Lawrence Welk Biography

Lawrence Welk biography

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NAME: Lawrence Welk
OCCUPATION: Conductor, Television Personality
BIRTH DATE: March 11, 1903
DEATH DATE: May 17, 1992
PLACE OF BIRTH: Strasburg, North Dakota
PLACE OF DEATH: Santa Monica, California

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Bandleader and TV performer Lawrence Welk’s TV program featured band music with vocalists, dancers, and instrumental soloists, and was a huge success.

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Lawrence Welk

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Lawrence Welk was born March 11, 1903 in Strasburg, North Dakota. He played the accordion and formed two musical groups that opened for bands and orchestras in the Midwest. His TV show, The Lawrence Welk Show, which featured band music with vocalists, dancers, and instrumental soloists, became a huge success. The show was dropped by the network, but he continued it as Memories with Lawrence Welk.