>> 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.

♪♪ I'M KATHY LENNON WITH MY SISTERS, JANET AND MIMI, WELCOMING YOU TO BRANSON, MISSOURI.

WE CAN'T BELIEVE WE ARE IN OUR TENTH SEASON HERE.

TIME DOES FLY BY.

THIS 1966 SHOW IS BROADCAST JUST AFTER PEGGY HAD HER SECOND CHILD, CHRIS.

NOW HE'S OUR STAGE MANAGER HEREh AT THE WELK RESORT.ññ HE PERFORMED WITH US ON STAGE FOR THE FIRST EIGHT YEARS, AND THAT'S WHERE HE MET HIS BEAUTIFUL AND TALENTED WIFE, LORI.

NOW THEY HAVE A SON, JACK, WHO IS FIVE YEARS OLD.

>> AND ON THIS SHOW, DEE DEE WAS EXPECTING HER SON, TOM, WHO NOW HAS HIS OWN BUSINESS IN BRANSON.

HE MAKES SETS AND SCENERY FOR MOST OF THE THEATERS HERE IN TOWN.

HE'S MARRIED TO NOEL, WHO GREW UP IN BRANSON.

THEY HAVE A LITTLE BOY AND ARE EXPECTING A SECOND BABY SOON.

YOU SEE, LIFE GOES ON.

>> AND NOW HERE'S MR. WELK, A MAN WHO CREATED A TELEVISION LEGACY THAT ALSO GOES ON AND ON.

[ APPLAUSE ] >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN AND GREETINGS FROM OUR FRIENDS.

A WARM WELCOME.

OUR SHOW THIS EVENING HAS A SORT OF INTERNATIONAL FLAVOR AND FEATURES A SPECIAL GUEST, LI'L WALLY FROM CHICAGO.

WALLY IS A FAVORITE OF THOUSANDS OF OUR POLISH FRIENDS.

RIGHT NOW WE FIND OUR BOYS AND GIRLS LOOKING FORWARD TO THE FIRST DAY OF SPRING.

♪ WHEN THE RED, RED ROBIN COMES BOB, BOB, BOBBIN' ALONG, ALONG ♪ ♪ THERE'LL BE NO MORE SOBBIN' WHEN HE STARTS THROBBIN' HIS OLD SWEET SONG ♪ ♪ WAKE UP WAKE UP YOU SLEEPY HEAD ♪ ♪ GET UP GET UP GET OUT OF BED ♪ ♪ CHEER UP CHEER UP THE SUN IS RED ♪ ♪ LIVE, LOVE, LAUGH AND BE HAPPY ♪ ♪ WHAT IF I'VE BEEN BLUE NOW I'M WALKIN' THROUGH FIELDS OF FLOW'RS ♪ ♪ RAIN MAY GLISTEN BUT STILL I LISTEN FOR HOURS AND HOURS ♪ ♪ I'M JUST A KID AGAIN DOIN' WHAT I DID AGAIN SINGING A SONG ♪ ♪ WHEN THE RED, RED ROBIN COMES BOB, BOB, BOBBIN' ALONG ♪ ♪♪ ♪ WAKE UP WAKE UP YOU SLEEPY HEAD ♪ ♪ GET UP GET UP GET OUT OF BED ♪ ♪ CHEER UP CHEER UP THE SUN IS RED ♪ ♪ LIVE, LOVE, LAUGH AND BE HAPPY ♪ ♪ WHAT IF I'VE BEEN BLUE NOW I'M WALKIN' THROUGH FIELDS OF FLOW'RS ♪ ♪ RAIN MAY GLISTEN BUT STILL I LISTEN FOR HOURS AND HOURS ♪ ♪ I'M JUST A KID AGAIN DOIN' WHAT I DID AGAIN SINGING A SONG ♪ ♪ WHEN THE RED, RED ROBIN COMES BOB, BOB, BOBBIN' ALONG ♪ ♪ BOBBIN ALONG [ APPLAUSE ] >> THANK YOU, BOYS AND GIRLS.

HAPPY OPENER.

MYRON FLOREN'S LATEST ALBUM HAS JUST BEEN RELEASED, AND I THINK I'M GOING TO LET YOU TELL THE FOLKS ABOUT IT.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, LAWRENCE.

WE HAD A LOT OF FUN MAKING THIS, TITLED '12 GREAT HITS."

AT THIS TIME WE'D LIKE TO PLAY YOU ONE OF THE SELECTIONS FROM THE ALBUM.

WE SURE HOPE YOU LIKE IT.

"SPANISH EYES."

"SPANISH EYES" ♪♪ [ APPLAUSE ] >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MYRON FLOREN.

EXCELLENT.

WONDERFUL ARRANGEMENT.

BOB RALSTON IS NOT ONLY A FINE PERFORMER AND ARRANGER, HE IS ALSO QUITE A COMPOSER.

AND HERE IS BOB'S NEWEST BEING PLAYED AND SUNG FOR THE FIRST TIME.

LOVELY NORMA ZIMMER HAS THE HONOR OF INTRODUCING THIS WONDERFUL SONG.

>> WHAT GOOD IS SPRING?

♪ SPRING SHOULD BE A LOVE SONG THAT HAPPY LOVERS SING ♪ ♪ BUT IF THERE IS NO LOVED ONE THERE'S NO MUSIC IN THE SPRING ♪ ♪ WHAT GOOD IS SPRING IF YOU'RE NOT IN LOVE ♪ ♪ THE BIRDS MAY SING AND THE SKY ABOVE MAY BE AS BLUE AS THE DEEP BLUE SEA ♪ ♪ BUT WHAT IS SPRING TO ME ♪ WHAT GOOD IS SPRING WITH NO ONE TO CARE ♪ ♪ THE BELLS MAY RING AND THE DAY BE FAIR ♪ ♪ THE MOON BE BRIGHT AS A MOON CAN BE ♪ ♪ BUT WHAT IS SPRING TO ME?

♪ IT MIGHT BE ANY OTHER SEASON UNLESS THERE'S LOVE THERE IS NO REASON ♪ ♪ FOR FLOWERS TO BLOOM AND STARS TO SHINE WITHOUT A LOVE THAT I CALL MINE ♪ ♪ SO COME MY LOVE O COME TO ME SOON ♪ ♪ LET SPRING BE SPRING AND LET JUNE BE JUNE ♪ ♪ OH LET ME SEE WHAT THE SPRING CAN BE WHEN SPRING BRINGS LOVE TO ME ♪ [ APPLAUSE ] >> NORMA, OFTEN LESHARED DRESSING ROOMS WITH HER AND WOULD SHARE GIRL'S SECRETS.

SHE ALWAYS HAD A WORK OF ENCOURAGEMENT AND KINDNESS.

>> WHEN WE WERE LITTLE MY YOUNGER SISTER AND I USED TO LOVE TO SIT WITH NORMA DURING REHEARSAL AND PUT LOTION ON HER HANDS.

WHEN WE ASKED HER WHY THE PALMS OF HER HANDS WERE ORANGE, SHE SAID I DRINK CARROT JUICE EVERY MORNING.

NORMA HAS TWO SONS, RON AND MARK, AND WOULD TELL US HOW MUCH FUN IT WAS TO SPOIL US TWO LITTLE GIRLS.

SHE USED TO FIX OUR HAIR AND PLAY WITH DOLLS WE BROUGHT FROM@ HOME.wu=ó WE HAD A DOLL WITH SOFT CURLY HAIR AND CALLED HER OUR NORMA DOLL.

@@ >> EVERY TIME NORMA COMES TO BRANSON, SHE VISITS US IN OUR OWN HOMES.

WE LOVE LIVING HERE IN THE OZARKS WITH THE BEAUTIFUL LAKE, TREES AND MOUNTAINS.<h< IT'S SO PEACEFUL AND QUIET.

MY HUSBAND JOHN BAYLOR AND Ip JUST BUILT A BRAND-NEW HOME HERE FOR OUR EVER GROWING FAMILY.

>> WE ALWAYS LOOKED FORWARD TO THE SPECIAL GUESTS MR. WELK WOULD HAVE ON THE SHOW.úú NOT ONLY DID HE HAVE STARS, GREAT JAZZ MUSICIANS, BUT BIRD WHISTLERS AND POLKA DANCERS.

YOU JUST NEVER KNEW.

THIS NEXT PERFORMER WAS SO CHARMING, AND MR. WELK REALLY FAVORED HIM BECAUSE HE PLAYED THE ACCORDION.

>> TIME NOW TO MEET OUR SPECIAL GUEST.

THOUSANDS OF POLKA LOVERS ESPECIALLY IN CHICAGO AND THE MIDWEST KNOW HIM AS LI'L WALLY FROM HIS MANY TOP-SELLING ALBUMS AND HIS PERSONAL APPEARANCES.

HIS REAL NAME IS WALLY TUGELO.

WALLY, DID I PRONOUNCE THAT RIGHT, WALLY?

[ APPLAUSE ] >> IT MEANS I WANT TO THANK YOU VERY KINDLY FOR YOUR KIND WORDS.

>> THAT'S AN UNUSUAL NAME.

>> ACTUALLY, GIL WAS A KING OF LITHUANIA AND MARRIED THE QUEEN OF POLAND AND BECAME KING OF POLAND AND DONE QUITE A JOB WITH WINNING WARS AND SO FORTH.

IT'S IN THE HISTORY BOOKS, THE POLISH PARISHES, WHERE THEY HAVE POLISH SCHOOLS.

>> I NEVER DID KNOW ABOUT HIM BECAUSE I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO GO TO SCHOOL.

>> OH, I SEE.

>> EVERY TIME WE MAKE A TRIP AND WHEN WE GET TO THE CHICAGO AREA AND THE MIDWEST, THE PEOPLE ALL RAVE ABOUT YOU AND HOW POPULAR YOU ARE AND THE FOLLOWING THAT YOU HAVE.

WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE REASON FOR THAT?

>> WELL, IN CHICAGO, AS FAR AS CHICAGO IS CONCERNED, THERE'S SO MANY POLISH PEOPLE THAT IN FACT THERE'S MORE POLISH PEOPLE IN CHICAGO THAN THERE IS IN WARSAW, POLAND.

I WAS THERE.

SO HOW COULD IT BE THAT I WOULDN'T BE FAMOUS?

>> MAY WE HAVE A LITTLE SAMPLE ON THIS UNUSUAL ACCORDION HERE?

>> VERY MUCH SO.

I'D LIKE TO DEDICATE THIS NUMBER TO ALL THE POLISH FOLKS FOR ST. JOSEPH'S DAY.

THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT HOLIDAY FOR THE POLISH FOLKS AND WOULD LIKE TO WISH THEM THE BEST OF EVERYTHING.

I HOPE THAT YOU, AS WELL AS ALL THE FOLKS ON TV, WILL ENJOY THIS SONG.

IT'S ONE OF MY COMPOSITIONS.

IT'S CALLED "JOHNNY'S KNOCKIN."

"JOHNNY'S KNOCKIN" ♪♪ [ POLISH LYRICS ] ♪♪ ♪ I'M YOUR JOHNNY YOU'RE MY HONEY ♪ ♪ I'VE GOT SOME THINGS FOR YOU ♪ I'M YOUR JOHNNY YOU'RE MY HONEY ♪ ♪ I'VE GOT SOMETHING FOR YOU ♪ AND MY LOVE'S SO TRUE ♪ AND MY LOVE'S SO TRUE HEY!

[ APPLAUSE ] >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, WALLY AND BOYS.

IT'S EASY TO SEE WHY THIS MAN IS SO VERY, VERY POPULAR.

HE HAS DONE -- HE HAS SOME VERY HAPPY POLISH FEET.

I'M SURE ALL OUR FRIENDS ENJOY THAT.

IT'S WONDERFUL HAVING YOU WITH US, WALLY.

I MIGHT TELL YOU THAT I USED TO THINK I HAD A PRETTY GOOD BEAT, BUT I JUST CHANGED MY MIND.

THIS GUY HAS ME BEAT.

JOANN CASTLE GIVES US HER VERSION OF ONE OF GEORGE GERSHWIN'S EARLY TUNES, "SWANEE."

"SWANEE" ♪♪ [ TAP DANCING ] ♪♪ [ APPLAUSE ] >> THANK YOU, JO ANN.

THANK YOU, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

YES, SHE SURE GETS A LOT OF MUSIC OUT OF THAT OLD UPRIGHT.

SPRINGTIME IS HOUSE CLEANING TIME AND WE FIND DIANE, KATHY AND JANET LENNON BUSY AT THEIR CHORES AS THEY SING "TIP TOE THROUGH THE TULIPS."

♪ TIPTOE TO THE WINDOW BY THE WINDOW THAT IS WHERE I'LL BE ♪ ♪ COME TIPTOE THROUGH THE TULIPS WITH ME ♪ ♪ TIPTOE FROM YOUR PILLOW TO THE SHADOW OF A WILLOW TREE AND TIPTOE THROUGH THE TULIPS WITH ME ♪ ♪ KNEE DEEP IN FLOWERS WILL STRAY WE'LL KEEP THE SHOWERS AWAY ♪ ♪ AND IF I KISS YOU IN THE GARDEN IN THE MOONLIGHT WON'T YOU PARDON ME?

♪ ♪ COME TIPTOE THROUGH THE TULIPS WITH ME ♪ ♪ KNEE DEEP IN FLOWERS WE'LL STRAY WE'LL KEEP THE SHOWERS AWAY ♪ ♪ AND IF I KISS YOU IN THE GARDEN IN THE MOONLIGHT WON'T YOU PARDON ME?

♪ ♪ COME TIPTOE THROUGH THE TULIPS WITH ME ♪ ♪ TIPTOE THROUGH THE TULIPS ♪ TIPTOE THROUGH THE TULIPS WITH ME ♪ [ APPLAUSE ] >> THANK YOU, GIRLS.

AND I ALSO LIKE THAT NICK LUCAS GUITAR THAT HE PLAYED.

VERY RELAXING.

ONE OF THE CURRENT RECORD HITS IS THE TITLE SONG OF THE MOVIE "ZORBA THE GREEK" PLAYED BY HERBAL BERT AND HIS FAMOUS BRASS.

SINCE NEXT FRIDAY IS GREEK INDEPENDENCE DAY, WE WOULD LIKE TO DO A TRADITIONAL GREEK FOLK DANCE TO THIS NUMBER.

[ CHEERS ] "ZORBA THE GREEK" ♪♪ [ CHEERS ] ♪♪ [ APPLAUSE ]@ó@ >> THAT GREEK DANCE IS SO MUCH FUN.

SINCE MY HUSBAND, JIM DARRIS IS FIRST GENERATION GREEK, OUR WEDDING RECEPTION HAD LOTS OF GREEK MUSIC AND DANCING, MUCH LIKE THE MOVIE "MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING."

IN OUR NUMBER, DID YOU NOTICE THAT DEE DEE WAS HIDE BEG HIND SOME BOOK SHELVES?

THEY FOUND SUCH DELIVER WAYS TO CAMOUFLAGE OUR PREGNANCIES.x BETWEEN WARDROBE AND PROBLEMS, IT WAS -- PROPS IT WAS QUITE A CHALLENGE.

>> THIS NEXT NUMBER FEATURES JIM ROBERTS.

I REMEMBER HIS TWO BOYS WOULD SEE EACH OTHER EVERY CHRISTMAS.

EVERY YEAR THEY SANG SO SWEETLY WITH THEIR DAD "UP ON THE ROOFTOP."

THERE IS A GREAT STORY ABOUT JIM'S YOUNGEST SON, GARY.

WHEN HE WAS IN KINDERGARTEN, ONE OF HIS CLASSMATES CAME UP TO HIM AND SAID, "I KNOW MY ABCs.

"@ AND GARY TURNED TO HIM AND SAID, THAT'S NOTHING.÷@0 MY DAD WORKS THERE.

>> JIMMIE ROBERTS STEPS INTO THE SPOTLIGHT TO RECALL AN OLD TIME FAVORITE, "APPLE BLOSSOM TIME."

♪ I'LL BE WITH YOU IN APPLE BLOSSOM TIME ♪ ♪ I'LL BE WITH YOU TO CHANGE YOUR NAME TO MINE ♪ ♪ ONE DAY IN MAY I'LL COME AND SAY HAPPY THE BRIDE THE SUN SHINES ON TODAY ♪ ♪ WHAT A WONDERFUL WEDDING THERE WILL BE ♪ ♪ WHAT A WONDERFUL DAY FOR YOU AND ME ♪ ♪ CHURCH-BELLS WILL CHIME YOU WILL BE MINE IN APPLE BLOSSOM TIME ♪ ♪ CHURCH-BELLS WILL CHIME YOU WILL BE MINE IN APPLE BLOSSOM TIME ♪ [ APPLAUSE ] >> THANK YOU, JIMMY.

BOB RALSTON HAS BECOME VERY POPULAR WITH HIS EVEN AND OR GANG -- PIANO ORGAN SOLOS.

MANY OF OUR FANS SEEM TO THINK WE SHOULD GIVE HIM A CHANCE TO MAKE USE OF HIS CLASSICAL TRAINING.

BOB, HOW ABOUT A LITTLE CHOPIN THIS EVENING?

"WALTZ IN C# MINOR" ♪♪ [ APPLAUSE ] >> ISN'T THAT NICE?

ISN'T THAT NICE?

WHAT A FINE MUSICIAN, BOB RALSTON.

DICK DALE GETS SOME VOCAL SUPPORT FROM FOUR PRETTY GIRLS.

THE SONG, "BONAPARTE'S RETREAT."

♪ MET THE GAL THAT I LOVE IN A TOWN WAY DOWN IN DIXIE ♪ 'NEATH THE STARS UP ABOVE SHE WAS THE SWEETEST GIRL I EVER DID SEE ♪ ♪ SO I HELD HER IN MY ARMS AND TOLD HER OF HER MANY CHARMS ♪ ♪ I KISSED HER WHILE THE FIDDLES PLAYED THE BONAPARTE'S RETREAT ♪ ♪ ALL THE WORLD WAS BRIGHT AS I HELD HIM ON THAT NIGHT ♪ ♪ AND I HEARD HIM SAY DON'T YOU EVER GO AWAY ♪ ♪ SO I HELD HER IN MY ARMS AND TOLD HER OF HER MANY CHARMS ♪ ♪ I KISSED HER WHILE THE GUITARS PLAYED THE BONAPARTE'S RETREAT ♪ ♪ RETREAT ♪ SO I HELD HER IN MY ARMS AND TOLD HER OF HER MANY CHARMS ♪ ♪ I KISSED HER WHILE THE FIDDLES PLAYED THE BONAPARTE'S RETREAT ♪ ♪ TALL WORLD WAS BRIGHT AS I HELD HER ON THAT NIGHT ♪ ♪ AND I HEARD HER SAY PLEASE DON'T EVER GO AWAY ♪ ♪ SO I HELD HER IN MY ARMS AND TOLD HER OF HER MANY CHARMS ♪ ♪ I KISSED HER WHILE THE FIDDLES PLAYED THE BONAPARTE'S RETREAT ♪ ♪ BONAPARTE'S RETREAT [ APPLAUSE ] >> OH, DICK DALE ALWAYS SINGS BETTER WHEN HE'S SURROUNDED BY PRETTY GIRLS.

>> DICK IS ALSO SO HANDSOME IN HIS COWBOY GEAR AND IT WAS FUN WEARING THOSE '60s OUTFITS.

>> I THINK IT'S GREAT WE WERE WEARING LITTLE SHORT GO-GO BOOTS INSTEAD OF COWBOY BOOTS.

EVERY TIME I SEE DICK IT REMINDS ME OF AN EASTER SHOW WE DID TOGETHER.

I WAS ABOUT 7 AND I WAS WALKING IN THE EASTER PARADE SET WITH HIM.

THE GROUP BEGAN TO SING "IF YOUR EASTER BONNET" AND WHEN IT GOT TO THE PART THE PHOTOGRAPHER WILL SNAP US, HE CONTINUED WITH, "AND YOU'LL FIND THAT YOU'RE IN THE ROAD OF MANURE."

WELL, WHAT COULD BE FUNNIER TO A LITTLE GIRL?

I GIGGLED FOR A LONG TIME.

>> ARTHUR DUNCAN IS COMING UP NEXT.

WHAT A FABULOUS TAP DANCER HE IS.

HE MAKES IT LOOK SO EASY.

AND HE'S JUST ONE OF THE GREATEST.

WE'VE ALL ENJOYED HIS PERFORMANCES THROUGH THE YEARS, NOT ONLY ON "THE LAWRENCE WELK SHOW," BUT ALSO IN COMMERCIALS AND IN THE MOVIES.

A LITTLE LATER YOU'RE GOING TO SEE JANET SINGING LITTLE BIRD.

SHE LOOKS TERRIFIC AND SOUNDS GREAT.

YOU KNOW, JANET AND I HAVE ALWAYS CALLED EACH OTHER BEST PALS, SINCE WE WERE REALLY LITTLE.

AND RECENTLY WE'VE HAD A DREAM COME TRUE.

WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF RECREATING OUR LITTLE RAG DOLLS MADE FOR US BY OUR GRANDMOTHER NANA AND OUR MOMS.

THESE ARE THE VERY DOLLS RIGHT HIRE.

AND OUR SISTER, PEGGY, HAS ILLUSTRATED A BEST PAL'S CHILDRENS BOOK TO GO ALONG WITH OUR DOLLS.

AND JANET AND I HAVE JUST COMPLETED THIS BEST PALS CD, WHICH INCLUDES CHILDREN'S SONGS SUNG TO US BY OUR MOM AND DAD AND BIG SISTERS, DEE DEE AND PEGGY.

>> WE'RE JUST REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT.

NOW HERE'S MR. WELK TO INTRODUCE ARTHUR DUNCAN.

>> HERE IS ARTHUR DUNCAN "DANCING ON THE CEILING."

NOT REALLY.

THAT'S JUST THE TITLE OF THE SONG.

"DANCING ON THE CEILING" [ TAP DANCING ] ♪♪ [ APPLAUSE ] [ APPLAUSE ] >> NOW, FRIENDS, HERE IS SOME REAL NEWS FOR YOU.

I HEAR THERE IS ROMANCE IN JANET LENNON'S LIFE.

"A LITTLE BIRD" TOLD ME.

♪ A LITTLE BIRD TOLD ME THAT YOU LOVE ME ♪ ♪ AND I BELIEVE THAT HE'S YOU ♪ THIS LITTLE BIRD ALSO TOLD ME I WAS FALLIN FALLIN FOR NO ONE BUT YOU ♪ ♪ THERE'S NO USE DENYING I MIGHT AS WELL CONFESS ♪ ♪ OF ALL THE BOYS I KNOW DEAR ♪ I'M SURE I LOVE YOU BEST ♪ THIS LITTLE BIRD TOLD ME WE'LL BE HAPPY ♪ ♪ AND I BELIEVE THAT IT'S TRUE ♪ A LITTLE BIRD TOLD ME WE'D BE MARRIED ♪ ♪ AND I BELIEVE THAT IT'S TRUE ♪ THIS LITTLE BIRD ALSO TOLD ME WHEN WE MARRY ♪ ♪ WE'LL HAVE A PRETTY COTTAGE NOT TOO FAR ALL FENCED IN LIKE A MOVIE STAR ♪ ♪ A GREAT DANE PUP WE'LL CALL HIM ACE ♪ ♪ LYING THERE BY THE FIRE PLACE ♪ ♪ A GOLD FISH POND AND WISHING WELL ♪ ♪ EVERYTHING IS GOING TO TURN OUT SWELL ♪ ♪ THAT BIRD TOLD ME WE'D BE HAPPY ♪ ♪ AND I BELIEVE THAT IT'S TRUE ♪ AND NOW I KNOW THAT IT'S TRUE ♪ ♪ IN JUNE IT'S BOUND TO COME TRUE ♪ [ APPLAUSE ] >> LITTLE JANET LENNON.

T BEEN SO MUCH FUN WATCHING THIS CHARMING YOUNG LADY GROW UP ON OUR SHOW.

SO FAR THIS EVENING, WE'VE HAD POLISH, GREEK AND SPANISH NUMBERS.

BUT THIS TIME WE'D LIKE TO TAKE YOU FOR A SHORT HOLIDAY IN FRANCE WITH A CONCERT MEDLEY OF SOME WELL-KNOWN FRENCH SONGS.

GENTLEMEN, ARE YOU READY?

A-ONE, TWO... "HOLIDAY IN FRANCE" ♪♪ [ APPLAUSE ] >> MR. WELK MENTIONED HOW MUCH FUN IT WAS TO WATCH JANET GROW UP ON THE SHOW.

SO I THINK JANET SHOULD FILL YOU IN ON HER GROWING FAMILY.

>> OKAY.

LET'S SEE.

MY OLDEST SON, GREG AND HIS WIFE, KRISTIE, LIVE IN LOS ANGELES WITH THEIR TWO BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS, LAURA, 8, AND ELIZABETH, 3.

GREG IS A SUPERVISOR AT A VIDEO PRODUCTION HOUSE.

OUR DAUGHTER OFFICIAL LIVES HERE IN BRANSON WITH HER TWO-YEAR-OLD SON, ETHAN, OUR ONLY GRANDSON AND IS STUDYING TO BE A REGISTERED NURSE.

OUR SON BILLY AND HIS WIFE AMY ALSO LIVE HERE IN BRANSON WITH THEIR TWO PRECIOUS DAUGHTERS, LEA, 4 AND ANNA, 2 AND THEY'RE EXPECTING THEIR THIRD LITTLE GIRL THIS YEAR.

BILLY WORKS FOR A WIRELESS INTERNET COMPANY.

OUR SON, JOHN, JUST GRADUATED WITH HONORS FROM THE SOUTHERN MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY.

AND HOPES TO BE A TEACHER.

OUR YOUNGEST DAUGHTER KRISTEN, WHO PERFORMED WITH US HERE FOR NINE YEARS AT THE WELK RESORT IS NOW A TELEVISION PRODUCER HERE IN BRANSON AT THE VACATION CHANNEL.

AND MY HUSBAND, JOHN BAYLOR, CONTINUES TO BE A MUSICAL DIRECTOR OF "THE LAWRENCE WELK SHOW."

HIS OTHER PASSION IS PHOTOGRAPHY AND HE'S JUST OPENED HIS OWN PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIO HERE IN BRANSON.

WOW.

>> YOU KNOW, WE'LL NEVER FORGET THE FIRST TIME WE MET NATALIE NEVANS.

WE WERE AT THE REHEARSAL ROOM AND MR. WELK WAS SITTING WITH THIS VERY PROPER LADY OVER IN THE CORNER, AND THE FOUR OF US, THE BLENDERS, BARBARA AND BOBBY, NORMA AND THE REST OF THE CAST WERE PRACTICING.

AND WHEN WE GOT TO... ♪ WELL IT WAS GREAT NATE WAITING ON THE LEVY ♪ SHE JUMPED UP A AND SANG.

AND WE ALL WERE LIKE... AND MR. WELK WAS SO PROUD.

>> OUR IRISH FRIENDS WILL NEVER FORGIVE US IF WE LET ST. PATRICK'S DAY GO BY WITHOUT A MENTION.

SO EVEN THOUGH WE'RE A COUPLE OF DAYS LATE, LET'S CALL ON OUR IRISH NATALIE NEVINS FOR SOMETHING APPROPRIATE, FROM PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

♪ OH DANNY BOY, THE PIPES THE PIPES ARE CALLING ♪ ♪ FROM GLEN TO GLEN AND DOWN THE MOUNTAIN SIDE ♪ ♪ THE SUMMER'S GONE AND ALL THE FLOWERS ARE DYING ♪ ♪ 'TIS YOU 'TIS YOU MUST GO AND I MUST BIDE ♪ ♪ BUT COME YE BACK WHEN SUMMER'S IN THE MEADOW OR WHEN THE VALLEY'S HUSHED AND WHITE WITH SNOW ♪ ♪ 'TIS I'LL BE HERE IN SUNSHINE OR IN SHADOW ♪ ♪ OH DANNY BOY OH DANNY BOY I LOVE YOU SO ♪ [ APPLAUSE ] >> BEAUTIFUL.

BEAUTIFUL.

I WAS OUT IN THE AUDIENCE AND CHATTING WITH SOME OF THE FOLKS.

JAY LIVINGSTONE AND LOVELY WIFE AND RELATIVES ARE HERE THIS EVENING, ONE OF THE WORLD'S FAMOUS SONGWRITERS.

HE JUST COULDN'T GET OVER THE PERFECT PITCH THAT YOU HAVE AND I FEEL THE SAME WAY ABOUT IT.

YOU ARE TO BE CONGRATULATED.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

YOU'RE FULL OF THE BLARNEY AGAIN, BUT IT'S SURE BEAUTIFUL TO HEAR.

ST. PATRICK'S DAY SHOULD BE EVERY DAY.

DID YOU NOTICE I LEFT MY HAIR DOWN FOR THE OCCASION?

>> YES.

I NOTICED.

WHEN YOU FIRST CAME ON, YOU HAD YOUR HAIR DOWN.

I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU NOW FOR ALMOST A YEAR I BELIEVE.

>> WELL, THEY TOLD ME UP THERE IN MAKEUP, THIS HAIR IS MUCH TOO LONG.

IT'S GOT TO GO.

I THOUGHT I'LL HIDE IT.

THEY'LL NEVER KNOW IT'S THERE.

AND TODAY I LET IT DOWN.

>> WE ARE ENJOYING YOU ON THE SHOW AND YOU WEAR YOUR HAIR ANY WAY THAT YOU WANT TO.

>> OH, BOY.

>> AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK DR. EGAN FOR SENDING YOU TO US BECAUSE YOU'VE BEEN A REAL WONDERFUL LITTLE GIRL HERE ON THE SHOW.

>> YOU'RE VERY KIND.

I'D LIKE TO THANK HIM, TOO.

I RECEIVE LETTERS I'D LIKE TO SAY FROM PEOPLE.

IN THE BEGINNING I RAVED ABOUT EVERYONE, I LOVED THE BAND, I THOUGHT EVERYBODY WAS WONDERFUL.

THEY WROTE AND SAID DO YOU STILL THINK EVERYONE IS WONDERFUL?

THEY'RE NOT ONLY WONDERFUL, THEY'RE EVEN GREATER.

IF YOU SEE THEM EVERY DAY, THEY BECOME BETTER AND BETTER.

>> SHALL WE DO A LITTLE BIT SOMETHING WITH THIS HERE?

>> I'D LOVE TO.

I KNOW LOTS OF IRISH MELODIES.

SO HERE IS ANOTHER ONE AND I WON'T MARCH WHILE I'M DOING IT.

HERE WE GO.

I ALWAYS -- SOMETIMES I BREATHE.

>> ANY TIME.

>> OKAY.

>> THIS ONE IS ON THE NEXT TO LAST PAGE, SECOND ONE DOWN.

THAT'S HOW I KNOW WHAT IT IS.

>> TIME IS GETTING AWAY FROM US HERE.

I HEARD FROM THE BOYS TODAY A LITTLE RUMOR.

>> YOU DID?

>> THAT YOU TRIED THE MUSICIANS UNION.

>> I DID.

I WENT AND I WAS SCARED TO DEATH BECAUSE WHEN I GOT THERE, SHE SAID THERE'S AN AUDITION FOR THIS.

AND I THOUGHT OH, DEAR.

AN AUDITION.

SHE SAID, OH, THAT'S RIGHT, YOU PLAY WITH MR. WELK SO YOU WON'T HAVE TO AUDITION.

I WAS SO RELIEVED.

>> LET'S DO IT RIGHT NOW.

I'M SURE SOME OF THE MUSICIAN OFFICIALS ARE LISTENING IN.

LET'S AUDITION FOR THEM.

>> BEAR IN MIND I ALSO LOVE THE STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER.

I WAS THINKING AHEAD.

WE USED TO PLAY THIS IN THE PARADES WHEN THEY WOULD GO BY.

>> ANYTHING AT ALL ON THE FLUTE.

>> AND MY SISTER, SHE PLAYS THE DRUMS IN THE SAME BAND.

>> JUST YOU.

>> OKAY.

HEAR WE GO.

"EMERALD HOP" ♪♪ [ APPLAUSE ] >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, NATALIE.

THE BOYS IN THE BAND ARE WAITING TO WELCOME YOU TO THE CLUB.

>> OH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> GO OVER THERE AND PLAY WITH THE FELLAS.

AND HOW ABOUT AN IRISH SONG?

HOW ABOUT AN IRISH SONG, FOLKS?

OKAY.

A-ONE AND TWO AND... "WHEN IRISH EYES ARE SMILING" ♪♪ [ APPLAUSE ] >> LOCAL 47 IS PROUD TO HAVE YOU AS A MEMBER.

>> NATALIE IS SO FUNNY, ISN'T SHE?

>> SHE IS A CHARACTER.

>> MIMI, WHY DON'T YOU UPDATE EVERYBODY ON YOUR FAMILY.

>> ALL RIGHT.

MY TWO DAUGHTERS, MARY AND BETH, ARE DOING JUST GREAT.

MARY WORKS AS MARKETING DIRECTOR FOR A LAW FIRM.

AND BETH HAS FOLLOWED IN HER DAD'S FOOT STEPS AND IS WORKING AS A MASSAGE THERAPIST.

THEY ARE BOTH THE JOYS OF MY LIFE.

MY HUSBAND TEACHES SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN HERE IN BRANSON AND IS A VOLUNTEER FIREMAN.

WE BOTH KEEP BUSY.

JIM AND I ENJOY TRAVELING WHEN WE CAN, VISITING FAMILY AND FRIENDS.

EVERY YEAR WE TRY TO SPEND TIME WITH OUR COUSINS IN CANADA AT THEIR WONDERFUL COTTAGE.

AND WE VISIT JIM'S CHILDREN IN FLORIDA.

WE'VE HAD SO MUCH FUN SEEING OUR INCREDIBLE COUNTRY AND ALL IT OFFERS US.

IN THIS NEXT SEGMENT, KATHY SINGS ONE OF MY FAVORITE BIG BAND SONGS.

SHE REALLY IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE SINGERS.

FIRST, A TRIBUTE FROM ONE BAND LEADER TO ANOTHER.

>> THIS TIME WE'RE GOING TO PLAY A GUY LOMBARDO STYLE ARRANGEMENT FEATURING OUR OWN TWIN PIANOS, LARRY HOOPER AND FRANK SCOTT.

A-ONE AND TWO ANSWER... "STUMBLING" ♪♪ >> KATHY HAS BEEN WINNING NEW FANS WITH HER WONDERFUL SOLOS.

AND HERE IS A SONG I THINK YOU WILL ENJOY.

♪ MORE THAN YOU KNOW MORE THAN YOU KNOW ♪ ♪ MAN OF MY HEART I LOVE YOU SO ♪ ♪ LATELY I FIND YOU'RE ON MY MIND MORE THAN YOU KNOW ♪ ♪ WHETHER YOU'RE RIGHT WHETHER YOU'RE WRONG ♪ ♪ MAN OF MY HEART I'LL SING ALONG ♪ ♪ YOU NEED ME SO MORE THAN YOU'LL EVER KNOW ♪ ♪ LOVING YOU THE WAY THAT I DO THERE'S NOTHING I CAN DO ABOUT IT ♪ ♪ LOVING MAY BE ALL YOU CAN GIVE BUT HONEY I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT IT ♪ ♪ OH HOW I'D CRY OH HOW I'D CRY IF YOU GOT TIRED AND SAID GOOD-BYE ♪ ♪ MORE THAN I'D SHOW MORE THAN YOU'LL EVER KNOW ♪ [ APPLAUSE ] >> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE SPRINGTIME POLKA.

ONE TWO... "SPRINGTIME POLKA" ♪♪ >> THANK, FRIENDS, FOR JOINING US THIS PAST HOUR.

IT'S BEEN OUR PLEASURE PLAYING FOR YOU.

OUR THANKS ALSO TO LI'L WALLY FOR ADDING TO THE FUN.

♪♪ >> I JUST LOVED YOUR HAIR-DOS.

>> I THOUGHT THEY WERE SO PRETTY.

I REMEMBER YOU PUTTING SOME OF YOUR WIGLET CURLS ON MY HEAD AND THINKING I WAS SO BEAUTIFUL.

>> I REMEMBER THAT.

I DO.

AND I REMEMBER JANET, YOU NEVER THOUGHT OUR HAIR WAS RATTED HIGH ENOUGH.

IT WAS JUST HUGE.

WE LOOKED LIKE 007 BOND GIRLS.

WELL, HERE WE ARE WITH OUR SMALLER HAIR AND WE WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR SHARING THIS TIME WITH US AND ESPECIALLY FOR BEING SO LOYAL ALL THESE 48 YEARS.

WE ARE SINCERELY THANKFUL TO PUBLIC TELEVISION FOR CONTINUING TO BRING US INTO YOUR HOMES.

BYE BYE.

♪ WE ARE PALS BEST OF PALS WE ARE PALS WE ARE BEST OF PALS ♪ ♪ WON'T YOU COME OVER TO MY HOUSE WON'T YOU COME OVER AND PLAY ♪ ♪ WON'T YOU COME OVER TO MY HOUSE AND PLAY THAT YOU'RE MY LITTLE GIRL ♪ >> GOOD NIGHT!

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♪ 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, AU REVOIR, AUF WIEDERSEHEN ♪ GOOD NIGHT!