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5 Things You Never Knew About ‘The Lawrence Welk Show’

For more than three decades, The Lawrence Welk Show was a staple in American living rooms, with its trademark champagne music and gentle humor. Hosted by North Dakota-born bandleader Lawrence Welk, ...
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Lawrence Welk marks 70 years in America's living room

The year was 1955. Ike was in the White House, Disneyland had just opened, and rock and roll was starting to rattle the rafters. But you wouldn’t find any swiveling hips or hound dogs howling on ...
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Prairie Public documentary celebrates life of North Dakota's own Lawrence Welk

FARGO — Prairie Public is celebrating one of North Dakota’s most beloved sons with a new documentary about bandleader and television icon Lawrence Welk. “Lawrence Welk: A North Dakota Farm Boy” ...
Tulsa World

Norma Zimmer, 'Lawrence Welk Show' soloist, dies at 87

Norma Zimmer, internationally known as the Champagne Lady on "The Lawrence Welk Show," died Tuesday at her home in Brea, Calif. She was 87. Zimmer, a 5-foot-2-inch blonde, was a featured soloist on ...
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Lawrence Welk: A North Dakota Farm Boy

This biographical documentary explores the life and legacy of Lawrence Welk. Lawrence Welk was born to Russian immigrant parents in Strasburg, North Dakota, where he developed a strong work ethic and ...