Before he became a household name as the host of his own self-titled television show, Lawrence Welk was a hardworking bandleader shaped by the rural Midwest, European folk traditions, and the rhythms ...

Last month, I penned and published a column about the continued popularity of “The Lawrence Welk Show,” which aired from the 1950s through the early 1980s. I mentioned I joined my parents, meeting ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A two-photo collage of Guy Hovis. Guy Hovis, the beloved singer best known for his many appearances on "The Lawrence Welk Show," ...