>> 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.

♪♪ LARRY WELK HERE IN THE THEATER LOBBY MUSEUM AT THE WELK RESORT SAN DIEGO.

AND THESE ARE MY THREE SONS.

MY OLDEST, LARRY.

>> HI THERE.

>> MY SECOND SON, KEVIN.

>> HELLO.

>> AND JEFFREY, WHO IS 7 YEARS OLD.

>> HI.

>> THE PROGRAM YOU'RE ABOUT TO SEE ISA&LED THE HISTORY OF THE LAWRENCE WELK MUSICAL FAMILY.

AND WE THOUGHT IT WAS THE PERFECT SHOW TO TELL YOU ABOUT THE@ NEXT GENERATION OF LAWRENCE'S PERSONAL FAMILY.

>> THIS SHOW WAS BROADCAST IN EARLY@MARCH, 1977, AND MY GRANDFATHER'S BERT DAY AND MY@ D@AD'S, TOO, BY TH@E WAY, IS ON MARCH 11th, SO THE MUSICAL FAMILY PRESENTED HIM WITH A CAKE ATTHE END OF THE SHOW.

>> THANKS, WE HOPE YOU ALL ENJOYED THE VISIT FROM OUR MUSICAL FAMILY.

>> HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

>> SURPRISE!

[ LAUGHTER ]@ [@ APPLAUSE ] >> SURPRISE, SURPRISE.

>> HOW DO YOU LIKE THAT?

HOW DO YOU LIKE THAT@?

[ CHEERING ] >> I WAS BEGINNING TO THINK MY PEOPLE FORGOT MY BIRTHDAY.

>> NO.

>> MAYBE AT THE AGE OF 74, I SHOULD FORGET IT MYSELF.

[ LAUGHTER ] >>@ GRANDPA SURE LOOKS GREAT FOR HIS AGE.

ON THIS PROGRAM HE CONDUCTS THE BAND, DOES ALMOST ALL THE INTRODUCTIONS HIMSELF, AND EVEN PLAYS THE ACCORDION.

>> AND HERE'S OUR GRANDFATHER RIGHT NOW.

♪ [ MUSIC ] >>> FROM HOLLYWOOD, IT'S THE LAWRENCE WELK SHOW, WITH A HISTORY OF LAWRENCE'S MUSICAL FAMILY.

[ APPLAUSE ] ♪♪ ♪ I BELIEVE IN MUSIC ♪ I BELIEVE IN LOVE ♪ I BELIEVE IN MUSIC ♪ I BELIEVE IN LOVE ♪ MUSIC IS LOVE, LOVE IS@ MUSIC IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN ♪ ♪ PEOPLE WHO BELIEVE IN MUSIC ARE THE HAPEST PEOPLE I'VE EVER SEEN ♪ ♪ SO CLAP YOUR HANDS, STOMP YOUR FEET, SHAKE YOUR@ TAMBOURINE ♪ ♪ LIFT YOUR VOICES TO THE SKY, BECAUSE LOVE IS THE SCENE ♪♪ I BELIEVE IN MUSIC ♪ I BELIEVE IN LOVE ♪ I BELIEVE IN MUSIC ♪ I BELIEVE IN LOVE, YES I ÅBELIEVE!

♪ .

[ APPLAUSE ] >>> I BELIEVE IN MUSIC.

A VERY APPROPRIaTE SONG FOR THIS SHOW.

A HISTORY OF OUR MUSICAL FAMILY.

YES, THIS EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, YOU'LL LEARN MANY THINGS ABOUT OUR PEOPLE.

SOME YEARS AGO I HAD THE HONOR OF BEING A JUDGE IN A TALENT CONTEST, AND I'M VERY HAPPY TO SAY I PICKED THE WINNER.

BOB RALSTON, THE GENIUS AT THE PIANO AT THE AGE OF 15.

BEFORE INING US IN 1963, BOB PLAYED WITH THE FREDDY MA)TIN BAND AND WAS ON FEATURED WITH FREDDY, PLAYING THIS SONG.

KRTION -- "CUNANA" ♪♪ [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] >>> BOB RALSTON, WHAT TECHNIQUE, WHAT TALENT!

THERE ARE SO MANY NICE THINGS I ULD SAY ABOUT OUR LOVELY CHAMPAGNE LADY NORMA ZIMMER.

SHE'S LOkED AND ADMIRED BY MILLIONS, INCLUDING EVERYONE IN THE ENTERTaINMENT INDUSTRY.

WHEN NOT SINGING ON OUR SHOW, SHE MAKES FRE@QUENT APPEARANCES ON THE BILLY GRAM C@RUSADE AND OTHER RELIGIOUS PROGRAMS.

HER SINGING PARTNER, JIMMY ROBERTS, WALKED INTO ONE OF OUR REHEARSALS IN 1955 AND ASKED FOR AN AUDITION.

WE HIRED HIM ON THE SPOT.

AND HERE THEY ARE, NORMA AND JIMMY.

♪ ABIDE WITH ME FAST FALLS THE EVENTIDE ♪ ♪ THE DARKNESS DEEPENS, LORD WITH ME ABIDE ♪ ♪ WHEN OTHER HELPERS FAIL AND COMFORTS FLEE ♪ ♪@ HELP OF THE HELPLESS, 0 ABIDE WITH ME ♪♪ HOLD THY CROSS BEFORE MY CLONG EYES ♪ ♪ SHINE THROUGH THE GOOD MORNING AND POINT ME TO THE SKIES ♪ ♪ HEAVEN'S MORNING BREAKS, AND EARTH'S VAIN SHADOWS FLEE ♪ ♪ IN LIFE IN DEATH 0 LORD ABIDE WITH ME ♪♪ [ APPLAUSE ] >>> HERE'S A PICTURE OF MY DAD WHEN HE WAS ABOUT 22.

A FEW YEARS AFTER HE LEFT THE FAMILY FARM.

WHEN I WAS 22, JUST OUT OF COLLEGE, I STRUCK OUT ON MY OWN, TOO.

AND WENT TO WORK FOR DOT RECORDS.

IN 1968 AFTER A FEW YEARS IN THE BUSINESS, I STARTED RANWOOD RECORDS WITH MY FRIENDS RANDY WOOD AND CHRIS0?6> HAMILTON.

MY FATHER AND ALL THE STARS RECORDED FOR OUR LABEL, AND IT WAS GREAT HAVING MY DAD AND SO MANY OF MY FRIENDS AS OUR ARTISTS.

AT THE SAME TIME I WAS ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF MY FATHER'S COMPANY, AND IN 1980, WHEN DAD ASKED ME TO HELP HIM RUNTHE COMPANY, HE ACQUIRED RANWOOD RECORDS, AND I CONTINUED TO OVERSEE IT.

I'M STILL IN THE RECORD BUSINESS AFTER ALL THESE YEARS, AND I STILL LOVE IT.

AND I'VE MANAGED TO PASS A LOT OF THE WORK ON TO MY SON, KEVIN.

IN DAD'S INTRODUCTION TO THE NEXT SONG BY GUY AND RALNA, HE MENTIONS THEIR NEW ALBUM AND COMPLIMENTS THE COVER.

I'M PROUD TO SAY THAT IT WAS A RANWOOD RECORD.

GUY AND RALNA WERE TWO OF OUR MOST POPULAR RECORDING ARTISTS, AND WE HAD A LOT OF SUCCESSFUL ALBUMS OVER THE YEARS.

>>> WE FIRST HEARD THIS NEXT TALENTED COUPLE AT THE HORN, A LITTLE CLUB NEAR OUR OFFICE IN SANTA MONICA.

THEN RALNA CAME TO OUR OFFICE FOR AN AUDITION.

SHE ONLY SANG A FEW NOTES WHEN I SAID "RALNA, THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME."

IT WASN'T LONG AFTERWARDS WHEN GUY JOINED US, TOO.

AND HERE THEY ARE TOGETHER WITH A SONG FROM THEIR BRAND NEW ALBUM.

AND, FOLKS, LOOK AT THAT PICTURE.

THAT'S THE BEST PICTURE I'VE EVER SEEN ON AN ALBUM.

>> OH, THANK YOU.

♪ YOU SEE THIS GUY ♪ THIS GUY'S IN LOVE WITH YOU ♪ YES I'M IN LOVE, WHO LOOKS AT YOU THE WAY I DO ♪ ♪ WHEN YOU SMILE, I CAN TELL, WE KNOW EACH OTHER VERY WELL ♪ HOW CAN I SHOW YOU ♪ I'M GLAD I GOT TO KNOW YOU ♪ 'CAUSE I'VE HEARD SOME TALK, THEY SAY YOU THINK I'M FINE ♪ ♪ THIS GUY'S IN LOVE, AND WHAT I'D DO TO MAKE YOU MINE ♪ ♪ TELL ME NOW, IS ITO ♪ DOg'T LET ME BE THE LAST TO KNOW ♪ ♪ MY HANDS ARE SHAKING ♪ DON'T LET MY HEART KEEP BREAKING ♪ ♪ 'CAUSE I NEED YOUR LOVE ♪ I NEED YOUR LOVE ♪ I WANT YOUR LOVE ♪ I WANT YOUR LOVE ♪ SAY YOU'RE IN@ LOVE, IN LOVE WITH THIS GUY ♪ ♪ SAY YOU'L@L BE MY GUY ♪ IF NOT I'LL JUST DIE ♪ I NEED YOUR LOVE ♪ I NEED YOUR LOVE ♪ I WANT YOUR LOVE @ ♪ I WANT YOUR LOVE ♪ I NEED YOUR LOVE ♪♪ [ APPLAUSE ] >>> WASN'T THAT NICE?

THANK YOU.

1961, WE WERE LOOKING FOR A DANCE TEAM FOR OUR SHOW.

TWO ENTERPRISING YOUNGSTERS, BARBARA BOYLAN AND BOBBY BRIDGES CREATED A DANCE ROUTINE TO OUR FIRST BIG HIT RECORDING "CALCUTTA" AND THEN WHEN OUR RECORDING OF "YELLOW BIRD" WAS RELEASED, THEY WERE READY WITH ANOTHER ROUTINE TO THIS SONG.

WELL, I COULDN'T IGNORE SUCH AMBITION AND DEDICATION.

THEY JOINED OUR MUSICAL FAMILY WHEN BARBARA GOT MARRIED AND RETIRED, BOBBY WAS LKY ENOUGH TO FIND ANOTHER WONDERFUL PARTNER, CISSY KING.

LADIES ANDENTLEMEN, CISSY ANDOaBY.

[ APP&AUSE ] "CALCUTTA" ♪♪ [ CHEERING AND APPLaUSE ] >>> GREAT!

GREAT, CISSY AND BOBBY!

>>> A FEW YEARS AGO I PLAYED IN THE COUNTRY MUSIC GOLF TOURNAMENT IN NASHVILLE.

A YOUNG LADY AND HER HUSBAND FOLLOWED MELL OVER THE GOLF COURSE PLAYING ME TAPES OF HER SINGING.

WELL, AGAIN, THIS KIND OF DETERMINATION GOT HER ON OUR SHOW FOR A GUEST APPEARANCE.

AND YOU FOLKS LIKED HER SO WELL, SHE ALSO BECAME A REGULAR MEMBER OF OUR MUSICAL FAMILY.

HERE'S AVA BARBER AND THE FIRST SONG SHE SANG ON OUR SHOW.

♪ ALMOST HEAVEN, WEST VIRGINIA ♪ ♪ BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS, SHENANDOAH RIVER ♪♪ LIFE IS ÅOLD THERE, OLDER THAN THE TREES ♪ ♪ YOUNGER THAN THE MOUNTAINS, GROWING LIKE A BREEZ ♪ ♪ COUNTRY ROADS, TAKE ME HOME ♪ ♪ TO THE PLACE I BELONG ♪ WEST VIRGINIA, MOUNTAIN MAMA ♪ TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS ♪@ ♪ I HEAR HIS VOICE IN THE MORNING AS HE CALLS ME, RADIO REMINDS ME OF MY HOME FAR AWAY ♪ ♪ AND DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD I GET A FEELING THAT I SHOULD HAVE BEEN HOME YESTERDAY ♪ ♪ YESTERDAY ♪ COUNTRY ROADS, TAKE ME HOME ♪ TO THE PLACE I BELONG ♪ WEST VIRGINIA, MOUNTAIN MAMA ♪ ♪ TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS ♪ TAKE ME@ HOME COUNTRY ROADS TAKE ME HOME ♪ [ APPLAUSE ] [ [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] >>> aACK IN STRASBURG, NORTH DAKOTA, THEY WERE LUCKY IF THEY HAD A COUNTRY ROAD.

HERE'S SON JEFFREY.

HERE'S A PICTURE OF YOUR GRANDFATHER WHEN HE WAS ABOUT YOUR AGE JEFFREY'S BEEN TRAVELING WITH HIS MOM AND DAD DOWN COUNTRY ROADS GOING TO CUTTING HORSE COMPETITIONS EVER SINCE HE WAS A BABY.

I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT WE WON AT MANY OF THE SHOWS WITH OUR HORSE HICKORY'S GOLDEN FLOW, AND WE ARE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO OWN ONE OF THE TOP CUTTING HORSE STALLIONS, SLIP DOWN LEAN A.

YOU REALLY LIKE BEING AROUND HORSES, DON'T YOU, JEFFREY?

>> I DO.

WE EVEN HAVE 15 HORSES ON OUR PROPERTY AND SOME OF THE ARE BABIES.

I VIDEOTAPED THE BIRTH OF THE LAST BABY.

>> JEFFREY ALSO HELPS TAKE CARE OF THE HORSES.

HE FEEDS THEM AND CLEANS THE STALLS SOMETIMES.

>> I EVEN HAVE MY OWN HORSE.

HIS NAME IS ROCKY.

AND IHAVE A PONY NAMEb MACARONI.

>> HE'S BEEN RIDING SINCE HE WAS ABOUT 3, AND STARTED RIDING ALONE AT 5.

BUT HORSES AREN'T HIS ONLY INTEREST.

TELL EVERYONE WHaT SPORTS YOU LIKE TO PLAY >> I JUST FINISHED PLAYING T-BALL AND IN SEPTEMBER I'M GOING TO BE PLAYIN SOCCER.

>> HIS BUSY SCHEDULE KEEPS HIS MOM ON THE ROAD A LOT, AND I DON'T MEAN COUNTRY ROADS.

I MEAN CALIFORNIA FREEWAYS.

>> TEN MORE YEARS UNTIL I CAN DRIVE.

>> OH, NO!

THAT'S A SCARY THOUGHT.

I THINK WE BETTER GET BACK TO THE SHOW.

>>> IN a973, MY GOOD FRIENDS HAROLD AND SHYLA SCHAEFER OF BISMARK, NORTH DAKOTA, TOLD ME ABOUT A YOUNG MAN WITH A WONDERFUL VOICE.

ON ONE OF MY VACATIONS BACK HE I WAS PLAYING GOLF AT THE APPLE CREEK COUNTRY CLUB, AND WHEN WE STOPPED FOR LUNCH, THERE WAS TOM NETHERTON SINGING FOR OUR PARTY, AND THAT DID IT.

AND HERE HE IS, TOM NETHERTON.

[ APPLAUSE ] ♪ IF EVERY WOkLD LEAVE YOU, IT WOULDN'T BE IN SUMMER ♪ ♪ SEEING YOU IN SUMMER, I NEVER WOULD GO ♪ YOUR HAIR STREAKED WITH SUNLIGHT, YOUR LIPS RED AS FLAME ♪ ♪ YOUR FACE WITH A LUSTRE THAT PUTS GOLD TO SHAME ♪ ♪ AND IF I'D EVER LEAVE YOU, HOW COULD IT BE IN AUTUMN?

♪ ♪ HOW I'D LEAVE IN AUTUMN NEVER WOULD KNOW ♪ ♪ I'VE SEEN HOW YOU SPARKLE WHEN FALL NIPS THE AIR ♪ ♪ I KNOW YOU IN AUTUMN ♪ AND I MUST BE THERE ♪ AND COULD I LEAVE YOU RUNNING MERRILY THROUGH THE SNOW?

♪ OR ON A WINTRY EVENING YOU CATCH THE FIRE'S GLOW?

♪ IF EVERY WOULD LEAVE YOU ♪ HOW COULD IT BE IN ÅSPRINGTIME?

♪ ♪ KNOWING HOW IN SPRING I'M BETCHED BY YOU SO?

♪ OH, NO, NOT IN SPRING ♪ SUMMER, WINTERR FALL @ ♪ NO, NEVER COULD I LEAVE YOU AT ALL ♪ NO, NEVER COULD I LEAVE YOU AT ALL ♪♪ >>> WASN'T THAT GREAT?

EXCELLENT ARTHUR DUNCAN, A GREAT PERFORMER AND A FINE GENTLEMAN HAS BEEN WITH US FOR 13 YEARS.

I CAN A SHIRE YOU, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, -- AURE YOU, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, áAP DANCING WON'T BECOME A LOST ART AS LONG AS WE HAVE ART DUNCAN AROUND.

COME IN, ART.

[ APPLAUSE ] >> THANK YOU.

TNK YO-, MR. WELK.

I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT THE PAST 13 YEARS AVE BEEN THE HAPPIEST DAYS OF MY LIFE.

AS YOU KNOW, I ENJOY MY WORK VERY MUCH.

AND HERE'S A SONG LONG IDENTIFIED WITH THE LATE GREAT DUKE ELLINGTON ORCHESTRA.

"TAKE THE "A" TRAIN."

♪♪ [ APPLAUSE ] >>> ARTHUR IT'S BEEN OUR PLEASURE TO HAVE YOU WITH US ALL THESE YEARS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

WE HAVE@ ANOTHER REASON FOR BEING GRATEFUL TO ARTHUR.

CANDILO, YOU TELL THE FOLKS.

>> IT WAS ARTHUR DUNCAN WHO FIRST INTRODUCED ME TO LAWRENCE WELK AND WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR ME BEING ON THE SHOW.

MANY YEARS AGO, ARTHUR AND I MET DOWN UNDER IN AUSTRALIA AND DID MANY SHOWS TOGETHER, AND IT WAS WHILE IN AUSTRALIA THERE WAS A VERY POPULAR SONG I WOULD LIKE TO DO FOR Y RIGHT NOW WITH THE HELP OF OUR AUDIENCE, AND A PARTICULAR MAN IN THE AUDIENCE, IF I CAN GET A VOLUNTEER.

COULD YOU HELP ME, SIR?

[ LAUGHTER ] >> JUST VOLUNTEER, DIDN'T 9OU?

JUST LIKE BEING IN THE ARMY.

THE SONG W "TIE ME KANGAROO DOWN" I'M SURE YOU REMEMBER IT.

IT WAS A BIG HIT BY RALPH HARRIS.

PAT BOONE HAD IT OUT.

WHAT IS YOUR NAME?

>> ROBINSON.

>> MR. ROBINSON, JUST HOLD THIS.

JUST GIVE ME A -- THINK YOU CAN DO THAT?

GETTING TOUGH RIGHT OFF THE BAT.

GIVE ME A LITTLE -- COULD WE HAVE TEMPO, FELLAS?

♪@@ >> KEEP THAT GOING.

THAT'S VERY GOOD.

♪ TIE ME KANGAROO DOWN, SPORT, TIE ME KANGAROO DOWN ♪ ♪ TIE ME KANGAROO DOWN, SPORT, TIE ME KANGA)OO DOWN DOWN ♪ >> NOW WATCH ME WALLABIES FEED, MATE, WATCH ME WALL A BEES FEED, THEY'RE A DANGEROUS BREED, MATE,O WATCH ME WALL A BEES FEED ♪ ♪ EVERYBODY NOW, TIE ME KANGAO DOWN, SPORT TIE ME KANGAROO DOWN DOWN ♪ ♪ TIE ME KANGAROO DOWN, SPORT ♪ TIE ME KANGAROO DOWN ♪ TAKE ME KOALA BACK, JACK, TAKE ME KOALA BACK.

HE BE&ONGS SOMEWHERE ON THE TRACK, MAC, SO TAKE M@E KOALA BACK ♪ ♪ TIE ME KANGAROO DOWN, SPORT, E ME KANGAROO DOWN ♪ ♪ TIE ME KANGAROO DOWN, SPORT TIE ME KANGAROO DOWN ♪ ♪ MIND ME PLATYPUS DUCK BILL MIND ME PLATYPUS DUCK ♪.

>> HE'LL NEVER GO RUNNG A AMOK SO MIND ME PLATYPUS DUCK ♪@ ♪ EVERYBODY SING, TIE ME KANGAROO DOWN, SPORT, TIE ME KANGAROO DOWN ♪ ♪ TIE ME KANING RUN DOWN WE HAVE TO BREAK UP THE TEMPO.

SORRY YOU WERE GOING SO WELL HERE.

ARE YOU READY?

I'LL GIVE YOU THE CUE WHEN TO COME BACK IN.

♪ TAN ME HIDE WHEN I'M DEAD, FRED ♪ ♪ TAN ME HIDE WHEN I'M DEAD ♪ SO WE TANNED HIS HIDE WHEN HE DIED, CLYDE, AND THAT'S IT HANGING ON THE SHED@ ♪ Å♪ EVERYBODY, TIE ME KANGAROO DOWN, SPORT ♪ TIE ME KANING RU DOWN, TIE ME KANGAROO DOWN, SPORT, TIE ME KANGAROO DOWN ♪ ♪ TIE ME KANGAROO DOWN, SPORT TIE ME KANGAROO DOWN ♪ ♪@@ TIE ME KANGAROO DOWN@ ♪ [ APPLAUSE ] >>> THAT'S WHAT YOU CALL AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION.

>> SEE THAT, KEVIN?

AND YOU THOUGHT REALITY TV WAS A NEW IDEA.

>> THAT GUY IN THE AUDIENCE WAS PRETTY GUTSY.

I WULDN'T BE ABLE TO PLAY THAT WAFFLE BOARD.

>> I GUESS AS PRESIDENT OF THE WELKUSIC GROUP, YOU WOULD RATHER DEAL WITH CRAZY RECORDING ARTISTS.

>> SONG WRITERS, MUSICIANS, MANAGERS, ARTISTS AND LAWYERS.

>> EVEN WHEN YOU PUT IT THAT WAY, I STILL LOVE THE RECORD BUSINESS, AS MUCH AS YOU DO.

LIKE YOU AND GRANDPA, I'VE BEEN FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE AROUND PERFORMERS MY WHOLE LIFE AND I FEEL VERY COMFORTABLE WITH THEM.

>> KEVIN, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB.

KEVIN STARTED IN SALES, DID ARTIST DEVELOhMENT, AND THEN BECAME GENERAL MANAGER.

HE'S BEEN PRESIDENT OF THE WELK MUSIC GROUP FOR THREE YEARS, AND OUR BUSINESS HAS INCREASED 400%.

@ NO NOT BAD, KEV.

>> I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE ALL THE CREDIT, BUT WITHOUT A GREAT TEAM IN PLACE WE COULDN'T HAVE ACCOMPLISHED WHAT WE HAVE.

>> OUR LABEL ALSO INCLUDE VANGUARD RECORDS WITH ITS RICH FOLK@BLUES AND JAZZ MUSIC HISTORY, AND SUGAR HILL, WHICH HAS SOME OF THE GREATEST ROOTS-BASED ACTS IN THE COUNTRY.

WITH ARTISTS LIKE OUR BRAND NEW GRAMMY-AWARD WINNING GROUP NICKEL CREEK, AND OF COURSE THE GREAT DOLLY PARTON.

>> DOLLY'S NEW TRIBUTE ALBUM INCLUDES SHANIA TWAIN, ALLISON KRAUSE, NORAH JONES, AND DOLLY SINGS THE TITLE TRACK "JUST BECAUSE I'M A WOMAN".

>> MINDY SMITH IS ON THERE, TOO, ONE OF YOUR NEW SINGING DISCOVERIES.

S YOU'RE GETTING TO BE MO)E LIKE YOUR GRANDFATHER ALL THE TIME, SEARCHING OUT NEW TALENT.

>> I'M WORKING ON IT, DAD.

>> HERE'S THE WORLD'S BEST TALENT SCOUT NOW.

>>> HERE'S A GENTLEMAN WHO WAS WITH US LONG BE#ORE WE GOT ON@ TELESION.

LARRY HOOPIE, HOW ABOUT CHATTING WITH OUR AUDIENCE?

>> WELL, I JOINED THE WELK ÅBAND LATE IN 1949, AND A FEW YEARS AFTER THAT WE GOT A HOLD NOBODY ELSE WANTED, AND WE GAMBLED WITH IT, SO NOW WITH YOUR PERMISSION, " HAPPY DAY ♪ THE SUN IS SHININ', 0 HAPPY DAY ♪ ♪ NO MORE TROUBLES, AND NO SKIES OF GRAY ♪♪ EVER SINCE YOU SAID THOSE WORDS TO ME ♪ ♪ THE MOON IS SHININ', 0 HAPPY NIGHT ♪ ♪ COME TO ME DARLING AND HOLD ÅME TIGHT ♪ ♪ I NEED YOUR LOVIN', REALLY, YES, I DO ♪ DO, DO, DO ♪ ♪ YOU SAID YOU LOVED ME, I KNOW IT'S TRUE ♪ ♪ MY LIFE'S COMPLETE, DEAR, FOR NOW I HAVE YOU ♪ ♪ 0 HAPPY DAY ♪ 0 LUCKY ME@ @ ♪ 0 HAPPY DAY Å♪ 0 LUCKY ME ♪.

[ APPLAUSE ] >> IT WAS A VERY HAPPY DAY FOR ALL OF US WHEN LARRY RECOVERED FROM A SERIOUS ILLSS FEW YEARS AGO.

>>> JACK CAME TO US RIGHT OUT OF THE NAVY 20 YEARS AGO.

HE DANCED, PLAYED MARIMBA AND DRUMS AND ALSO GAVE US SOME PROBLEMS.

WELL, JACK HAS COME A LONG WAY IN RECENT YEARS.

HE'S NOW OUR ASSOCIATE PRODUCER, AND DOING FINE JOB.

WE'RE GOING TO GET JACK ON THE MARIMBA AGAIN.

HERE HE IS WITH OUR GREAT TROMBONES MAN, BOB PAVENS FROM QUINCY ILLINOIS.

"AFTER YOU'VE GONE" ♪♪ [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] >>> YES, THANK YOU FOR JOINING IN ON THE MARIMBA ON THAT NUMBER.

THAT WAS 20 YEARS AND 20 POUNDS AGO.

[ LAUGHTER ] >>> THIS NEXT YOUNG LADY WAS SINGING AT DISNEYLAND WITH A GROUP CALLED THE MUSTANGS WHEN SHE WAS BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION BY OUR FAN CLUB PRESIDENT MARY LEE SCHAEFER.

SHE BECAME A MEMBER OF OUR MUSICAL FAMILY IN 'OF 8.

AND -- '68.

A MEMBER OF MY PERSONAL FAMILY ÅJUST A FEW MONTHS LATER WHEN SdE MARRIED MY SON LARRY, JR.

HERE'S MY LOVELY DAUGHTER IN LAW, TANYA, AND THE SOUND THAT WON HER THE JOB.

♪ YOU MAKE ME FEEL SO YOUNG ♪ YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE SPRING HAS SPRUNG ♪ ♪ AND EVER' TIME I SEE YOU GRIN, I'M SUCH A HAPPY INDIVIDUAL ♪ ♪ THE MOMENT THAT YOU SPEAK ♪ I WANT TOO AND PLAY HIDE-AND-SEEK ♪ ♪ I WANT TO GO AND BOUNCE THE MOON ♪ ♪ JUST LIKE A TOY BALLOON ♪ YOU@ AND I ARE JUST LIKE A COUPLE OF TOTS♪ ♪ RUNNING ACROSS THE MD OWE -- MEADOW, PICKING UP LOTS OF FORGET ME NOTS" ♪ YOU MAKE ME FEEL SO YOUNG ♪ YOU MAKE ME FEEL THERE ARE SONGS TO BE SUNG ♪ ♪ BELLS TO BE RUNG, AND A WONDERFUL FLING TO BE FLUNG♪ ♪ AND EVEN WHEN I'M OLD AND GRAY ♪ ♪ I'M GONNA FEEL THE WAY I DO TODAY ♪ ♪ 'CAUSE YOU MAKE ME FEEL SO YOUNG ♪ ♪ YOU MAKE ME FEEL SO YOUNG ♪ YOU MAKE ME FEEL SO YOUNG ♪ [ APPLAUSE ] >>> WAY TO GO, MOM.

I LOVE THAT PART ABOUT YOU SINGING WITH THE MUSTANGS.

>> DON'T LAUGH TOO HARD, LARRY.

SOME DAY SOMEONE WILL TEASE YOU ABOUT YOUR OLD VIDEOTAPES.

LARRY IS THE NEWS REPORTER AND HELICOPTER PILOT FOR KCAL TV, AND CBS, SO HE HAS A PRETTY EXCITINGIFE EVER' SINGLE DAY.

>> THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING EXCITING HAPPENING IN LOS ANGELES, THAT'S FOR SURE.

>> IN JANUARY 2003 WHEN FIRES WERE BURNING ALL OVER MALIBU, LARRY WAS ABLE TO FLY OVER OUR HOUSE AND KEEP ME UP TO DATE ON WHAT WAS HAPPENING.

>> I WAS ABLE T REASURE HIM THAT EVERYTHING WAS UNDER CONTROL WITH FIRE TRUCKS ON THE PROPERTY AND NO DAMAGE TO THE HOUSE OR BARN.

BUT ALL LIFE ISN'T ALWAYS HIGH DRAMA IN SHOW BUSINESS.

>> WE GO TO BASEBALL GAMES LIKE OTHER FATHERS AND SONS.

WE ALL WENT TO A WORLD SERIES GAME IN 2002 AND SAW OUR HEROES, THE ANAHEIM ANGELS.

>> PEOPLE KEPT POINTING OVER US AND SAYING "THAT'S LARRY WELK" AND THEY MEANT YOU!

[ LAUGHTER ] >> WE FOUND ONE OF OUR NEWEST MEMBERS, KATHY SULLIVAN, IN MADISON, WISCONSIN.

WE BELIEVE SHE HAS ONE OF THE LOVIEST VOICES IN TELEVISION.

YOU'LL HEAR KATHIE ANb MORE OF OUR PRETTY GIRLS IN A BEAUTIFUL SONG FROM SHOW BOAT.

♪ SHE USED TO DREAM THAT SHE WOULD DISCOVER ♪ ♪ THE PERFECT LOVER SOMEDAY ♪ SHE KNEW SHE'S RECOGNIZE HIM ♪ IF EVER HE CAME ROUND HER WAY ♪ ♪ CAME ROUND HER WAY ♪ THEN ALONG CAME BILL, AN ORDINARY GUY ♪ ♪ HE HASN'T GOT A THING THAT I CAN BRAG ABOUT ♪ ♪ AND YET TO ME UPON HIS KNEE ♪@ ♪ SO OMFY aND ROOMY SEEMS NATURAL TO ME ♪ ♪ AND I CAN'T ELAIN, IS SURELY NOT HIS BRAIN ♪ ♪ THAT MAKES ME THRILLED ♪ I LOVE HIM ♪ BECAUSE HE'S, I DON'TNOW ♪ BECAUSE HE'S JUST MY BILL Å♪♪ [ APPLAUSE ] >>> THAT WAS TRULY BEAUTIFUL.

WE'RE GOING TO TEAM UP TWO LONG-TIME MEMBERS OF OUR MUSICAL FAMILY, MYRON FLOREN AND DICK DALE.

EACH HAVE BEEN OVER 26 YEARS ON THE JOB.

WHEN I FIRST HIRED MYRON, MY MANAGER, SAM LUTS, JUST COULDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY I WOULD HIRE AN ACCORDION PLAYER SO MUCH BETTER THAN MYSELF.

[ LAUGHTER ] >> WELL, I'VE NEVER BEEN SORRY AND NEITHER HAS SAM.

WHEN WE FOUND DICK DALE, HE WAS WORKING WITH A BAND FROM NEW ULM MINNESOTA.

THE SIX FAD DUTCHMEN.

THIS IS THE KIND OF MUSIC THEY USED TO SING IN THOSE DAYS.

"HI LI HI LO" ♪♪ "WHERE HAS MY LITTLE DOG GONE" ♪♪ "DUE DUE LOOEBS" " DU LIEGST" ♪♪.

[ SINGING IN GERMAN ] [ APPLAUSE ] >> DANKE.

>> NEVER FAILS, PLAY A LITTLE CLASSICAL MUSIC AND EVERYONE WANTS TO GET INTO THE ACT.

WALTER WINDSOR MANAGER OF A TV STATION IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA INTRODUCED LAWRENCE TO THE LOVIE SEMANSKI SISTERS A UM CAN YEARS AGO.

THE WAY LAWRENCE FEELS ABOUT TALENT AND PRETTY GIRLS,HE COULDN'T RESIST THIS NICE FAMILY AND DECIDED TO PUT THEM ON OUR SHOW.

WE THINK THEY'VE MADE WONDERFUL hROGRESS IN THE LAST TWO YEARS.

SEE IF YOU DON'T AGREE.

♪ IT'S A SLL WORLD AFTER ALL ♪ IT'S A SMALL WORLD AFTER ALL ♪ IT'S A SMALL WORLD AFTER ALL ♪ IT'S SMALL, SMALL WORLD ♪ IT'S A WORLD OF LAUGHTER ♪ A WORLD OF TEARS ♪ IT'S A WORLD OF HOPES ♪ IT'S A WORLD OF FEAR ♪ THERE'S SO MUCH THAT WE SHARE ♪ ♪ THAT IT'S TIME WE'RE AWARE, IT'S' SMALL WORLD AFTER ALL ♪ ♪ THERE IS JUST ONEMOON AND ONE GOLDEN SUN ♪ AND A SMILE MEANS FRIENDSHIP TO EVERYONE ♪ ♪ THOUGH THE MOUNTAINS DIVIDE, AND THE OCEANS ARE WIDE IT'S A SMALL, WORLD AFTER ALL ♪ ♪ IT'S A SMALL WORLD AFTER ALL ♪ IT'S A SMALL WORLD AFTER ALL ♪ IT'S A SMALL WORLD AFTER ALL, IT'S A SMALL SMALL WORLD ♪ ♪ IT'S A SMALL WORLD AFTER ALL ♪ IT'S A SMALL WORLD AFTER ALL ♪ IT'S A SMALL WORLD AFTER ♪ IT'@S A SMALL, SMALL WORLD @@ ♪.

[ APPLAUSE ] @@@@@ >>> LARRY AND KEVIN HAVE ALWAYS TOLD ME HOW MUCH FUN IT WAS GROWING UP WITH THE WELK MUSICAL FAMILY.

THEY SAID IT WAS LIKE GROWING UP IN A REALLY BIG FAMILY WITH DOZENS OF AUNTS AND UNCLES AND THOSE SAME PEOPLE ARE STILL@ IN@ THEIR LIVES TODAY, BECAUSE SO MANY OF THE STARS STI@LL PERFORM AT THE WELK RESORT@ IN BRANSON.

WE EVEN HAD@ FIVE-WEEK LIVE TOUR THIS YEAR AND HOPE TO DO MANY MORE.

@ IT IS ALWAYS GREAT TO LOOK BACK AT THESE OLD SHOWS, AND I AM JUST SO HAPPY AND GRATEFUL THAT MY FATHER'S LEGACY CONTINUES TO THIS DAY@.

THANKS TO THE GENEROSITY OF ALL YOU OUT THERE IN THE PUBLIC TELEVISION AUDIENCE, WE ARE ABLE TO KEEP THE WEEKLY SERIES GOING AND MAKE NEW FUND RAISING SPECIALS EVERY FEW YEARS.

WE ALL APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT, AND I KNOW DAD WOULD BE VERY PLEASED >> ON ONE OF MY VISITS TO OUR WELCOME INN IN CALIFORNIA, I TICED A VERY PRETTY AND CHARMING LITTLE MEXICAN GIRL.

NATURALLY I ASKED HER IF SHE COULD SING.

WELL, SHE CERTAINLY COULD.

HERE'S OUR LOVELY LITTLE ANACANI IN THE FIRST SONG SHE SANG FOR ME.

"NOCHE DE RONDA" [ SINGING IN SPANISH ] [ APPLAUSE ]@ >>> ACANI, JUST BEAUTIFUL.

IN 1957, JOE FEENEY CAME OUT FROM GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA TO BE A GUEST ON OUR SHOW.

AND I GUESS JOE WAS PRETTY CONFIDENT ABOUT BECOMING A REGULAR.

HE PACKED ALLF HIS BELONGINGS FOR THE TRIP, AND DIDN'T EVEN HAVE THE PRICE OF A TICKET BACK HOME.

SO LAWRENCE KEPT HIM AROUND FOR A FEW WEEKS AND IT'S TURNED INTO OVER 20 YEARS.

JOE, I THINK YOU BETTER SING AN IRISH SONG THIS EVENING, BECAUSE WE NOTICE FROM OUR MAIL THAT IF WE DON'T INCLUDE AN IRISH SONG FOR ST. PATRICK'S DAY WE'RE IN TROUBLE, AND THERE'S AN IRISH ACCORDION PLAYER GOING TO HELP YOU TONIGHT.

>> THANK YOU.

♪ WHEN IRISH EYES ARE SMILING ♪ ♪ SURE TIS LIKE THE MORN IN@ SPRING ♪ ♪ IN THE LILT OF IRISH LAUGHTER ♪ ♪ YOU CAN HEAR THE ANGELS SING ♪ ♪ WHEN IRISH HEARTS ARE HAPPY ♪ ♪ ALL THE WORLD SEEMS BRIGHT AND GAY ♪ ♪ AND WHEN IRISH EYES ARE SMILING ♪ SURE, THEY STEAL YOUR AWAY ♪♪.

[ APPLAUSE ] >> WOW!

WHAT A VOICE.

JOE FEENEY FROM GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA.

GEORGE CASE HAS BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH US FOR 26 YEARS AS OUR MUSICAL DIRECTOR.

GEORGE IS ALSO A COMPOSER, AND AMONG HIS HITS WAS A TUNE TITLED "CARMEN'S BOOGIE" DEMONSTRATING HOW A CLASSIC CAN BE TURNED INTO A POPULAR MELODY.

HERE'S GEORGE WITH CARMEN'S BOOGIE.

"CARMEN'S BOOGIE" [ APPLAUSE ] >>> WHAT A GREAT BAND.

>> I'M NOT SURE AT THE TIME WE REALIZED HOW REALLY GOOD IT WAS, BUT FORTUNATELY WE CAN SEE IT AND HEAR IT ANYTIME WE WANT TO, JUST BY POPPING IN A TAPE OR A DVD.

>> WELL, GATHERED AROUND ME RIGHT NOW IS MY BIG FAMILY.

LARRY, DO YOUR INTRODUCTIONS.

>> OKAY.

THIS IS MY WIFE, TRACY.

THIS IS MY DAUGHTER MADELYNE ROSEMARY, SHE'S 7, DANA MICHELLE IS 5, AND YOUNG PHILIP LAWRENCE, 2.

>> KEVIN, DO THE HONORS.

>> ALL RIGHT.

THIS IS MY WIFE LINDEY, MY DAUGHTER PAULINE A ROSE, 5 YEARS OLD, AND MY 3-YEAR-OLD OVER HERE, JEMMA MARIE.

>> JEFFREY, HOW ABOUT INTRODUCING YOUR MOM?

>> THIS IS MY MOM, LYNN WELK, AND ON HER LAST BIRTHDAY SHE WAS -- >> SHHH!

[ LAUGHTER ] >> I TELL YOU, I GOT A GREAT IDEA.

HOW ABOUT IF WE ALL SING THE GOOD NIGHT SONG.

>> AWNO!

>> THEN JUST SAY GOODBYE.

>> GOODBYE, EVERYBODY, SO LONG.

♪ GOOD NIGHT, GOOD NIGHT UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN ♪ ♪ ADIOS, AU REVOIR, AUF WIEDERSEHEN, 'TIL THEN ♪ AND THOUGH IT'S ALWAYS SWEET SORROW TO PART ♪ YOU'LL KNOW YOU'LL ALWAYS REMAIN IN MY HEART ♪ ♪ GOOD NIGHT, 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, DOBRANOC, AUF WIDERSEHEN ♪♪ GOOD NIGHT!

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