Thanksgiving (Norma Zimmer)
Episode 14 | 57m 45sVideo has Closed Captions
It's a Thanksgiving holiday show hosted by the Champagne Lady, Norma Zimmer.
Our Champagne Lady, Norma Zimmer hosts this beloved Thanksgiving holiday show. Guy and Ralna remind us to "Count Your Blessings", Tom Netherton celebrates "The House I Live In", Henry Cuesta and the band swing out on "In the Sweet Bye and Bye", and Jimmy Roberts and Norma Zimmer lead the cast in a loving rendition of "May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You".
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Thanksgiving (Norma Zimmer)
Episode 14 | 57m 45sVideo has Closed Captions
Our Champagne Lady, Norma Zimmer hosts this beloved Thanksgiving holiday show. Guy and Ralna remind us to "Count Your Blessings", Tom Netherton celebrates "The House I Live In", Henry Cuesta and the band swing out on "In the Sweet Bye and Bye", and Jimmy Roberts and Norma Zimmer lead the cast in a loving rendition of "May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You".
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>> 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.
♪♪ HOST OF THE LAWRENCE HOST OF THE LAWRENCE WELK SHOW.
I'M SO HAPPY TO BE HERE AT THE WELK RESORT SAN DIEGO TO TAKE YOU ON ANOTHER MUSICAL ADVENTURE IN THE LAND OF CLASSIC TELEVISION.
THIS PROGRAM WAS FIRST BROADCAST IN LATE NOVEMBER, 1979, AND I WAS IN MY TENTH YEAR ON THE LAWRENCE WELK SHOW.
I WAS AN OLD HAND BY THEN, BUT I STILL GOT THE SHIVERS EVERY TIME THE STAGE MANAGER WOULD SAY PLEASE STANDBY.
YOU KNOW I GOT THOSE SAME SHIVERS WHEN THE CURTAIN WENT UP AT THE MILESTONES AND MEMORIES REUNION CONCERT.
IT WAS ONE OF THOSE TIMES YOU JUST KNEW YOU WERE INVOLVED IN SOMETHING IMPORTANT.
AND THAT YOU BETTER LIVE IN THE MOMENT AND SAVER EVERY SINGLE ASPECT OF IT.
IT WAS SO MUCH FUN TO HAVE SANDI SAINTY, GAIL AND MARY LOU BACK TOGETHER.
THE REUNION WAS A WONDERFUL GIFT TO US.
AND TO YOU FROM THIS PUBLIC TELEVISION STATION.
AND WE'RE ALL SO GRATEFUL FOR YOUR GENEROUS AND ENTHUSIASTIC RESPONSE TO IT.
THANKS AGAIN FROM ALL OF US.
THE ALUMNI OF THE LAWRENCE WELK TELEVISION SHOW.
DID YOU EVER STOP AND THINK ABOUT THE NAME OF LAWRENCE WELK.
IT'S A VERY FAMOUS NAME YOU KNOW.
EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE PROBABLY A LOT OF YOUNG PEOPLE THAT DON'T KNOW WHO HE IS THEY CERTAINLY KNOW THE NAME.
WELL, THIS SHOW IS DEDICATED TO A MAN WHO HAS THE OPPOSITE PROBLEM, HE HAS WRITTEN A HUGE NUMBER OF VERY FAMOUS SONGS, AND HE IS ALMOST UNKNOWN TO AMERICANS OF ALL AGES.
HIS NAME IS HARRY WARREN AND dE IS CALLED THE PATRIARCH OF HOLLYWOOD MOVIE MUSICALS BECAUSE HE WROTE THE SONGS FOR THE VERY FIRST SUCCESSFUL ONES 42nd STREET IN 1932.
BETWEEN 1935 AND 1950 HARRY HAD 42 SONGS IN THE TOP TEN OF THE POPULAR RADIO PROGRAM YOUR HIT PARADE.
IRVING BERLIN HIMSELF CAME IN SECOND TO THAT NUMBER WITH JUST 33 TOP TEN HITS.
HE WROTE EVERY SINGLE SONG ON THIS PROGRAM AND I'M SURE YOU WILL RECOGNIZE MOST OF THEM.
AFTER YOU SEE THIS SHOW, YOU WILL KNOW EXACTLY WHO HARRY WARREN IS.
THANKS TO MR. LAWRENCE WELK.÷ [ APPLAUSE ] >> THANK YOU LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.x WOW WHAT A BEAUTIFUL AUDIENCE.
GREETINGS FRIENDS AND WELCOME.
THIS EVENING WE BRING YOU A SHOW FEATURING SOME GREAT SONGS BY HARRY WARREN.
LET'S SEE IF YOU FOLKS REMEMBER THIS ONE.
GENTLEMEN.
ONE, TWO.
♪ [ MUSIC ] ♪ @@ ♪ OH, BABY WHAT I COULDN'T DO WITH PLENTY OF MONEY AND YOU.
♪ IN SPITE OF THE WORRY THAT MONEY BRINGS.
♪ I'LL BE TAKING YOU PLACES WE@ LIKE TO GO.
OUTSIDE OF THAT I HAVE NO USE YOU KNOW.
♪ IT'S THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL ♪ LIFE WOULD BE FUNNY WITH PLENTY OF MONEY AND YOU.p ♪ [ APPLAUSE ] >> HI LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
TONIGHT I WOULD LIKE TO SING A HARRY WARREN SONG INTRODUCED BY DICK HANES IN THE MOVIE@ DIAMOND HORSESHOE.
♪ THE MORE I SEE YOU, THE MORE I WANT YOU.
♪ SOME HOW THIS FEELING ♪ JUST GROWS AND GROWS.
♪ WITH EVERY SIGH I HAVE BECOME MORE MAD ABOUT YOU.
♪ MORE LOST WITHOUT YOU.
♪ AND SO IT GOES.
♪ CAN YOU IMAGINE HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU?
♪ THE MORE I SEE YOU ♪ AS YEARS GO BY.ñ ♪ I KNOW THE ONLY ONE FOR ME ♪ COULD ONLY BE YOU.
♪ MY ARMS WON'T FREE YOU, ♪ MY HEARTS WON'T TRY.
♪ I KNOW THE ONLY ONE FOR ME COULD ONLY BE YOU.
♪ MY ARMS WON'T FREE YOU, MY HEART WON'T TRY.
[ APPLAUSE ]ñ >> THANK YOU TOM AND THANK YOU LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
ON THIS NEXTñ NUMBER, LET'S INCLUDE OUR STUDIO AUDIENCE IN THE SHOW AND A FEW FOLKS THAT ARE IN THE MOOD FOR DANCING LET'S SHUFFLE OFF TO÷ BUFFALO.
♪ [ MUSIC ] ♪ ññ ♪ [ APPLAUSE ]ú >> SHIPPING OFF TO BUFFALO IN CHAMPAGNE STYLE.
HERE ARE TWOp TALENTED PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD MUCH TO DO WITH THE SUCCESS OF OUR SHOW.
GAIL FARRELL FROM OKLAHOMA AND DICK DALE FROM IOWA CELEBRATING AS CHAMPAGNE MUSIC MAKERS.
>> ♪ DO YOU REMEMBER ONE SEPTEMBER AFTERNOON, I STOOD WITH YOU ♪ AND DIDN'T I GO WITH YOU ON YOUR HONEYMOON, ♪ REMEMBER ME.
♪ DO YOU RECALL A COTTAGE UPON A HILL?
♪ WHERE EVERY DAY I HAD TO PAY ANOTHER BILL.
♪ AND IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN WE PAY THEM STILL, ♪ REMEMBER ME.
♪ I CAN SEE THAT LITTLE ANGEL ON YOUR KNEE.
♪ CAN'T YOU SEE SHE KIND OF LOOKS LIKE ME.
♪ FOR I'M THE BOY WHO'S ONLY JOY IS LOVING YOU.
♪ WHO WORRIES UNTIL HE dURRIES HOME WHEN DAY IS THROUGH.
♪ AND I'M THE ONE YOU GIVE YOUR GOOD TIME KISSES TO, REMEMBER ME.
♪ REMEMBER ME.
[ APPLAUSE ] >> THIS IS MY MOM HELLEN.
SHE HAS BEEN MY INSPIRATION, MY COACH, MY CHEERING SECTION AND MY LIFELONG COMPANION ALL THESE YEARS.
WITHOUT HER I NEVER WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REALIZE MY DREAM OF A CAREER IN SHOW BUSINESS.
THANK YOU MOM.
>> THANK YOU MARY LOU FOR MAKING ME SO PROUD THESE MANY YEARS.
>> AS I SAID, MY MOM MET THE CHAMPAGNE LADY LOIS YEARS AGO, WHEN SHE AND MY DAD WENT TO THE WILLIAM PEN HOTEL IN PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA.
THAT'S THE FIRST PLACE CHAMPAGNE MUSIC WAS COINED.
>> IT WAS IN THE 1930S AND I WAS A STUDENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH.
ON ONE OF MY FIRST DATES WITH YOUR FATHER HE TOOK ME TO THE WILLIAM PEN HOTEL AND WE DANCED TO THE MUSIC OF LAWRENCE WELK.
I WILL NEVER FORGET IT.
>> THIS YEAR THE PITTSBURGH PUBLIC TELEVISION STATION ASKED ME TO COME AND HELP THEM PLEDGE.
IT WAS A THRILL TO BE IN MY PARENT'S HOMETOWN, AND THE NEXT DAY I GOT TO WALK AROUND AND LOOK AT SOME OF THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS AND ALL OF THE PLACES THEY MADE SO MANY WONDERFUL MEMORIES TOGETHER.
>> I GOES WE NEVER TOOK ANYTIME TO DO THAT, WE VISIT FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND NEVER ANYTIME FOR SIGHT SEEING.
>> I REALLY ENJOYED VISITING YOUR PAST MOM.
AND NOW HERE'S ONE OF HARRY WARREN'S WONDERFUL SONGS FROM THE 1930S.
♪ [ MUSIC ] ♪ ñ ♪ WOULD YOU LIKE TO TAKE A WALKp ♪ DO YOU THINK IT'S GOING TO RAIN?x ♪p HOW'S ABOUT A SASPARILLER.
GEE THE MOON IS YELLER.
SOMETHING GOODWILL COME FROM THAT.
♪ HAVE YOU HEARD THE LATEST SONG?
@ ♪ IT'S A VERY PRETTY STRING.
♪ DON'T YOU FEEL A LITTLE FRILLú FRILLY.
GEE IT'S GETTINGx÷ CHILLY.
♪ WHEN YOU STROLL IN THROUGH, ♪ YOU NEED A WHO'S IT TO LEAN UPON.
♪, BUT WHEN YOU HAVE NO WHOSE IT, ♪ TO HUG AND WHAT'S IT GOSH DARN?
♪ WOULD YOU LIKE TO TAKE A WALK?
♪ DO YOU THINK IT'S GOING TO RAIN?
@ ♪ AIN'T YOU TIRED OF ALL OF THE TALKING, ♪ I PREFER@ THE WALKING, ♪úÑ SOMETHING GOODWILL COME FM THAT.
♪ IF YOU'RE STROLLING THROUGH, ♪ YOU NEED A WHO'S IT TO LEAN UPON.
♪, BUT WHEN YOU HAVE NO WHOSE IT, TO HUG AND WHAT'S IT GOSH DARN.
♪ WOULD YOU LIKE TO TAKE A WALK.
♪ DO YOU THINK IT'S GOING TOú RAIN.
♪ AIN'T YOU TIRED OF ALL OF THE TALKING?
♪ I PREFER THE WALKING.
SOMETHING GOODWILL COME FROM THAT.
♪ SOMETHING WILL COME FROM THATp [ APPLAUSE ] >> BEAUTIFUL GUY AND RALNA.
AND HERE'S THE TITLE TUNE OF HARRY WARREN'S FIRST HOLLYWOOD MUSICAL.
YOU WILL SEE BOBBY AND ELAINE DANCING TO 42nd STREET.
♪ [ MUSIC ] ♪ ♪ [ APPLAUSE ] >>> BOBBY BURGESS AND ELIAN BALDEN AMERICA'S NEWEST YOUNG DANCE COUPLE.
THESE DAYS EVER INFLATION, THIS NEXT HARRY WARREN SONG HAS A LITTLE DIFFERENT MEANING THAN WHEN IT WAS WRITMAN 1933.
KEN DELO LET'S HEAR ALL ABOUT IT.
♪ [ MUSIC ] ♪ ♪ WE'RE IN THE MONEY, WE'RE IN THE MONEY.
♪ WE'VE GOT A LOT OF WHAT IT TAKES TO GET ALONG.
♪ WE'RE@ IN THE MONEY.
♪ THE SKIES ARE SUNNY.
♪ OLD MAN DEPRESSION YOU ARE THROUGH YOU DONE US WRONG.
♪ WE NEVER SEE A HEADLINE, BUT A BREAD LINE TODAY.
♪ AND WHEN WE SEE THE LANDLORD, WE CAN LOOK THAT GUY RIGHT IN THE EYE.
♪ WE'RE IN THE MONEY.
♪ COME ON MY HONEY.
♪ LET'S SPEND IT, LEND IT, SEND IT ROLLING ALONG.
♪ WE'RE IN THE MONEY.
♪ WE'RE IN THE MINUTE.
♪ WE GOT A LOT OF WHAT IT TAKES TO GET ALONG.
♪ WE'RE IN THE MONEY.
♪ THE SKIES ARE SUNNY.
♪ OLD MAN DEPRESSION YOU DONE US WRONG.
♪ WE NEVER SEE A HEADLINE, OR A BREAD LINE TODAY.
♪ AND WHEN WE SEE THE LANDLORD, WE CAN LOOK THAT GUY RIGHT IN THE EYE.
♪ WE'RE IN THE MONEY.
♪ COME ON MY HONEY.ñ ♪ LET'S SPEND IT, LEND IT, SED IT, ROLLING ALONG.
♪ LET'S SEND IT ROLLING ALONG.
[ APPLAUSE ] >> HARRY WARREN AND AL WROTE THAT WONDERFUL SONG WHILE THE COUNTRY WAS IN THE DARKEST PART OF THE DEPRESSION.
IT WAS ONE OF THE SONGS IN THE MOVIE MUSICAL CALLED THE GOLD DIGGERSF 1933 STAING GGER ROGERS WHO WORE A OUTFIT CONSISTING OF SILVER COINS WHILE SHE SANG IT.
IN THE PAST TEN YEARS, I HAVE BEEN DOING A LOT OF PRODUCING IN CALIFORNIA AND IN BRANSON.
I USUALLY CREATE THE CHRISTMAS SHOW FOR THE WELK THEATRE HERE IN CALIFORNIA AND LEAVE IT IN THE HANDS OF MY DIRECTOR AND CHOREOGRAPHER WHILE I DO THE HOLIDAY SHOW IN BRANSON.
I'M ALSO THE ASSOCIATE PRODUCER OF THE REGULAR SHOW AT THE CHAMPAGNE THEATRE.
THIS SEASON I HELPED THE LENNON SISTERS PRODUCE A VIDEO THAT TOOK THE AUDIENCE THROUGH MOST OF THEIR PROFESSIONAL LIVES, IT WAS CHAL&ENGING DIGGING THROUGH ALL OF THOSE OLD SHOWS AND PHOTOGRAPHS, BUT WE WERE HAPPY WITH THE FINAL RESULT AND THE AUDIENCES SEEMED TO LOVE IT.
WORKING BEHIND THE SCENES IS ALMOST AS MUCH FUN AS PERFORMING, BUT NOT QUITE.
I THINK I'LL BE DOING BOTH FOR A LONG TIME TO COME AND HERE'S THE MAN WHO TAUGHT US ALL HOW TO HAVE A LONG SHOW BUSINESS CAREER LAWRENCE WELK.
>> HERE'S A HARRY WARREN SONG THAT IS NICELY SUITED TO OUR CHAMPAGNE STYLE CHEERFUL LITTLE EARFUL.
GENTLEMEN, ONE AND TWO AND.
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'd!mm;wTñoÑñS= ♪ ♪ >> WONDERFUL!
VERY WONDERFUL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[ APPLAUSE ] >> HOW ARE YOU.
>> GOOD.
>> HI EVERYBODY.
IT'S NOT ALWAYS EASY TO FIND A GOOD SONG FOR A TAP DANCE.
HERE'S A HARRY WARREN SONG THAT MAKES MY JOB A LITTLE EASIER AND IT'S ONE I REALLY LIKE.
THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER YOU.
♪ [ MUSIC ] ♪ [ APPLAUSE ] >> ARTHUR DUNCAN THERE IS A GREAT YOUNG MAN.
ANACANI FOUND A SONG THAT FITS HER TO A TEE.
LET'S ALL ENJOY THIS LOVELY LADY.
♪ [ MUSIC ] ♪ ♪ YOU WILL FIND YOUR LIFE WILL BEGIN THE VERY MOMENT YOU'RE IN ♪ ♪ IF YOU'RE ROMANTC, THAN YOU WILL SURELY ADORE ARGENTINA.
♪ YOU WILL BE AS GAY AS CAN BE IFOU WILL LEARN TO SPEAK LIKE A LATIN.
♪ FOR SURE YOU WILL LEARN FOR YOU WILL NEVER RETURN TO MANHATTAN.
♪ WHEN YOU HEAR, ♪ [SPEAKING IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE] ♪ THAT'S JUST TO LET YOU KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO MEET AGAIN.
♪ YOU WILL NEVER FORGET ARGENTINA.
♪ WHERE THERE ARE RUMBAS TO TICKLE YOUR SPINE, MOON LIGHT AND MUSIC AND ROSES AND WINE, YOU WILL WANT TO STAY, DOWN INúg THE CANTEENA WAY.
[SPEAKING IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE] ♪ ♪ [ APPLAUSE ] >> ANACANI ISN'T SHE DELIGHTFUL?
YOU FOLKS KNOW HOW OUR MAESTRO ENJOYS A GOOD WALTZ.
HERE'S A BEAUTIFUL ONE BY HARRYX WARREN.
THE SHADOW WALTZ.
GEORGE TAKE IT AWAY.
♪ [ MUSIC ] ♪ x@ [ APPLAUSE ] >> I TREASURE THOSE TIMES THAT I WAS ASKED TO DANCE WITH LAWRENCE.
THEY ARE TRULY PRECIOUS MEMORIES AND FORTUNATELY MANY OF THEM ARE RECORDED FOREVER FOR ME TO ENJOY.
PERFORMING LIVE IS FUN TOO.
AVA, GAIL FARRELL AND RHONDA AND I HAVE A NEW SHOW WE PUT TOGETHER CALLED FOUR WONDERFUL WOMEN.
IT'S A TWO HOUR SHOW.
WE'VE BEEN ASKED TO PERFORM FOR THE WINTER TEXANS AND HAVE DATES IN MICHIGAN AND OHIO.
WATCH FOR US IN YOUR TOWN TOO.
FOUR WONDERFUL WOMEN HAS ABOUT 20 SONGS IN IT.
AND WE SHOULD LOOK INTO INCLUDING A HARRY WARREN HIT.
I'M SURE WE COULD FIND ROOM FOR ONE OF HIS AWARD WINNING SONGS LIKE THE LEGENDARY SONG COMIgG UP NEXT.
LULLABY OF BROADWAY WAS WRITTEN FOR THE GOLD DIGGERS OF 1935 AND THE PRODUCTION NUMBER CREATED FOR IT WAS THE LONGEST AND MOST SPECTACULAR OF ALL OF HIS NUMBERS.
IT WON THE ACADEMY AWARD FOR BEST SONG IN 1935.
YOU WON'T SEE THAT KIND OF DANCE NUMBER RIGHT NOW, BUT YOU WILL SEE THE GREAT LAWRENCE WLK BAND AT ITS FINEST.
♪ [ MUSIC ] ♪ ♪ @ ♪ [ APPLAUSE ] >> EXCELLENT.
OUR NEW SINGER JIM TURNER IS A WONDERFUL EDITION TO OUR SHOW.
HE DOES A GREAT JOB WITH EVERY KIND OF SONG INCLUDING THIS BEAUTIFULz BALLAD, BY HARRY WARREN.
♪ THEY ARE COVERED WITH AUTUMN LEAVES.
♪THE LEAVES OF BROWN CAME TUMBLING DOWN ♪REMEMBER, IN SEPTEMBER, IN THE RAIN ♪THE SUN WENT OUT JUST LIKE A DYING AMBER ♪THAT SEPTEMBER IN THE RAIN ♪TO EVERY WORD OF LOVE I HEARDú YOU WHISPER ♪THE RAINDROPS SEEMED TO PLAY OUR SWEET REFRAINp ♪THOUGH SPRING IS HERE, TO ME IT'S STILL SEPTEMBER ♪THAT SEPTEMBER IN THE RAIN ♪TO EVERY WORD OF LOVE I HEARD YOU WHISPER ♪THAT SEPTEMBER IN THE RAIN [ APPLAUSE ] >> THANK YOU.
GREAT YOUNG MAN FINE VOICE.
WHEN HARRY WARREN WROTE THIS NEXT SONG THE ALDRIDGE SISTERS AND THE OTWELL TWINS WEREN'T EVEN SONG, BUT I THINK WILL YOU FIND THEY DO AN EXCELLENT JOB JUST THE SAME.
♪ IT WAS A LUCKY APRIL SHOWER.
I FOUND A MILLION DOLLAR BABY ♪IN A FIVE AND TEN CENT STORE.÷ ♪THE RAIN CONTINUED FOR AN HOUR ♪I HUNG AROUND FOR THREE OR FOUR ♪AROUND THE MILLION DOLLAR BABY ♪IN THE FIVE AND TEN CENT STORE.
♪SHE WAS SELLING CHINA ♪AND WHEN SHE MADE THOSE EYES ♪I KEPT BUYING CHINA ♪UNTIL THE CROWD GOT WISE.
♪INCIDENTALLY ♪IF YOU SHOULD RUN INTO A SHOWE ♪WELL STEP INSIDE MY COTTAGE DOOR ♪AND MEET THE MILLION DOLLAR BABY ♪FROM THE FIVE AND TEN CENT STORE ♪ SHE WAS SELLING CHINA AND WHEN SHE MADE THOSE EYES.
♪ I KEPT BUYING CHINA UNTIL THE CROWD GOT WILD.
♪INCIDENTALLY ♪IF YOU SHOULD RUN INTO A SHOWER ♪WELL STEP INSIDE MY COTTAGE DOOR ♪AND MEET THE MILLION DOLLAR BABY ♪FROM THE FIVE AND TEN CENT STOREño [ APPLAUSE ] >>> HARRY WARREN, MORRIS DIXON AND BILLY ROSE WROTE THAT SONG IN 1931.
FAMOUS NAMES IN THE WORLD OF LIVE THEATRE WHICH IS ANOTHER ONE OF MY PASSIONS.
IN 1990, I BECAME ONE OF THE FOUNDING MEMBERS OF A PRODUCING THEATRE COMPANY CALLED ACTORS CONSERVATORY ENSEMBLE.
ACE FOR SHORT.
WE STARTED IN HOLLYWOOD, BUT FOUR YEARS AGO WE WERE INVITED BY TREE PEOPLE URBAN FORESTERS AND EDUCATORS TO SHARE THEIR HOME IN COLD WATER CANYON PARK.
THEY STARTED THE RECYCLE PROJECT IN LOS ANGELES AND CONTINUE TO SHOW OUR CHILDREN HOW TO PROTECT AND CONSERVE OUR NATURAL RESOURCES.
OUR STAGE IS AN EXQUISITE OUTDOOR AMPHITHEATER.
WITH CONTRIBUTIONS FROM FAMILIAR NAMES LIKE STEVE MARTIN, DANNY DEVITO AND BONNIE RHEATT.
ROBERT JOINED US TO PLAY ADDISON DEWITT.
CHARLES OPENS TONIGHT IN THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER.
WE'RE HONORED TO HAVE CHRIS HART ON BOARD TO DIRECT.
WE'LL WIND DOWN THE SEASON WITH TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD.
I ACT AND ALSO WORK BEHIND THE SCENES ALL SUMMER WHEN I'M IN TOWN.
EVEN MY MOM HELPS OUT IN THE BOX OFFICE.
OUR NEW WELK PROJECT IN NEVADA WILL TAKE QUITE A BIT OF TIME, BUT I WILL BE PERFORMING WITH A UNDER THE STARS AT LEAST THREE TIMES THIS YEAR.
THE WELK MUSICAL FAMILY USED TO GO OUT ON THE ROAD EVERY SUMMER SO I FEEL RIGHT AT HOME WITH THE HEAVY TRAVEL SCHEDULE, BUT NO ONE TODAY TRAVELS THE COUNTRY AS AS MUCH AS LAWRENCE WELK DID IN THE EARLY DAYS OF HIS CAREER.
HERE'S A SONG HE AND HIS BAND PROBABLY PLAYED IN THE 1920S.
>> AVA GETS INTO THE SPIRIT OF THE ROARING 20S WITH ONE OF HARRY WARREN'S BIGGEST FIRST HITS.
♪ [ MUSIC ] ♪ pú ♪ I LOVE MY BABY,ú ♪ MY BABY LOVES ME.
DON'T KNOW NOBODY AS HAPPY AS WE.
♪ HE IS ONLY 20 AND I'M 21.
♪ WE NEVER WORRY WE'RE JUST HAVING FUN.
♪ SOMETIMES WE QUARTERLY, AND MAYBE WE FIGHT.
♪, BUT THEN WE MAKE UP, THE FOLLOWING NIGHT.
♪ WHEN WE'RE TOGETHER WE'RE GREAT COMPANY, ♪ I LOVE MY BABY, MY BABY LOVES ME.
♪ I LOVE MY BABY, ♪ MY BABY LOVES ME.
♪ WE'RE HOTCY TOTSY WHY SHOULDN'T WE BE?
HE GIVES ME KISSES EACH ONE IS A SMACK ♪, BUT YOU SHOULD HEAR HIM WHEN I GIVE THEM BACK.
♪ HE BOUGHT A COOK BOOK, HE IS LEARNING TO BAKE.
♪ I LIKE HIS COFFEE, IT KEEPS US AWAKE.
♪ WE WASH THE DISHES FROM 7:00 TO 3:00, I LOVE MY BABY, ♪ MY?
BABY LOVES ME.
♪ MY BABY LOVES ME.
♪ ♪ MY BABY LOVES ME.
[ APPLAUSE ] >>@ OH, LISTEN TO THE APPLAUSE OUT THERE.
YOU KIDS REALLY OKAY.
THE GREAT GLEN MILLER BAND HAD A HIT RECORDING OF HARRY WARREN'S SERENADE IN BLUE.
THIS ARRANGEMENT FEATURES OUR FINE SAXOPHONE SECTION AND JOHNNY ON TRUMPET.
GENTLEMEN ARE YOU READY?
ONE AND TWO AND ♪ [ MUSIC ] ♪ HX >>> MEMORIES OF THE GLEN MILLER BAND BEAUTIFULLY PLAYED BY OUR OWN CHAMPAGNE MUSIC MAKERS.
LET'S ENJOY THIS SONG WITH JIMMY ROBERTS.
♪ [ MUSIC ] ♪ ♪ YOU MUST HAVE BEEN A BEAUTIFUL BABY, ♪ YOU MUST HAVE aEEN A WONDERFUL CHILD.
♪ WHEN YOU WERE ONLY STARTING T GO TO KINDERGARTEN, ♪ I BET YOU DROVE THE LITTLE BOYS WILD.
♪ AND WHEN IT CAME TO WINNING BLUE RIBBONS, ♪ YOU MUST HAVE SHOWN THE OTHER KIDS HOW.
♪ I CAN SEE THE JUDGES EYES, ♪ AS THEY HANDED YOU THE PRIZE, ♪ I BET YOU MADE THE CUTEST, ♪ YOU MUST HAVE BEEN A BEAUTIFUL BABY.
♪ CAUSE BABY, LOOK AT YOU NOW.
NEAL.
♪ [ MUSIC ] ♪ q ♪ AND WHEN IT CAME TO WINNING BLUE RIBBONS, YOU MUST HAVE SHOWN THE OTHERñ KIDS HOW.
♪ I CAN SEE THE JUDGE'S EYES WHEN THEY HANDED YOU THE PRIZE, ♪ I BET YOU MADE THE@ CUTEST, ♪ OH, YOU MUST HAVE BEEN A BEAUTIFUL BABY CAUSE BABY, LOOK AT YOU NOW.
[ APPLAUSE ]o >>>ó NEAL, JIMMY ROBERTS.
HERE ARE TWO PEOPLE THAT ALWAYS ADDED A LITTLE FUN TO OUR SHOW.
LET'S SEE WHAT MARY LOU METZGER AND JACK IMEL HAVE FOR US.
♪ [ MUSIC ] ♪ >> GUESS WHO JUST GOT OFF THE TRAIN?
>> I GIVE UP.
>> LOU, LOU.
>> LOU, LOU?
>> THAT'S RIGHT.pR LOU LOU'S BACKx IN TOWN.
@ ♪ [ MUSIC ] ♪ @p+ÑÑ >> ♪@?Ñ I GOT TO GET MY OLD TUXEDD PRESSED, GOT TO SOW A BUTTON ON MY VEST.
>> TONIGHT YOU HAVE TO LOOK YOUó BEST LOU LOU IS BACK IN TOWNtWt ♪ I HAVE TO GET A HALF BUCKú@ SOMEWHERE, GOT TO SHINE MY SHOES AND SLICK MY HAIR.
♪ LOU LOU'S BACK IN TOWN.ú ♪ [ MUSIC ] ♪ o ♪ I USED TO TELL THE MAILMAN TO CALL I AIN'T COMING HOME UNTILp THE FALL.
♪ LOU LOU IS BACK IN TOWN.ñç÷ ♪ [ MUSIC ] ♪ N ♪ LOU LOU IS BACK IN TOWN.
♪ LOU LOU IS BACK IN TOWN.
♪ [ MUSIC ] ♪ ♪ LOU LOU'S BACK IN TOWN.x [ APPLAUSE ] >> JACK ROLLED ME OFF ON A LUGGAGE CART AND I WAS ALWAYS LUCKY TO GET OFF THE ROLLING VEHICLE WITH MY LIFE.
NO OFFENSE TO YOUR@ DRIVING JACK IT WAS JUST CROWDED BACKSTAGE.
LOU LOU WAS A WOMAN OF MANY IDENTITIES JUST LIKE THE REAL ME.
I WAS THE PROUD WIFE WHEN MY SBAND RICHARD GRADUATED FROM COLLEGE THIS YEAR WITH A BACHELORS OF ARTS DEGREE IN MUSIC.
HE PLANS TO TEACH THIS FALL.
HE ALSO HELPED ME PRODUCE MY NEW CD CALLED SUCH GOOD FRIENDS BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN BLESSED WITH SO MANY.
ALL OF THE SONGS ARE PERSONAL FAVORITES OF MINE.
SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME.
BROADWAY BABY, EVERYTHING IS OLD AGAIN.
JOHNNY AND MANY MORE.
PRODUCING THIS CD WAS A NEW CHALLENGE, BUT WE DID IT EVEN THOUGH WE WEREN'T AS EXPERIENCED AS LAWRENCE WELK WHO MADE OVER 400 RECORDS IN HIS LIFETIME.
HERE'S THAT RECORDING GENIUS RIGHT NOW.
>> BACK TO OUR HARRY WARREN SONG AND AMONG HARRY'S MANY COMPOSITIONS WE EVEN FOUND A POLKA.
HERE'S MYRON FLOREN WITH THE KISS POLKA, MYRON, LET ME ASK YOU SOMETHING WOULD YOU LIKE TO LET ME PLAY THE ACCORDION AND YOU DO THE DANCING?
>> I THINK WE'D BE BETTER OFF IF YOU DO THE DANCING AND I PLAY THE ACCORDION.
>> YOU MEAN TO SAY YOU DON'T NEED TO EXERCISE?
>> NO.
>> OKAY YOU PLAY THEN.
>> ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR.
♪ [ MUSIC ] ♪ [ POLKA PLAYING ] ♪ ♪ [ APPLAUSE ] >> LOOKS LIKE WE'VE GOT ANOTHER DANCE COUPLE.
YOU KNOW FOLKS WE ALMOST FORGOT ABOUT KATHIE SULLIVAN WE WOULDN'T WANT TO DO THAT SO KATHIE YOU'RE ON.
♪ [ MUSIC ] ♪ ♪ ARE THERE STARS OUT TONIGHT I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S CLOUDY OR BRIGHT.
♪'CAUSE I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU, DEAR ♪THE MOON MAY BE HIGH ♪BUT I CAN'T SEE A THING IN THE SKY ♪'CAUSE I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU.
♪I DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE IN A GARDEN ♪OR ON A CROWDED AVENUE ♪YOU ARE HERE, SO AM I ♪MAYBE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE GO BY ♪BUT THEY ALL DISAPPEAR FROM VIEW ♪AND I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU [ APPLSE ] >> ISN'T SHE LOVELY?
AND SINGS SO WELL.
HERE'S AN OLD TIME FAVORITE BY THE GREAT SONG WRITING TEAM OFN HARRY WARREN AND JOHNNY MERCER LET'Sñc JOIN THE GANG DOWN BY TE RAILROAD STATION.
♪ [ MUSIC ] ♪ x ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> THAT WAS HARRY WARREN'S THIRD OSCAR WINNING SONG WRITTEN WITH JOHNNY MERCY IN 1945 FOR THE HARVEY GIRLS.
HARRY MAY HAVE BEEN UNKNOWN, BUT HIS SONGS WILL LAST FOREVER.
HIS MUSICAL 42nd STREET IS ON BROADWAY AGAIN RIGHT NOW AND WE SALUTED IT OFTEN ON THE SHOW BECAUSE CLASSICS ENDURE.
HARRY WARREN AND LAWRENCE WELK WERE BRIGHT LIGHTS IN A FRIGHTENING WORLD AND THAT'S WHAT WE ALL SHOULD TRY TO BE.
IF WE WORK ON IT WE CAN MAKE THE WORLD WHAT WE WANT IT TO BE.
THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF THIS STATION AND FOR YOUR KINDNESS AND AFFECTION FOR ALL OF THESE YEARS.
WE FEEL EXACTLY THE SAME WAY ABOUT YOU.
BYE FOR NOW.
♪ GOOD NIGHT, GOOD NIGHT UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN.
♪ ADIOS, AU REVIOR.
♪ YOU KNOW YOU WILL ALWAYS REMAIN IN MY HEART.
♪ GOOD NIGHT, SEEP 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 REVIOR, AUF WIEDERSEHN.
GOOD NIGHT.
♪ [ MUSIC ] ♪ ♪ ♪ GOOD NIGHT, SLEEP TIGHT AND PLEASANT DREAMS TO YOU.
HERE'S A WISH AND A PRAYER THAT EVERY DREAM COMES TRUE.
♪ AND NOW UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN ♪ ADIOS, AU REVIOR, AUF WIEDERSEHN GOOD NIGHT!
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