>> 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.

♪♪ ONE.

ONE.

I'M MARY LOU METZGER, AND WELCOME TO "THE LAWRENCE WELK SHOW."

LET'S TRAVEL BACK TO 1976 FOR OUR SEASON PREMIERE.

THE LAWRENCE WELK ORCHESTRA PLAYS "IN THE MOOD."

TANYA SINGS "LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER."

AND ARTHUR DUNCAN DANCES TO "DOING THE NEW LOWDOWN."

BY THE WAY, AT T END OF THIS PROGRAM, THE GREAT WELK STAR PROGRAM, THE GREAT WELK STAR ARTHUR DUNCAN WILL BE WITH US TO SHARE HIS MEMORIES OF "THE LAWRENCE WELK SHOW."

NOW HERE'S THE MAESTRO HIMSELF, MR. LAWRENCE WELK.

[ APP&AUSE ] >> FOR OUR OPENING NUMBER, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE BIG BAND SOUNDS.

[ "IN THE MOOD" ] ♪♪ [ APPLAUSE ] >> THANK YOU.

YES, I SURE ENJOY THE BIG BAND SOUND.

AND OF COURSE THAT NUMBER WAS ONE OF MY VERY FAVORITES.

NOW, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, ESPECIALLY YOU LADIES, HERS A TREAT FOR YOUR EYES AND EARS TOM NETHERTON.

[ APPLAUSE ] >> THANK YOU THANK YOU, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

WELL, HERE'S A SONG WITH A WONDERFUL SENTIMENT FOR THIS BY CENTENNIAL -- BICENTENNIAL YEAR.

WE SURE HOPE YOU LIKE IT.

♪ THE HOUSE I LIVE IN A PLOT OF EARTH, A STREET ♪ ♪ THE GROCER AND THE BUTCHER AND THE PEOPLE THAT I MEET ♪ ♪ THE CHILDREN IN THE PLAYGROUND THE FACES THAT I SEE ♪ ♪ ALL RACES AND RELIGIONS THAT'S AMERICA TO ME ♪ ♪ THE PLACE I WORK IN THE WORKER AT MY SIDE ♪ ♪ THE LITTLE TOWN THE CITY WHERE MY PEOPLE LIVED AND DIED ♪ THE HOWDY AND THE HANDSHAKE THE AIR A FEELING FREE ♪ ♪ AND THE RIGHT TO SPEAK MY MIND OUT THAT'S AMERICA TO ME ♪ ♪ THE THINGS I SEE ABOUT ME THE BIG THINGS AND THE SMALL ♪ ♪ THAT LITTLE CORNER NEWSSTAND OR A HOUSE A MILE TALL ♪ ♪ THE WEDDING AND THE CHURCHYARD THE LAUGHTER AND THE TEARS ♪ ♪ AND THE DREAM THAT'S BEEN A-GROWING R 200 YEARS ♪ ♪ THE TOWN I LIVE I THE STET THE HOUSE THEROOM ♪ ♪ THE PAVEMENT OF THE CITY OR THE GARDEN ALL IN BLOOM ♪ ♪ THE CHURCH THE SCHOOL THE C&UBHOUSE THE MILLION LHTS I SEE ♪ ♪ BUT ESPECIALLY THE PEOPLE THAT'S AMERICA TO ME ♪ ♪ MY AMERICA YOUR AMERICA ♪ ♪ THAT'S AMERICA TO ME [ APPLAUSE ] >> NOW, FRIENDS, MY LOVELY, TALENTED AND VIVACIOUS TALENTED DAUGHTER-IN-LAW, TANYA.

♪ LOVE LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER ♪ ♪ THINK OF ME BABE WHENEVER SOME SWEET TALKING GIRL COMES ALONG SINGING HER SONG ♪ ♪ DON'T MESS AROUND YOU GOTTA BE STRONG ♪ ♪ JUST STOP 'CAUSE I REALLY LOVE YOU ♪ ♪ STOP I'LL BE THINKING OF YOU ♪ ♪ LOOK IN MY HEART AND LET LOVE KEEP US TOGETHER ♪ ♪ WHATEVER ♪ YOU YOU BELONG TO ME NOW ♪ AIN'T GONNA SET YOU FREE NOW ♪ ♪ WHEN THOSE GIRLS START HANGING AROUND TALKING ME DOWN HEAR WITH YOUR HEART AND YOU WON'T HEAR A SOUND ♪ ♪ JUST STOP 'CAUSE I REALLY LOVE YOU ♪ ♪ STOP I'LL BE THINKING OF YOU ♪ ♪ LOOK IN MY HEART AND LET LOVE KEEP US TOGETHER WHATEVER ♪ ♪ YOUNG AND BEAUTIFUL SOMEDAY YOUR LOOKS WILL BE GONE WHEN TH OTHERS TURN YOU OFF WHO'LL BE TURNING YOU ON ♪ ♪ I WILL I WILL I WILL ♪ ♪ I WILL BE THERE TO SHARE FOREVER LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER ♪ ♪ SAID IT BEFORE AND I'LL SAY IT AGAIN ♪ ♪ WHILE OTHERS PRETEND I'LL NEED YOU NOW AND I'LL NEED YOU THEN ♪ ♪ STOP 'CAUSE I REALLY LOVE YA ♪ ♪ STOP I'LL BE THINKING OF YOU ♪ ♪ LOOK IN MY HEART AND LET LOVE KEEP US TOGETHER ♪ ♪ TOGETHER ♪ TOGETHER [ APPLAUSE ] >> YES, AS YOU CAN TELL, TANYA ENJOYS TODAY'S SONGS.

HERE IS T GREATEST YOUNG DANCE COUPLE, CISSY KING AND BOBBY COUPLE, CISSY KING AND BOBBY BURGESS.

[ APPLAUSE ] ♪ THERE MAY BE TROUBLE AHEAD BUT WHILE THERE'S MOONLIGHT AND MUSIC AND LOVE AND ROMANCE LET'S FACE THE MUSIC ANDANCE ♪ ♪♪ [ TAP DANCING ] ♪♪ [ APPLAUSE ] [ TAP DANCING ] [ APPLAUSE ] [ APPLAUSE ] >> BOBBY AND CISSY, áHE ASTAIR >> BOBBY AND CISSY, áHE ASTAIR AND ROGERS OF THE@ '0s.

IN THE 1930s, THE BAND HAD A FINE MALE SINGER WHOSE NAME WAS KENNY STARK.

WE'D LIKE TO START OFF A SONG THAT KENNY SERGEANT MADE FAMOUS AND FEATURE JIMMY ROBERTS.

♪ HE WILL GET A STAR OUT OF THE BLUE FOR YOU ♪ ♪ FOR YOU ♪ I WILL GET A STAR OUT OF THE BLUE ♪ [ APAUSE ] ♪ OUT OF THE BLUE ♪ FOR YOU ♪ FOR YOU ♪ I'LL MAKE A STRING OF PEARLS OUT OF THE DEW ♪ ♪ FOR YOU ♪ FOR YOU ♪ OVER THE HIGHWAY AND OVER THE T)EES CARPETS OF CLOVER I LAY AT YOUR Eá ♪ ♪ OH THERE'S NOTHING IN THIS WORLD I WOULDN'T DO ♪ ♪ I WOULDN'T DO ♪ FOR YOU ♪ FOR YOU, FOR YOU ♪ FOR YOU [ APPLAUSE ] >> JOE FEENEY AND THE SINGERS.

AND THIS SONG W ARRANGED AND WILL BE CONDUCTED BY OUR FINE CHORALE DIRECTER,.

♪ I HEAR MUSIC WHEN I LOOK AT YOU ♪ ♪ A BEAUTIFUL THEME OF EVERY DREAM I EVER KNEW ♪ ♪ DOWN DEEP IN MY HEART I HEAR IT PLAY I FEEL IT START THEN MELT AWAY ♪ ♪ I HEAR MUSIC WHEN I TOUCH YOUR HAIR ♪ ♪ A BUTIFUL MELODY FROM THAT CAN'T CUT THE GLARE ♪ ♪ DOWN DEEP IN MY HEART ♪ DEEP IN MY HEART ♪ I H HEAR IT SAY IS THIS THE DAY ♪ ♪ THE DAY ♪ I ALONE dAVE HEARD THIS LOVELY STRAIN I ALONE HAVE HEARD THIS GLA REFRAIN ♪ ♪ MUST IT BE FO)EVER INSIDE OF ME ♪ ♪WHY CAN'T I LET IT GO?

WHY CAN'T I LET YOU KNOW?

WHY CAN'T I LET YOU KNOW THE SONG MY HEART WILL SING ♪ ♪ THAT BEAUTIFUL RHAPSODY OF LOVE AND YOU AND SPRING ♪ ♪ THE MUSIC IS SWEET THE WORDS ARE TRUE THAT I MISS YOU ♪ ♪ MISS YOU [ APAUSE ] >> WASN'T THAT BEAUTIFUL?

WE JUST FINISHED OUR ENGAGEMENT AT HARRIS CLUB -- HARRAH'S CLUB LAKE TAHOE.

JOE RECEIVED A STANDING OVATION JUST ABOUT EVE SHOW.

SO YOUAN EXPECT MORE OF THIS TYPE OF SONG ON OUR FUTURE SHOWS.

NEXT, A GREAT YOUNG MAN, A FINE GENTLEMAN AND A REAL ARTIST.

TWELVE YEARS WITHUR MUSICAL FAMILY, THE KING OF TAP, ARTHUR DUNCAN, YOU'RE ON.

>> THANK YOU [ APPLAUSE ] LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I'D LIKE TO PAY TRIBUTE TO A MAN WHO GAVE US SOME REAL HIGHLIGHTS IN OUR 200 YEARS OF AMERICAN ENTERTAINMENT.

I WOULD LIKE TO SALUTE BILL BOJANGLES ROBINSON.

♪♪@ ♪ THAT CRAZY THING AGAIN I'VE GOTTA DO THAT LAZY SWING AGAIN ♪ ♪ HI-HO DOING THE NEW LOW DOWN ♪ AND ONCE YOU HEART STRAINED WITH I'D LIKE TO BET YOU'LL GO INSANE TO IT ♪ ♪ HI-HO DOING THE NEW LOWDOWN OH, IT'S A SIN TO TAKE LAWRENCE WELK'S MONEY!

[ TAP DANCING ] ONE OF BILL ROBINSOS FAMOUS TIPS.

[ APPLAUSE ] [ TAP DANCING ] LAWRENCE WELK IS GOING TO DO THIS DANCE WITH ME NEXT WEEK.

[ TAP DANCING ] ♪♪ [ APPLAUSE ] [ APPLAUSE ] >> AND DON'T WORRY, FOLKS, I'M NOT REALLY GOING TO DANCE WITH ARTHUR NEXT WEEK.

I'M SURE MANY OF YOU FOLKS ARE WAITING TO HEAR FROM TWO OF THE MOST POPULAR SINGERS WE'VE EVER HAD ON OUR TELEVISION SHOW.

GUY AND RALNA, AND WE'LL START WITH GUY.

[ APPLAUSE ] ♪ FEELINGS NOTHING MORE THAN FEELINGS ♪ TRYING TO FORGET MY FEELINGS OF LOVE ♪ ♪ TEAR DROPS ROLLINDOWN ON MY FACE ♪ ♪ TRYING TO FORGET MY FEELINGS OF LOVE ♪ ♪ FEELINGS FOR ALL MY LIFE I'LL FEEL IT ♪ ♪ I WISH I NEVER MET YOU GIRL YOU'LL NEVER COME AGAIN ♪ ♪ FEELINGS OH FEELINGS OH FEEL YOU AGAIN IN MY ARMS ♪ ♪ FEELINGS FEELINGS FEELINGS LIKE I' NEVER LOST YOU ♪ ♪ LIKE I'VE NEVER LOST YOU ♪ FEELINGS LIKE'LL NEVER HAVE YOU ♪ ♪ I'LL NEVER HAVE YOU ♪ AGAIN IN MY HEART ♪ FEELINGS FOR ALL MY LIFE I'LL FEEL IT ♪ ♪ I WISH I NEVER MET YOU GIRL YOU'LL NEVER COME AGAIN ♪ ♪ FEELINGS O FEELINGS O FEELINGS AGAIN IN MY ARMS ♪ ♪ AGAIN IN M ARMS [ APPLAUSE ] >> WEREN'T GUY AND RALNA WONDERFUL ON FEELINGS?

MORE MUSIC MEMORIES ARE COMING UP, INCLUDING A SHOWBOAT MEDLE COUNTRY ROADS SUNG BY AVA BARBER AND CUESTA'S FIESTA BY THE GREAT HENRY CUESTA.

NOW, REMEMBER AT THE END OF THIS SHOW I'LL BE VITING WITH THAT VERY TALENTED DANCER, ARTHUR DUNCAN.

SO STAY WITH US.

BUT RIGHT NOW, LET'S RETURN TO THE SHOW.

[ SHOWBOAT MEDLEY ] ♪♪ ♪ JUST KEEPS ROLLING ALONG ♪ HE DON' PLANT TATERS, HE DON'T PLANT COTTON AN' DEM DAT PLANTS'EM IS SOON FORGOTTEN ♪ ♪ BUT OL'MAN RIVER HE JES KEEPS ROLLIN' ALONG ♪ ♪ YOU AN' ME WE SWEAT AN'TRAIN BODY ALL ACHIN' ARRACKED WITH PAIN ♪ ♪ TOTE DAT BARGE!

LIF' DAT BALE!

GIT A LITTLE DRUNK AN' YOU LAND IN JAIL ♪ ♪ AH GITS WEARY SICK OF TRYIN' ♪ AH'M TIRED OF LIVIN' AN' SKEERED OF DYIN' ♪ ♪ BUT OL' MAN RIVER HE JES' KEEPS ROLLING' ALONG ♪ ♪♪ [ APPLAUSE ] [APPLAUSE ] >> CONGRATATIONS.

YOU'VE REALLY GOT THAT BAND SOUNDING GREAT.

NEXT, WE BRING YOU A FINE COUNTRY SINGER, ARRAY BAR -- AVA BARBER, FROM KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE.

AVA, PROVE TO THE FOLKS YOU'RE FROM THE SOUTH.

>> HOWDY, Y 'ALL.

THANKS.

I'D LIKE TO DO A SONG MADE FAMOUS BY JOHN DENVER, AND I HOPE YOU ENJOY IT.

♪ ALMOST HEAVEN WEST VIRGINIA ♪ BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAIN, SHENANDOAH RIVERS ♪ ♪ LIFE IS OLD THERE OLDER THAN THE TREES ♪ ♪ YOUNGER TN THE MOUNTAINS BLOWING LIKE A BREEZE ♪ ♪ COUNTRY ROADS TAKE ME HOME TO THE PLACE I BELONG ♪ 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 ♪ ♪ RIO REMINDS ME OF MY HOME FARWAY ♪ ♪ AND DRIVIN' DOWN THE ROAD I GET A FEELIN' 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 ] >> AVA SURE HAS A WAY WITH A COUNTRY SONG.

THE CLASSICAL COMPOSER TIE CAV SKI HAS GIVEN US BEAUTIFUL MELODIES HERE'S ANRRANGEMENT OF THE WELL-KNOWN WALTZ OF THE FLOWERS.

[ WALTZ OF THE FLOWERS ] ♪♪ [ APPLAUSE ] >>> HI.

I'M KEN DELO.

IT'S ALMOST SEkEN YEARS TO THE DAY WHEN I DID MY FIRST APPEARANCE ON "THE LAWRENCE WELK OW" AND I SANG ONE OF MY VERY FAVORITE SONGS AT THAT TIME.

I'D LIKE TO REPEAT IT FOR YOU AND USE THIS SONG TO SALUTE OUR 50th AND ONE OF OUR MOST BEAUTIFUL STATES.

AND AFTER ALL THESE YEARS, I STILL THINIT'S ONE OF THE PRETTIEST SONGS AROUND.

♪ THIS IS THE MOMENT I'VE WAITED FOR ♪ ♪ I CAN HEAR MY HEART SINGING SOON BELLS WILL BE RINGING ♪ ♪ THIS IS THE MOMENT OF SWEET ALOHA ♪ ♪ PROMISE ME THAT YOU WILL LEAVE ME NEVER ♪ ♪ I WILL LOVE YOU LONGER áHAN FOREVER ♪ HERE AND NOW DEAR ALL MY LOVE I VOW DEAR ♪ ♪ SO PROMISE ME THAT YOU WILL LEAVE ME NEVER ♪ ♪ AND I WILL LOVE YOU LONGER THAN FOREVER ♪ ♪ NOW THAT WE ARE ONE CLOUDS WON'T HIDE THE SUN ♪ ♪ BLUE SKIES OF HAWAII WILL SMILE ON THIS, OUR WEDDING DAY I DO LOVE YOU WITH ALL MY HEART ♪ [ APPLAUSE ] MEMORIES OF HAWAII WITH KEN, MARY L AND TANYA.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, HERE'S ONE OF T WORLD'S GREATESTLARINET MEN, HENRY CUESTA WITH A BRAND-NEW SWING TUNE WRITTEN BY ONE OF OUR VERY FINE ARRANGERS WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM YOUR'S TRULY.

WE CALL IT "CUESTA'S FIESTA."

ARE YOU READY, BOYS?

A-ONE, TWO AND... [ "CUESTA'S FIESTAQ ] [APPLAUSE ] ♪ SISTERS SISTERS THERE WERE NEVER SUCH DEVOTED SISTERS ♪ ♪ NEVER HAD TO HAVE A CHAPERONE NO SIR ♪ ♪ I'M THERE TO KEEP MY EYE ON HER CARING, ARING EVERY LITTLE THING THAT WE A WEARING ♪ ♪ WHEN A CERTAIN GENTLEMAN ARRIVED FROM ROME I WORE A DRESS AND WE SYED HOME ♪ ♪ ALL KINDS OF WEATHER WE STICK TOGETHER ♪ ♪ THE SAME IN THE RAIN AND SUN ♪ SIX DIFFERENT FACES BUT IN TIGHT PLACES WE THINK AND WE ACT ONE ♪ ♪ THOSE WHO HAVE SEEN US KNOW THAT NOT A THING COULD COME BETEN US ♪ ♪ MANY MEN HAVE TRIED TO SPLIT US UP BUT NO ONE CAN ♪ ♪ LORD HELP THE MISTER WHO COMES BETWEEN ME AND MY SISTER ♪ ♪ AND LORD HELPHE SISTER WHO COMES BETWEEN ME AND MY MAN ♪ ♪ ME AND MY MAN [ APPLAUSE ] >> WONDERFUL, GIRLS.

A REAL NICE BLEND.

NOW, FELLAS, LET'S GO OUT AND DANCE WITH THE LADIES IN OUR STUDIO AUDIENCE.

MYRON, MUSIC, PLEASE.

[ "SHALL WE DANCE" ] ♪♪ [ APPLAUSE ] >> FOLKS, LET'S OPEN THE NEW SEASON, WE WOULDN'T THINK OF FORGETING ONE OF THE BEST PERFORMERS IN TELEVISION.

OUR LOVELY CHAMPAGNE LADY, NORMA ZIMMER.

HERE SHE IS WITH ALL OF OUR SINGERS.

AND THE SONG ESPECIALLY@ APPROPRIATE IN THIS BICENTENNIAL YEAR.

♪ O BEAUTIFUL FOR SPACIOUS SKIES FORAMBER WAVES OF GRAIN FOR PURPLE MOUNTAIN MAJESTIES ABOVETHE FRUITED PLAIN ♪ ♪ AMERICA!

AMERICA!

GOD SHED HIS GRACE ON THEE ♪ ♪ AND CROWN THY GOOD WITH BROTHERHOOD FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA ♪ ♪ O BEAUTIFUL FOR PILGRIM FEET ♪ O BEAUTIFUL FOR PATRIOT DREAM THAT SEES BEYOND THE YEARS THINE ALABASTER CITIES GLEAM UNDIMMED BY HUMAN TEARS ♪ ♪ AMERICA!

AMERICA!

GOD SHED HIS GRACE ON THEE ♪ ♪ AND CROWN THY GOOD WITH BROTHERHOOD FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA ♪ [ APPLAUSE ] >> WE HOPE YOU'VE ENJOYED OUR PREMIERE SHOW FROM 1976.

MY SPECIAL GUEST IS A WORLD-CLASS ENTERTAINER AND A CONSUMMATE GENTLEMAN.

LAWRENCE WELK ALWAYS SAID HE WAS KEEPING THE ART OF TAP DANCING ALIVE.

PLEASE WELCOME THE WONDER#UL MR. ARTHUR DUNCAN.

HELLO, ARTHUR.

>> HELLO, MARY.

>> SO GOOD TO HAVE YOU HEREW WHAT DOES LOOKING BACK AT THIS SHOW REMIND YOU OF?

>> OH, MANY, MANY THINGS.

YOU KNOW, I MUST SAY THAT ONE OF THE THINGS MOST OUTSTANDING IN MY MIND IS THE FACT THAT THE SHOW HAS LASTED SO LONG AND PICKED UP SO MANY NEW VIEWERS ALONG THE WAY.

IT'S INCREDIBLE.

>> NOW, ON THIS SHOW YOU WERE SALUTING BILL ROBINSON.

WHAT WAS HIS IMPACT ON TAP DANCING?

>> OH, I THINK HE HAD A TREMENDOUS IMPACT ON TAP DANCING.

YOU KNOW, HE GOES BACK SO MANY YEARS AND DID SO MANY WONDRFUL THINGS IN SHOW BUSINESS.

IN FACT, YOU KNOW, THERE IS A NATIONAL TAP DANCE D ON THE 25th OF MAY, WHICH HONORS BILL ROBINSON.

AND I JUST HAPPENED TO FINISH DOING A SHOW.

I WAS UP IN SAN FRANCISCO.

I WAS INVITED UP TO PARTICIPATE IN A SHOW HONORING HIM, AS WELL AS TAP DANCE DAY, ALONG WITH SOME WONDERFUL PEOPLE.

ROSY RADIATOR AND THE GUINNESS WORLD CHAMPION RAD TAP TEAM.

WE HAD JUST A WONDER OF TIME -- WONDERFUL TIME UP THERE.

>> WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUNG DANCERS TODAY?

>> THEY'RE TREMENDOUS.

THEY'VE TAKEN TAP TO A NEW LEVEL AND INTRODUCED A LOT OF NEW@ STYLES AND INTO TAP DANCING, WHICH ARE JUST TREMENDOUS.

I ONLY WISH COULD DO THEM.

>> I THINK YOU HOLD YOUR OWN WITH ANYBODY, ARTHUR!

WHO ARE YOUR IDOLS?

>> OH, GOSH, MARY.

I THINK I ENJOY JUST ABOUT EVER DANCER THAT APPEARED ON MOST PICTURES.

-- ON MOTION PICTURES.

I GOT A LOT OF MY LEARNING, YOU KNOW, EDUCATION FROM THAT, YOU KNOW.

BILL ROBINSON, FRED ASTAIR.

GENE KELLY.

THE NICHOLAS BROTHERS.

GOSH, THERE WERE SO MANY THAT JU ABSORBED ALL I COULD FROM THE MOTION PICTURES.

IN FACT, I USED TO GO WHEN YOU COULD GET IN FOR A QUARTER, YOU KNOW, AND SEE THE MOVIES.

AND THEY WOULD RUN ALMOST CONTINUOUSLY THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

AND I'D GO AS EARLY AS I COULD AND THEY'D HAVE TO SEND THE SHERIFFTO FIND OUT WHAT HAD HAPPENED TO ME.

>> NOW, IS IT TRUE THAT WHEN YOU WERE A LITTLE BOY, YOU ACTUALLY CONSIDERED BECOMING A PHARMACIST?

>>YES.

WELL, YOU KNOW, THANK GOD IT DIDN'T HAPPEN.

BUT -- >> WHERE DID THAT COME FROM?

>> WELL, I WORKED FOR AN INDEPENDENT DRUGGIST AT THE TIME AND MADE DELIVERIES AND HELPED OUT IN THE PHARMACY AND WHATNOT, YOU KNOW, WITH PEOPLE FINDING DIFFERENT THINGS IN THE DRUGSTORES.

>> AND YOU ENJOYED IT?

>> YEAH.

I ENJOYED IT.

AND THE PHARMACIST THOUGHT I WOULD BE A GOOD CANDIDATE I THAT DEPARTMENT AND I'M SO HAPPY THAT I DIDN'T DO IT BECAUSE I STUMBLED INTO SHOW BUSINESS WHEN I WAS 13, IN THE 7th GRADE.

AND I'VE ENJOYED EVERY STEP OF THE WAY.

>> WELL, YOU WERE ONE OF 13 CHILDREN, AS WELL.

>> RIGHT.

>> SO THAT WAS A BIG FAMILY.

>> I'M LOONG FOR ANOTHER 13 THERE, YOU KNOW, THINGS RUNNING --O MAYBE THAT'S A GOOD DAY FOR ME.

13.

>> YOU'RE ONE OF MY ONLY FRIEND WHO CAN HONESTLY SAY THEY'RE AN INTERNATIONAL STAR.

U' PERFORMED ALL OVER THE WORLD.

I HAVE SOME POINTS HERE I WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT.

YOU WERE ON TELEVISION IN IRELAND.

>> YEAH.

IRELAND, I DID IT IN BLACKPOOL, EURO VION IN BCKPOOL.

>> HOW DID TT COMEBOUT >> GOSH, ALL OF THESE THINGS EVOLVED AFTER I WENT TO AUSTRALIA ON A TEN-DAY TOUR WITH JIMMY ROGERS AND ENDED UP STAYING FOR YEAR AND A MONTH.

AND I HAD MET PEOPLE ALONG THE WAY, LOUIE LESLIE, I MET BIG INVESTORS.

>> PRODUCERS.

>> IN AUSTRALIA.

AND THEY HAD AT THAT TIME, THEY HAD BIG SHOWS GOING IN LONDON, AND HE SAID, "IF YOU EVER NEED AN OPPORNITY TO COME TO ENGLAND, WE'D LIKE TO USE YOU ON OUR SHOW."

WELL, I HAD HAD MY TICKET ROUNDTRIP FROM L.A. TO AUSTRALIA AND IT WAS A LITTLE TO CHANGE IT AND I DECIDED, WELL, I'LL NEVER HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY AGAIN.

SO I DECIDED WOULD GO AROUND THE WORLD WELL, AFTER MAKING CONTACT IN AUSTRALIA WITH ALL THESE VARIOUS PEOPLE, I HAD INTRODUCTIONS OF DIFFERENT PLACES, SO I WENT TO HONG KONG AND THE BACK WAY TO EUROPE AND GOT TO EUROPE AND DECIDED, WENT TO SEE SOME FRIENDS I'D KNOWN AND THEY HAD A RESTAURANT.

THEY PUT ME TO WORK.

AND ONE THING LED TO ANOTHER.

IT WAS A TREMENDOUS RIDE.

>> SO YOU WERE AT THE NILE HILTON IN CAIRO.

>> YES.

I WAS BOOKED DOWN THERE AT A BIG INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL CON6ENTION AND, GOSH, I WORKED IN BEIRUT, LEBANON AT THE CASINO.

AND THAT WAS A FANTASTIC GAMBLING CASINO IT WAS JUST INCREDIBLE.

> WHAT ABOUT SWITZERLAND?

>> OH, YEAH.

WELL, THAT'S WHERE I ENDED UP.

THAT'S WHERE I MET MY FRIENDS AT -- TT PUT ME TO WORK IN AT -- TT PUT ME TO WORK IN THEIR RESTAURANT.

IT WAS AS A TRIO, THEY SANG LIKE THE MODERNEERS, THAT TYPE OF THING.

OH, GOSH.

I USED SWITZERLAND AS MY BASE.

I LIVED THERE AND WORKED ALL OVER EUROPE.

>> I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT YOU DID SOME USO TOURS WITH BOB HOPE.

>> THEY WERE MAINLY, YOU KNOW, THE CHRISTMAS TOURS.

AND THEN I DID A COUPLE OF TOURS WITH HIM HERE IN THE STATES.

>> I BET YOU FEEL APPRECIATED DOING SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

>> OH, YEAH.

IT'S VERY HEARTWARMING, YOU KNOW.

AND OF COURSE BOB DID IT, BOB HOPE DID IT FOR YEARS, MANY, MANY, MANY, MANY YEARS.

>> WHERE DID YOU GO WITH HIM?

>> OH, GOSH.

I WENT TO JAPAN.

I WENT TO KOREA, WENT TO ALASA WITH HIM.

NUMEROUS TIMES DOWN TO ARIZONA, WHERE HE WAS VERY INVOLVED IN RAISING MONEY FOR THE BOYS CB.

>>YOU'VE MET SOME FABULOUS PEOPLE.

>> YES, I HAVE.

>> I REMEMBER YOU TELLING ME YOU A GREAT EXPERIENCE WHEN YOU WORKED ON DIAGNOSIS OF A MURDER, WHICH WAS WITH DICK VAN DYKE, T IT WAS BEFORE IT BECAME A SERIES.

>> YES.

WELL, THEN, I KNEW DANNY DANIES AND OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAD ME, MANY PEOPLE IN THE DANCE WORLD, YOU KNOW, MEET THESE PEOPLE.

AND HE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN GETTING ME ON THAT SHOW, BECAUSE HE DID THE CHOREOGRAPHY AND SINCE THEN, MANY THINGS HAVE HAPPENED AS A RESULT OF THAT.

>> YOU ACTUALLY GOT TO DANCE WITH DICK VAN DYKE.

>> YEP AND I GOTTA TELL YOU, DICK VAN DYKE LEARNED THE ROUTINE, DANNY DANIELS HAD PUT IT TOGETHER AND HELPED ME WORK UP THIS LITTLE ROUTINE.

AND DICK AT THE TIME WAS HAVIN TREMENDOUS BACK TROUBLE.

HE HAD SAID WHEN HE DID CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG IN BROOKLYN, HAD AN ACCIDENT AND THEY X-RAY HIS BODY AND THE DOCTOR SAYS IN THREE YEARS YOU'LL BE IN A WHEELCHAIR.

WELL, DICK DIDN'T SIT STILL FOR THAT, SAYS I'LL HAVE NONE OF THIS.

SO HE LEARNED THE ROUTINE AFTER THAT INTRACTION AS WELL AS ON HIS BACK AND WHATNOT.

DANNY DANIELS AND I DID THE ROUTINE, AND DANNY'S WIFE FILMED IT FROM THE BACK.

ANDWE ONLY HAD MAYBE TWO ONE-HOUR SESSIONS AND HE DID THE DANCE PERFECTLY.

>> WHAT A GREAT EXPERIENCE.

>> YES.

>> AND EVERY ONCE IN AWHILE I CATCH YOU ON COLOMBO.

>> YEAH, WELL, THAT WAS -- PETER FAULK WAS GREAT TO WORK WITH.

I'VE WORKED WITH SOME WONDERFL PEOPLE.

>> DO YOU HAVE ANY PARTICUR FAVORITES?

>> GOSH, I THINK JUST ABOUT EVERYBODY I WORED WITH.

YOU GET KIND OF INVOLVED AND YOU DISCOVER THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF WONDERFUL PEOPLE IN THE BUSINESS.

>> YOU WORKED WITH SAMMY DAVIS, JR., DIDN'T YOU?

>> YES, IN THE FILM "TAP" WITH GREGORY HINES AND WHATNOT, SO.

>> WHAT A TALENTED, TALENTED MAN.

>> YES, YES.

HE BROUGHT A LOT TO THE TABLE WHEN THEY DID THAT FILM.

>> WHAT ARE YOU DOING THESE DAYS?

>> AT THIS MOMENT, I'VE HAD CALLS OF PEOPLE WANTING ME TO GO TO BRAZIL AND DO A FEW MTER CLASSES AND PERFORM AND I'VE HAD CALLS FROM GERMANY.

SO TAP DANCING IS WORLDWIDE.

EVEN IN JAPAN I HAD A YOUNG LADY THAT CAME FROM JAPAN AND I STUDIED WITH HER FOR ABOUT -- SHE STUDIED WITH ME ABOUT FOR TWO MONTHS, WENT BACK TO JAPAN AND SHE WAS A PERFORMER AND SHE LEARNED VERY QUICKLY.

AND SHE DID VERY WELL.

>> SO YOU ARE STILL DOING YOUR TAP CLINICS?

>> OH, YEAH.

ONCE IN AWHILE, WHEN TIME PERMITS.

>> DO YOU ENJOY PASSING YOUR KNOWLEDGE ON?

>> I DO.

BUT IT'S A LOT HARDER THAN PERFORMING BECAUSE I'M MORE OF A PERFORMER THAN A TEACHER.

AND EVERYTHING I TEACH IS PHYSICAL.

I CAN'T BREAK IT DOWN PROPERLY.

SO IF I TEACH A CLASS, TWO CLASSES FOR SAY AN HOUR AND 15 MINUTES EACH, I'M CONSTANTLY MOVING AND DANCING FOR TWO AND A HALF HOURS.

>> WHAT DO YOU STILL WANT TO ACCOMPLISH IN YOUR LIFE?

>> I DON'T KNOW.

I'D LIKE TO KEEP ON DOING WHAT I'M DOING.

I HAVE THAT MUCH FUN AND ENJOYMENT IN IT.

>> WELL, WE SURE WANT YOU TO KEEP ON DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING, BECAUSE YOU'RE THE BEST.

>> WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

YOU'RE VERY GENEROUS.

>> THANKS.

AND YOU, ALSO, ARE THE BEST.

AND WE'RE SO GRATEFUL TO YOU.

SO AS LAWRENCE WELK ALWAYS SAID UNTIL NEXT TIME, KEEP A SONG IN YOUR HEART.

♪ HERE'S A WISH AND A PRAYER THAT EVERY DREAM COMES TRUE ♪ ♪ AND NOW 'TIL WE MEET AGAIN ADIOS, AU REVOIR AUF WIEDERSEHEN ♪ >> GOOD NIGHT!

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