>> 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.

♪♪♪ >> HI, I'M BOBBY BURGESS, VISITING YOU ARE FRIEND AND THE THE DEER PARK WINERY AND AUTO MUSEUM.

WELCOME TO ANOTHER EXCITING VISIT TO THE LAWRENCE WELK SHOW AND THIS TIME, WE'RE ZING BACKWARD IN TIME TO THE FALL OF 1975 WHEN GERALD FORD DIVAS OUR PRESIDENT AND WE WERE GEARING UP FOR THE GREAT AMERICAN BUY CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION.

WHEN WE WERE WORKING ON THAT SHOW, I'M SURE WE NEVER DREAMED WE'D STILL BE DOING NEW SHOWS IN THE YEAR 2000, BUT THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE DID.

THE LARGEST WELK REUNION EVER WAS HELD AT THE CHAMPAGNE NOR'EASTER IN BRANSON AND 47B OF US GOT TOGETHER FOR A WEEK TO CREATE MILESTONES AND MEMORIES.

MY TWO PARTNERS WERE THERE, BARBARA, SISSY KING AND ELAINE BALDWIN AND WE DID TWO GREAT NUMBERS TOGETHER, ONE FOR TELEVISION AND ONE FOR HOME VIDEO.

WE REHEARSED THE SHOW IN A WEEK AND BELIEVE ME, IT WAS A REAL CHALLENGE, BUT STILL A LOT OF FUN.

MY FIRST TWO PARTNERS WERE AS EASY TO DANCE WITH AS IF WE NEVER STOPPED DANCING WITH EACH OTHER.

ELAINE AND I HAD DANCED TOGETHER FOR 22 YEARS.

I GUESS I BETTER STOP TALKING RIGHT NOW TO GET THIS SHOW ON THE ROAD.

PLEASE NOTE THAT YOURS TRULY IS THE SQUARE DANCE CALLER IN THE OPENING NUMBER.

BET YOU DIDN'T REMEMBER I COULD ACTUALLY DO.

OKAY, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, HERE COMES THE DRUM ROLL TO START THE SHOW.

>> Announcer: FROM HOLLYWOOD, THE LAWRENCE WELK NETWORK PRESENTS -- >> A 1, A 2.

♪♪♪ >> WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL.

[ APPLAUSE ] ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [ SQUARE DANCE CALLER ] ♪♪♪ [ APPLAUSE ] >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

YOU CAN TELL YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF FUN THIS EVENING.

GREETINGS MY WARM FRIENDS AND A WARM COUNTRY WELCOME.

FOR A FORMER FARMER LIKE MYSELF, THIS IS HARVEST TIME AND THAT'S THE THEME FOR THIS SHOW.

HERE'S A HAPPY THOUGHT FROM A HAPPY GUY, OUR POPULAR HUSBAND AND WIFE TEAM, GUY AND RALNA.

♪ JESUS LOVES THE LITTLE CHILDREN ♪ ♪ ALL THE CHILDREN OF THE WORLD ♪ ♪ RED AND YELLOW, BLACK AND WHITE ♪ ♪ THEY ARE PRECIOUS IN HIS SIGHT ♪ ♪ JESUS LOVES THE LITTLE CHILDREN OF THE WORLD ♪ ♪ EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFUL IN ITS OWN WAY ♪ ♪ LIKE THE STARRY SUMMER NIGHT AND A SNOW-COVERED WINTER'S DAY ♪ ♪ AND EVERYBODY'S BEAUTIFUL ♪ IN THEIR OWN WAY ♪ UNDER GOD'S HEAVEN, THE WORLD'S GONNA FIND A WAY ♪ ♪ THERE'S NONE SO BLIND AS HE WHO WILL NOT SEE ♪ ♪ WE MUST NOT CLOSE OUR MIND ♪ WE MUST LET OUR THOUGHTS BE FREE ♪ ♪ FOR EVERY HOUR THAT PASSES BY ♪ ♪ THE WORLD GETS A LITTLE OLDER ♪ ♪ TIME TO REMIND THAT BEAUTY LIES IN THE EYES OF THE BEHOLDER ♪ ♪ EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFUL IN ITS OWN WAY ♪ ♪ LIKE A STARRY SUMMER NIGHT OR A SNOW-COVERED WINTER'S DAY ♪ ♪ AND EVERYBODY'S BEAUTIFUL IN THEIR OWN WAY ♪ ♪ UNDER GOD'S HEAVEN, THE WORLD'S GONNA FIND A WAY ♪ ♪ EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFUL IN ITS OWN WAY ♪ ♪ AND UNDER GOD'S HEAVEN, THE WORLD'S GONNA FIND A WAY ♪ ♪ UNDER GOD'S HEAVEN, THE WORLD'S GONNA FIND A WAY ♪ ♪ FIND A WAY [ APPLAUSE ] >> VERY NICE.

YES, THAT'S WHAT I LIKE.

A NICE POSITIVE ATTITUDE.

GREAT TO HAVE THIS GREAT SONG, INDIAN SUMMER SOMES APPROPRIATE FOR THIS SHOW WITH OUR WONDERFUL MEN.

A 1 AND 2 AND... ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [ APPLAUSE ] >> A GREAT, GREAT TALENT.

THIS NEXT YOUNG LADY IS FAST GAINING A REPUTATION AS ONE OF THE TOP COUNTRY SINGERS IN THE NATION.

I WILL KNOW YOU WILL ALL ENJOY AVA BARBARA'S RENDITION OF THIS FAVORITE COUNTRY HYMN.

♪ IT IS NO SECRET WHAT GOD CAN DO ♪ ♪ WHAT HE'S DONE FOR OTHERS, HE WILL DO FOR YOU ♪ ♪ WITH ARMS WIDE OPEN ♪ HE'LL PARDON YOU ♪ IT IS NO SECRET WHAT GOD CAN DO ♪ ♪ THE CHIMES OF TIME RING OUT THE NEWS ♪ ♪ ANOTHER DAY IS THROUGH ♪ SOMEONE SLIPPED AND FELL ♪ WAS THAT ONE YOU ♪ YOU MAY HAVE LONGED FOR ADDED STRENGTH ♪ ♪ YOUR COURAGE TO RENEW ♪ DO NOT BE DISHEARTENED ♪ FOR I BRING HOPE TO YOU ♪ IT IS NO SECRET WHAT GOD CAN DO ♪ ♪ WHAT HE'S DONE FOR OTHERS ♪ HE'LL DO FOR YOU ♪ WITH ARMS WIDE OPEN ♪ HE'LL PARDON YOU ♪ IT IS NO SECRET ♪ WHAT GOD CAN DO [ APPLAUSE ] >> WELL, IT'S NO SECRET THAT I LOVE WHAT I DO.

I'VE BEEN DANCING FOR MOST OF MY LIFE.

WHEN I GO OUT ON THE ROAD TO DO SHOWS, I'M ABLE TO INDULGE THE OTHER GREAT LOVE OF MY LIFE, TRAVELING.

I USUALLY MANAGE TO SEE SOMETHING INTERESTING WHEREVER I GO.

THE TULIP FESTIVAL IN HOLLAND, MICHIGAN, IS ONE OF MY VERY FAVORITE PLACES TO GO AND WHEN I PERFORMED THERE THIS YEAR, I TOOK MY DAUGHTER WENDY AND HER DUTCH FIANCE.

EVEN THOUGH THE TULIPS HAD PEAKED TWO WEEKS BEFORE, WE ALL HAD A GREAT TIME.

ON NOW HERE'S MR. WELK WITH A MUSICAL IDEA OF HAVING A GOOD TIME TOO.

>> HERE'S A SONG THAT SOUNDS LIKE A NICE IDEA FOR A SONG AND DANCE.

WHEN WE ALL GET TOGETHER IN THE FALL.

♪ WHEN WE ALL GET TOGETHER IN THE FALL ♪♪♪ WILL I STILL BE THE LOVE THAT YOU RECALL ♪ ♪ WILL THE LEAVES TURN TO CRIMSON AND GOLD ♪ ♪ WILL THESE ARMS THAT I HOLD BE ENFOLDING ME ♪ ♪ I'VE BEEN SEEING THE SUMMERTIME US SOON ♪ ♪ AND YOU'LL BE UNDERNEATH THE SUMMER MOON ♪ ♪ SO REMEMBER I STILL LOVE YOU BEST OF ALL ♪ ♪ WHEN WE ALL GET TOGETHER IN THE FALL ♪ [ APPLAUSE ] ♪♪♪ [ APPLAUSE ] ♪ AND WE SEE SUMMER TURN TO FALL ♪ ♪ AND YOU'LL BE UNDERNEATH THE SUMMER MOON ♪ ♪ SO REMEMBER I STILL LOVE YOU BEST OF ALL ♪ ♪ WHEN WE ALL GET TOGETHER IN THE FALL ♪ [ APPLAUSE ] >> SOME VERY, VERY NICE DANCING.

HERE'S A FINE SONG ABOUT THE EARLY WESTERNS.

I'M SURE YOU'LL ENJOY TOM AND BOB AT THE ORGAN.

♪♪♪ ♪ AWAY OUT HERE, THEY GOT A NAME ♪ ♪ FOR RAIN AND WIND AND FIRE ♪ THE RAIN IS TESS, THE FIRE'S JOE, AND THEY CALL THE WIND MARIAH ♪ ♪ MARIAH BLOWS THE STARS AROUND AND SENDS THE CLOUDS A-FLYING ♪ ♪ MARIAH MAKES THE MOUNTAINS SOUND LIKE FOLKS WERE UP THERE DYING ♪ ♪ MARIAH ♪ MARIAH ♪ THEY CALL THE WIND MARIAH ♪ OUT HERE THEY GOT A NAME FOR RAIN, FOR WIND AND FIRE ONLY ♪ ♪ AND WHEN YOUR LOST AND ALL ALONE, THERE AIN'T NO WORD BUT LONELY ♪ ♪ AND I'M A LOST AND LONELY MAN WITHOUT A STAR TO GUIDE ME ♪ ♪ MARIAH BLOW MY LOVE TO ME ♪ I NEED MY GIRL BESIDE ME ♪ MARIAH, MARIAH ♪ THEY CALL THE WIND MARIAH ♪ MARIAH ♪ MARIAH ♪ BLOW MY LOVE TO ME [ APPLAUSE ] >> WASN'T THAT BEAUTIFUL?

THANK YOU, BOB AND TOM.

NOW OUR RECORDING ARRANGEMENT OF THE BIG HITS OF THE PAST FEW YEARS, AND I FEEL LIKE DANCING WITH THE LADIES IN OUR STUDIO THIS EVENING.

BOB WARREN, WHEREVER YOU ARE, PLEASE JOIN ME TOO.

ARE YOU READY, BOYS?

A 1 AND 2 AND A... ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [ APPLAUSE ] >> IT'S INTERESTING HOW THAT SONG HAS BECOME THE ANTHEM OF PEOPLE TAKING HOSTAGES OR PRISONERS.

IT'S A SONG ABOUT COMING HOME AND THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO ALL OF US.

THIS SUMMER, CHRISTY AND I AND THE BOYS TOOK A TRIP TO MY FATHER-IN-LAW MYRON FLOREN'S HOMETOWN IN SOUTH DAKOTA.

WE WERE ON THE WAY TO THE EIGHTH FAMILY REUNION IN SIOUX FALLS WHERE WE ENJOYED THE COMPANY OF ABOUT A 100 OF OUR RELATIVES AND FRIENDS.

IT WAS HOSTED BY OUR AUNT AND NIECE WHO LIVES IN BEAUTIFUL WALL LAKE.

AS USUAL, WE MADE A REAL VACATION OUT OF IT, STOPPING IN JACKSON HOLE, WYOMING, YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK AND THE BIG HORN.

WE EVEN STOPPED IN SOUTH DAKOTA TO SEE THE MUSICAL AT THE BIG OUTDOOR AMPHITHEATER THERE WHICH IS IN THE HEART OF THEODORE ROOSEVELT NATIONAL PARK.

THE THEATER, BY THE WAY, WAS FOUNDED BY HAROLD SHAVER, AN OLD FRIEND OF MR. WELK'S.

I'LL TELL YOU ABOUT THE REST OF OUR ADVENTURES ON THE TRIP, BUT RIGHT NOW, HERE'S MYRON TO TELL YOU WHAT'S COMING UP NEXT ON THE SHOW.

>> ANACANI ADDS SOME MEXICAN FLAVOR TO THE HARVEST TIME SHOW AND THE SONG IS HAPPY FARM.

♪ [ SINGING IN SPANISH ] ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [ APPLAUSE ] >> ANACANI, I FEEL SO VERY GOOD THAT I HAD THE PLEASURE OF DISCOVERING YOU.

>> WELL, I'M SO HAPPY ABOUT IT.

[ APPLAUSE ] >> SUCH A LOVELY LADY.

SOMETIMES IT'S A PROBLEM KEEPING A COUNTRY BOY DOWN ON THE FARM, ESPECIALLY AFTER HE MEET AND PRETTY CITY GIRL.

THE COUNTRY BOY, BOBBY BURGESS, THE CITY GIRL, SISSY KING.

♪ HOW YOU GONNA KEEP ME DOWN ON THE FARM ♪ ♪ AFTER HE SEE ME ♪ HOW YOU GONNA KEEP ME AWAY FROM BROADWAY ♪ ♪ CHASING AROUND AND TAKING THE TOWN ♪♪♪ HOW YOU GONNA KEEP ME AWAY FROM HARM ♪ ♪ THAT'S THE MYSTERY ♪ I'LL NEVER WANT TO SEE A RAKE OR A PLOW ♪ ♪ AND HOW ♪ HOW YOU GONNA KEEP US DOWN ON THE FARM ♪ ♪ AFTER THEY'VE SEEN PAREE.

♪♪♪ [ APPLAUSE ] ♪ THEY'LL NEVER WANT TO SEE A RAKE OR A PLOW ♪ ♪ AND WHO'S THE DEUCE CAN PARLEZ-VOUS A COW ♪ ♪ HOW YOU GONNA KEEP THEM DOWN ON THE FARM ♪ ♪ AFTER THEIR SEEN ♪ AFTER THEY'VE SEEN PAREE [ APPLAUSE ] >> OH, THOSE COUNTRY BOYS, THEY GET AROUND.

TOM IS ONE OF THE TOP RECORDING STARS OF THE DAY.

HERE'S ONE OF HIS SONGS THAT'S A BIG HIT.

GUY HOVIS GIVES IT ITS OWN SPECIAL TREATMENT WITH THE HELP OF FIDDLING BOB LIDO.

>> ALL RIGHT.

HELP ME OUT HERE.

CLAN YOUR HANDS, EVERYBODY -- CLAP YOUR HANDS, EVERYBODY.

♪ LIFE ON THE FARM IS KINDA LAID BACK, EARLY IN THE RISE, EARLY IN THE SACK ♪ ♪ THANK GOD I'M A COUNTRY BOY.

♪ GOT ME A FINE WIFE ♪ GOT ME A FIDDLE ♪ WHEN THE SUN'S COMING UP, I GOT CAKES ON THE GRIDDLE ♪ ♪ LIFE AIN'T NOTHING BUT A FUNNY RID DIFFICULT ♪ ♪ THANK GOD I'M A COUNTRY BOY ♪ WHEN THE WORK'S ALL DONE AND THE SUNSETS LOW ♪ ♪ PULL OUT THE FIDDLE AND ROSE UP THE BOW ♪ ♪ THE LORD AND MY WIFE WOULDN'T TAKE IT VERY GOOD ♪ ♪ SO I FIDDLE WHEN I CAN, WORK WHEN I SHOULD ♪ ♪ THANK GOD I'M A COUNTRY BOY ♪ NEVER BEEN ONE OF THOSE MONEY HUNGRY FOOLS ♪ ♪ RATHER HAVE A FIDDLE AND THE FARMING TOOLS ♪♪♪ THANK GOD I'M A COUNTRY BOY ♪♪♪ THE CITY FOLKS DRYING IN THE BLACK LIMOUSINE ♪ ♪ A LOT OF FOLKS THING THAT'S WHAT SOMEBODY'S NEED ♪ ♪ THANK GOD I'M A COUNTRY BOY ♪ GOT ME A FINE WIFE, GOT ME A FIDDLE ♪ ♪ LIFE AIN'T NOTHING BUT A FUNNY RIDDLE ♪ ♪ THANK GOD I'M A COUNTRY BOY [ APPLAUSE ] ♪ THE I WORKED WITH MY DAD TILL THE DAY HE DIED ♪ ♪ STILL A GOOD LIFE TO FIDDLE WITH GRIDE ♪ ♪ THANK GOD I'M A COUNTRY BOY ♪ MY DAD TAUGHT ME YOUNG HOW TO HUNT AND IT WITH TELL ♪ ♪ TAUGHT ME HOW TO GIVE JUST A LITTLE ♪ ♪ THANK GOD I'M A COUNTRY BOY ♪ GOT ME A FINE WIFE, GOT ME A FIDDLE ♪ ♪ SUN'S COMING UP, I GOT CAKES ON THE GRIDDLE ♪ ♪ LIFE AIN'T NOTHING BUT A FUNNY, FUNNY RIDDLE ♪ ♪ THANK GOD I'M A COUNTRY BOY ALL RIGHT!

[ APPLAUSE ] >> WASN'T THAT AN AMAZING JOB BY GUY HOVIS.

THAT'S ONE TOUGH SONG TO SING AND HE DIDN'T MISS A SINGLE WORD.

REALLY GREAT.

TALK ABOUT A COUNTRY BOY, THAT CERTAINLY IS A GREAT DESCRIPTION OF LAWRENCE WELK.

WHEN WE VISITED HIS HOMESTEAD IN NORTH DAKOTA THIS SUMMER, I COULDN'T HELP THINKING ABOUT HOW REMOTE AND DIFFICULT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN TO GET AROUND WHEN LAWRENCE WAS GROWING UP THERE.

THE SOD HOUSE IS A MUSEUM NOW AND LOOKS VERY MUCH THE WAY IT DID WHEN LAWRENCE WAS LIVING THERES.

I WANT MANAGED BY THE DAUGHTERS OF MICHAEL WELK.

LAWRENCE DEEDED THE LAND TO HIS BROTHER AND MIKE'S FAMILY DEDICATES A GREAT DEAL OF THEIR TIME AND ENERGY TAKING CARE OF THE WELK LEGACY.

THEY PLANNED A BIG PARTY FOR ME AND MY FAMILY AND WE ENJOYED MEETING SO MANY OF THE NICE PEOPLE IN THE STRASBURG AREA.

IT WAS INTERESTING TO SEE THE FARM WHERE LAWRENCE GREW UP AND TAUGHT HIMSELF TO PLAY THE ACCORDION.

I HOPE YOU CAN SEE IT SOME DAY.

HERE'S LAWRENCE TALKING ABOUT HIS FAMILY HIMSELF.

>> YES, IT WAS BACK IN 1927 WHEN LAWRENCE WELK AND HIS BAND FIRST STARTED RADIO BROADCASTING IN YANKTON, SOUTH DAKOTA, HIGH ABOVE THE BEAUTIFUL JOURNEY FEET AND SEED COMPANY.

HIS AUDIENCE LOOKED SOMETHING LIKE THAT, LAWRENCE LOOKED SOMETHING LIKE THIS, RIGHT OFF THE FARM.

ARE YOU READY, BOYS?

A 1 AND A 2 AND... ♪ I WANT A GIRL JUST LIKE THE GIRL THAT MARRIED DEAR OLD DAD ♪ ♪ SHE WAS THE PEARL AND THE ONLY GIRL THAT DADDY EVER HAD ♪ ♪ AN OLD FASHIONED GIRL ♪ LOVED NOBODY ELSE BUT YOU ♪ I WANT A GIRL JUST LIKE THE GIRL THAT MARRIED DEAR OLD DAD ♪ JACK IMEL!

♪ OH, THE OLD-FASHIONED GIRL WITH HEART SO TRUE ♪ ♪ ONE WHO LOVES NOBODY ELSE BUT YOU ♪ ♪ I WANT A GIRL, JUST LIKE THE GIRL THAT MARRIED DEAR OLD DAD ♪ >> NOW, THAT'S MUSIC.

AS LONG AS WE'RE RECALLING LAWRENCE'S PAST, I'M GOING TO ASK KEN DELO TO CONTINUE WITH MORE NORTH DAKOTA NOSTALGIA.

TELL THE FOLKS ABOUT THIS NEXT SONG.

>> BACK IN THE 1920s, IT WAS POPULAR WITH THE MIDWEST FARMING COMMUNITIES, THE FARM FOLKS LIKED SONGS WITH BARNYARD HUMOR IN THEM LIKE THIS ONE.

♪ AN OLD RED HEN WAS ON HER NEST, SHE TRIED TO SLEEP, BUT COULDN'T REST.

THE ROOSTER CAME HOME BATTY EYED AND OUR OLD HEN STOOD UP AND CRIED.

♪ AIN'T GONNA TAKE IT SITTING DOWN ♪ ♪ I'M HERE WATCHING THE GROUND ♪ YOU'RE ABOUT THRASHING AROUND THE TOWN ♪ ♪ I AIN'T GONNA TAKE IT SITTING DOWN ♪ >> GIVE ME SOME OF THAT FUNKY CHICKEN NOW.

THE ROOSTER BLINKED HIS BAGGY EYES AND THOUGHT THAT SHE WOULD SYMPATHIZE, BUT SHE SAID YOU'VE BEEN A BUGGING, BUD.

♪ AIN'T GONNA TAKE IT SITTING DOWN ♪ ♪ AIN'T GONNA TAKE IT SITTING DOWN ♪ ♪ I'M HERE HELPING FARMER BROWN, YOU'RE OUT TRASHING AROUND THE TOWN ♪ ♪ I AIN'T GONNA TAKE IT SITTING DOWN ♪ >> NICE PAIR OF DRUM STICKS YOU GOT THERE.

SHE SAID, DON'T SAY YOU'VE BEEN ALONE.

THAT AIN'T MY FEATHERS IN YOUR COMB.

IF YOU DON'T HAVE AN ALIBI, YOU'RE GONNA SEE SOME -- >> AIN'T GONNA TAKE IT SITTING DOWN ♪ ♪ AIN'T GONNA TAKE IT SITTING DOWN ♪ ♪ WHILE I'M HERE HELPING FARMER BROWN ♪ ♪ YOU'RE OUT TRASHING AROUND THE TOWN ♪ ♪ I'M NOT GONNA TAKE IT SITTING ♪ -- >> WHAT?

>> THERE MR. WELK, IF YOU WANT TO PLAY THIS KIND OF MUSIC, WHY DON'T YOU GO BACK TO THE FARM IN SOUTH DAKOTA?

>> EXCUSE ME, IMAGINE, I'M NOT LAWRENCE WELK, I'M KEN DELO, AND MR. WELK IS NOT FROM SOUTH DAKOTA, HE'S FROM NORTH DAKOTA.

>> I DON'T CARE WHO YOU ARE.

I'M HERE -- I DON'T CARE THIS MUSIC!

[ APPLAUSE ] >> I THINK I SEE THE BOSS COMING.

BETTER GET OUT OF HERE, TANYA.

[ APPLAUSE ] >> OH, PLEASE, FOLKS, PLEASE, DON'T APPLAUD.

ISN'T THAT AWFUL?!

I LEAVE THE BANDSTAND FOR A COUPLE MINUTES AND I COME BACK AND THEY LAY A GREAT BIG EGG.

[ LAUGHTER ] LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE MUSIC FROM THE GREAT SHOW "OKLAHOMA" IS IDEAL FOR THIS TYPE OF A SHOW.

HERE'S THE BAND WITH A MEDLEY OF THESE WONDERFUL SONGS, GEORGE CATES CONDUCTS AND YOU'LL ALSO HERE THE VOICE OF JOE FEENEY.

♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ THERE'S A BRIGHT GOLDEN HAZE ON THE MEADOW ♪ ♪ THERE'S A BRIGHT GOLDEN HAZE ON THE MEADOW ♪ ♪ THE CORN IS AS HIGH AS AN ELEPHANT'S EYE ♪ ♪ AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S CLIMBING CLEAR UP TO THE SKY ♪ ♪ OH WHAT A BEAUTIFUL MORNING ♪ OH WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DAY ♪ I GOT A BEAUTIFUL FEELING ♪ EVERYTHING'S GOING MY WAY ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [ APPLAUSE ] >> MY SON BRENT JUST GRADUATED FROM 8th GRADE HAD A GREAT PART IN THE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL THIS YEAR, WHICH WAS THE "WIZARD OF OZ."

HE WAS THE SCARECROW AND HE ASKED ME TO CHOREOGRAPH HIS NUMBER FOR HIM.

WE LIKE TO DO IT TOGETHER FOR ALL OF YOU.

♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [ APPLAUSE ] >> I THINK MOST OF YOU KNOW THAT ONE OF MY FAVORITE PROJECTS IS FINDING AND DEVELOPING NEW TALENT.

MY LATEST DISCOVERY ARE THESE SISTERS AND MAKING WONDERFUL PROGRESS.

LISTEN.

♪ LA LA LA LA LA ♪ LA LA LA LA ♪ JUST A FEELING COMING OVER ME ♪ ♪ THERE IS WONDER IN MOST EVERYTHING I SEE ♪ ♪ NOT A CLOUD IN THE SKY, NOT A STAR IN MY EYES ♪ ♪ AND I WON'T BE SURPRISED IF IT'S A DREAM ♪ ♪ EVERYTHING I WANT THE WORLD TO BE ♪ ♪ IS NOW COMING TRUE, ESPECIALLY FOR ME ♪ ♪ AND THE REASON IS CLEAR, IT'S BECAUSE YOU ARE HERE ♪ ♪ YOU'RE THE NEAREST THING TO HEAVEN THAT I SEE ♪ ♪ I'M ON THE TOP OF THE WORLD, LOOKING DOWN ON CREATION ♪ ♪ AND THE ONLY EXPLANATION I CAN FIND ♪ ♪ IS THE LOVE THAT I FOUND EVER SINCE YOU'VE BEEN AROUND ♪ ♪ YOUR LOVE PUTS ME AT THE WORLD ♪ ♪ LA LA LA LA LA LA ♪ LA LA LA LA LA ♪ I'M ON THE TOP OF THE WORLD, LOOKING DOWN ON CREATION ♪ ♪ AND THE ONLY EXPLANATION I CAN FIND ♪ ♪ IS THE LOVE THAT I FOUND EVER SINCE YOU'VE BEEN AROUND ♪ ♪ YOUR LOVE PUTS AT THE TOP OF THE WORLD ♪ ♪ YOUR LOVE PUTS ME AT THE TOP OF THE WORLD ♪ ♪ LA LA LA LA LA [ APPLAUSE ] >> LOVELY GIRLS, OUR BEAUTIFUL FRIENDS.

HERE'S A COUNTRY CLASSIC THAT'S HARD TO BEAT.

WE HAVE A FINE ARRANGEMENT FEATURING NEIL AVANG AND JOHNNY SELL.

THE FAMOUS WABASH CANNONBALL.

♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [ APPLAUSE ] >> AND NEXT, MY FRIENDS, WE HAVE TWO GREAT ARTISTS.

THEY BOTH STARTED YOUNG AND BECAME WONDERFUL MUSICIANS.

OUR LOVELY CHAMPAGNE LADY NORMA ZIMMER PICKED A TIMELY SONG THAT SPOTLIGHTS HER BEAUTIFUL VOICE AND THE PIANO TECHNIQUE OF BOB RALSTON.

♪ THE FALLING LEAVES DRIFT BY THE WINDOW ♪ ♪ THE AUTUMN LEAVES OF RED AND GOLD ♪ ♪ I SEE YOUR LIPS, THE SUMMER KISSES ♪ ♪ THE SUN BURNED HANDS I USED TO HOLD ♪ ♪ SINCE YOU WENT AWAY ♪ THE DAYS GROW LONG ♪ AND SOON I'LL HEAR OLD WINTER'S SONG ♪ ♪ BUT I MISS YOU MOST OF ALL, MY DARLING ♪ ♪ WHEN AUTUMN LEAVES START TO FALL ♪ ♪ SINCE YOU WENT AWAY, THE DAYS GROW LONG ♪ ♪ AND SOON I'LL HEAR OLD WINTER'S SONG ♪ ♪ BUT I MISS YOU MOST OF ALL, MY DARLING ♪ ♪ WHEN AUTUMN LEAVES START TO FALL ♪ [ APPLAUSE ] >> THAT SONG REMINDS ME THAT FALL IS JUST AROUNDED CORNER AND THAT MEANS SCHOOL WILL BE STARTING AGAIN SOON.

I'M THE ONLY PERSON IN THE BURR GUS HOUSEHOLD THAT'S NOT IN SCHOOL, ALTHOUGH I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A COMPUTER CLASS.

MY WIFE ATTENDS CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY AT NORTH RIDGE AND HAS JUST 13 MORE CLASSES TO TAKE IN ORDER TO GRUT.

SHE HOPES TO TEACH AND THEN SHE'LL BE IN SCHOOL PERMANENTLY.

BECKY, WHO IS 24, HAS BEEN ACCEPTED TO THE PRESTIGIOUS PASADENA ART INSTITUTE AND WILL START IN THE FALL.

WE'RE SO PROUDS HER.

ROBERT IS A JUNIOR AND RETURNS TO UCLA IN SEPTEMBER.

WENDY GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL THIS YEAR AND WILL ATTEND LOS ANGELES VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE AFTER SHE SPENDS TWO MONTHS IN THE NETHERLANDS STAYING WITH HER FIANCE'S FAMILY.

SHE MET RAYMOND THREE YEARS AGO A CRUISE WE TOOK TO THE CARIBBEAN AND HE RECENTLY PROPOSED.

BRETT STARTED NOTRE DAME HIGH SCHOOL AND IS GOING OUT FOR WATER POLO.

HE HAD A GREAT 12-DAY SCHOOL TRIP IN SUMMER AND VISITED GREAT AMERICAN CITIES, STARTING WITH WASHINGTON, D.C., GOING TO PHILADELPHIA AND ENDING IN BOSTON.

HE HAD FUN WALKING THE FREEDOM TRAIL AND THAT'S ALMOST AS MUCH FUN AS ARTHUR DUNCAN HAS WITH HIS WALKING SONG.

>> HI, FOLKS, I'M ARTHUR DUNCAN.

WITH THE HELP OF BOB AND THE BAND, I'D LIKE TO DO A LITTLE "WALKING THE FLOOR OVER YOU" WITH A BEAT.

♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [ APPLAUSE ] ♪♪♪ [ APPLAUSE ] ♪♪♪ [ APPLAUSE ] ♪♪♪ [ APPLAUSE ] >> ARTHUR DUNCAN.

OH, THAT BOY LOVES TO KNOCK HIMSELF OUT.

VERY EXCELLENT, ARTHUR.

NOW, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, AS YOU POSSIBLY CAN SEE, WE'RE TRYING SOMETHING NEW THIS EVENING.

I HAVE FELT FOR SOME TIME THAT THE AUDIENCE SHOULD GET IN ON THE SHOW A LITTLE BIT MORE OFTEN.

SO TONIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO SING A SONG, OUR PEOPLE, AS WELL AS THE AUDIENCE, AND SEE IF WE FIND SOME TALENT AROUND HERE.

OKAY?

♪ SHINE ON, SHINE ON HARVEST MOON ♪ ♪ UP IN THE SKY ♪ I AIN'T HAD NO LOVING SINCE JANUARY, FEBRUARY, JUNE OR JULY ♪ ♪ SNOW TIME AIN'T NO TIME TO STAY OUTDOORS AND SPOON ♪ ♪ SO SHINE ON, SHINE ON HARVEST MOON, FOR ME AND MY GAL ♪ ♪ SHINE ON, SHINE ON HARVEST MOON ♪ ♪ UP IN THE SKY ♪ I AIN'T HAD NO LOVING SINCE JANUARY, FEBRUARY, JUNE OR JULY ♪ ♪ SNOW TIME AIN'T NO TIME TO STAY OUTDOORS AND SPOON ♪ ♪ SO SHINE ON, SHINE ON HARVEST MOON, FOR ME AND MY GAL ♪ [ APPLAUSE ] >> HOW DO YOU LIKE THAT?

[ APPLAUSE ] >> OH, YOU LIKE THAT, HUH?

OKAY.

OKAY, FOLKS.

WE CAN TAKE A HINT.

WE'LL BE DOING IT OFTEN FROM NOW ON.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE STILL HAVE A MINUTE OR TWO LEFT FOR THE SHOW.

I WOULD LIKE TO TRY SOMETHING.

MICHELLE, WILL YOU COME OVER HERE, PLEASE?

YOU'RE A REGULAR MEMBER OF THE BAND.

WE GOT TO HAVE TO WORK YOU REAL HARD NOW.

THIS LITTLE BOY'S NAME IS JOHNNY.

SHAKE HANDS WITH ME.

WOULD YOU SING O JOHNNY TO HIM, PLEASE?

YOU DON'T NEED MUSIC FOR THAT, DO YOU?

THERE WE ARE.

>> ♪ OH JOHN NON, OH JOHNNY, HOW YOU CAN LOVE ♪ ♪ OH JOHNNY, OH JOHNNY ♪ HEAVENS ABOVE ♪ YOU MAKE MY SAD HEART JUMP WITH JOY ♪ ♪ AND WHEN YOU'RE NEAR, I DANCE JUST FOR A MINUTE ♪ ♪ OH JOHNNY, OH JOHNNY, PLEASE TELL ME, DEAR ♪ ♪ WHAT MAKES ME LOVE YOU SO ♪ YOU'RE NOT HANDSOME, IT'S TRUE, BUT WHEN I LOOK AT YOU ♪ ♪ I'M JUST, OH JOHNNY, OH JOHNNY, AHHH!

♪ [ APPLAUSE ] >> ISN'T THAT CUTE?

ISN'T THAT CUTE?

OH, YOU'RE A DOLL.

THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE.

>> OH, THANKS.

[ APPLAUSE ] >> FRIENDS, HERE ARE MY GRAND CHILDREN.

CALVIN, 3 YEARS OF OLD.

LAWRENCE WELK III.

THEY CAME THIS EVENING TO SEE THEIR MAMA.

FRIENDS, THAT'S OUR SHOW FOR THIS EVENING.

WE HOPE YOU HAD FUN.

NEXT WEEK, OUR SHOW WILL FEATURE THE BEST OF THE NEWER SONGS.

I'M SURE THAT APPEAL TO THE "NOW" GENERATION AND THE YOUNG AT HEART.

I THINK ALL OF YOU WILL FIND IT MOST ENJOYABLE.

NOW FROM ALL OF US, HAPPY DAYS AND SO LONG TILL NEXT WEEK.

SAY GOODBYE TO THE FOLKS.

>> THEY ARE NOW GROWN MEN, OF COURSE, WITH CHILDREN OF THEIR OWN.

WHEN YOU SEE THE KIDS, YOU KNOW HOW MANY YEARS HAVE PASSED.

CHRISTY AND I LOOK FOORND TO HAVING GRANDCHILDREN TOO SOME DAY.

THIS SUMMER WE TOOK A TOUR OF ALASKA ON THE LOVE BOAT ALL BY OURSELVES TO CELEBRATE OUR 30th ANNIVERSARY.

IT WAS A SPRESHL TRIP TO A REMARKABLY BEAUTIFUL PLACE.

WE PANNED FOR GOLD IN THE KLONDIKE AND TOOK A HELICOPTER TO A GLACIER.

WE REALLY ENJOYED THE SIGHTS, FOOD AND SHOPPING IN ANCHORAGE AND I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT.

I ALSO HIGHLY RECOMMEND NEXT WEEK'S LAWRENCE WELK SHOW RIGHT HERE ON THIS PUBLIC TELEVISION STATION.

THANKS FOR WATCHING AND DON'T FORGET TO KEEP A SONG IN YOUR HEART AND A PRAISE IN A STEP.

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