When the Jazz Arts Group Big Band takes the stage this afternoon to play music from Lawrence Welk's TV show, the tunes will be a blast from the past, not only for the audience but also the players.

Lawrence Welk, one of the nation's foremost band leaders and early TV personalities, brought his 'champagne music” to Cedar Rapids four times during his long career. Welk was born in 1903 in Strasburg ...

Songs about the sun, moon, and stars are this week's theme. This program, hosted by JoAnn Castle, celebrates the celestial with songs such as "Keep Your Sunny Side Up" and "Destination Moon". JoAnn ...

Hip dude that I was in the early 1970s, I caught only glimpses of The Lawrence Welk Show on the tube on my way out of the house on Saturday nights. No doubt, to many Americans, Welk and his clean-cut ...

Born March 18th, 1934, singer Charley Pride, left his birthplace of Sledge, Mississippi, at age 16 and later became one of the most successful country artists of all time. But that wasn’t exactly what ...

Guy and Ralna, one of the most popular singing couples associated with the iconic, long-running television series 'The Lawrence Welk Show' since 1969, continue to entertain more than three million ...

Spiritual hymns, inspirational songs and gospel medleys will heal your heart and lift your spirits. LAWRENCE WELK: PRECIOUS MEMORIES abounds with spiritual hymns, inspirational songs and gospel ...

One of the most popular singers on television from 1973 to 1982 was Tom Netherton, a regular performer on "The Lawrence Welk Show." He had been catapulted into the national spotlight after a very ...