#Where are the lawrence welk cast today series

Welk became famous for his so-called вЂњChampagne Music,' as fans likened it to drinking champagne: light and bubbly. In his younger years, Welk fronted a ten piece band called the Hotsy-Totsy Boys as he made a name for himself across the upper midwest. вЂњI think it's great of his father also to say, вЂOK you want to do this, but let's make it seriousвЂ™вЂќ, said Armisen. His father sold a cow to pay for WelkвЂ™s first accordion and, in exchange, Welk worked on the farm until he was 21 and turned over any monies earned from gigs. Welk, the child of German immigrants who made their way to the United States by way of the Ukraine, was raised on a farm in Strasburg, North Dakota. вЂњI mean it really was just imitation from you know hearing him and watching him.вЂќ Said Armisen. вЂњJust keep going, just keep going.вЂќДЄrmisen famously parodied Welk during his tenure as a cast member on SNL, mastering his famous accent. вЂњCould it be seen as something a little bit like вЂ¦ what the Grateful Dead did?вЂќ asked Armisen. On this weekвЂ™s episode, CBS Sunday Morning Correspondent Mo Rocca sits down with Saturday Night Live legend and star of HBOвЂ™s Los Espookys Fred Armisen to memorialize the accordionist, band leader, and television host who drew a weekly audience of as many as 30 million people.

#Where are the lawrence welk cast today series

When the series ended its run in 1982, it was televisionвЂ™s longest running musical variety show. (вЂњThe Rural PurgeвЂќ, as it was known, put all those shows out to pasture.) However, Welk would take his show into syndication and attract an even larger audience. Welk and his show were swept up in a series of mass cancellations that included shows like The Beverly Hillbillies, Green Acres, and Petticoat Junction. In 1971, following two decades on air, ABC cancelled the Lawrence Welk Show, a musical variety show led by the German-accented bandleader and accordionist, Lawrence Welk.