUGHTER).

THANKS SO MUCH FOR SPENDING AN HOUR WITH ME AND MY FAMILY ON THIS PUBLIC TELEVISION STATION, AND THANK YOU TOO FOR CONTINUING TO WANT THE WELK MUSICAL FAMILY TO BE A PART OF YOUR LIFE.

GOD BLESS YOU, AND BYE FOR NOW >> BYE >> BYE-BYE.

♪ IN MAINE TO TEXAS.

COUP ♪♪ THERE NEVER WAS SO MUCH LOVE ♪♪ ♪♪.

(APPLAUSE).

♪ LOVE IS SWEEPING OUR COUNTRY.

♪ THERE NEVER WAS SO MUCH LOVE ♪♪.

(APPLAUSE) ♪♪ GOODNIGHT, SLEEP TIGHT, AND PLEASANT DREAMS TO YOU HERE'S A WISH AND A PRAYER THAT EVERY DREAM COMES TRUE AND NOW 'TIL WE MEET AGAIN ADIOS, AU REVOIR, AUF WIEDERSEHN GOOD NIGHT!