The Lawrence Welk Show: Bubbles In The Wine

[GregDad100]

So young bac then. My mom would watch the Lawrence Welk Show every Saturday night for years. I didn't care for it, but what did I know? I miss her so much, but these downloads brings back a ton of memories and smiles. Thanks.

[Godzie1]

@GregDad100 Remember in the 60s between the British Rock invasion through Woodstock, us kid's felt Welk & his followers were "uncool"!

Generation gap was huge back then & anyone under 30 was blackballed & labeled for even watching Welk?

Rock was our lives & Welk was old & boring!

Now to see this was pretty funny... :)

[johe64]

What 46 year old (man or woman) didn't grow up with "grandma" watching Lawrence Welk EVERY Saturday night?? I did! I guess I turned out all right, according to my wife!

[Nansbbgrand]

My grandmother loved Lawrence Welk..Never missed him, and I loved every minute watching him with her~

[dmoutell]

Lawrence can always make me smile!!

[ScottShuster]

As a small child I loved this song - was completely sold on the whole Lawrence Welk aesthetic. Oh, how I looked forward to the TV show at age 8, 9, 10.... I think my love of this music has played a significant role in keeping me an upbeat happy person all these years.

[Ilikepie1ism]

I love this kind of music! Does anyone else know any goods songs like this?

[dirndlgirl]

I love Lawrence Welk!!

[lrs13lrs13]

Look at 1:01, the guy has has a really creepy smile!

[12345678927269]

If you play this music...it will keep robbers away from your house...

[Kelzebel2012]

@12345678927269 LOL!  Probably...

[M113MAN]

Mr. Welk and his champagne music, you made millions very happy and through the magic of tape you continue to make people smile. That is truly a blessing.

[12345678927269]

Was Welk popular in the 40's?

[M113MAN]

Very Popular many musicians wish they were half as popular as Mr. Welk.

[marsmoke]

@12345678927269 Welk had a network and then syndicated TV show well into the seventies. It's still rerun on some PBS stations.

[antzzy1]

@12345678927269 YES he was popular

[Lunariouse]

Was that a novachord or a Celeste Jerry Burke was playing?

[Fiftiesflashback]

Ahhh! The Champagne of CHAMPAGNE MUSIC! What a beautiful encantation! Champagne wishes and caviar dreams!

[pianodon]

Thanks for posting this. Funny to see Larry Hooper on piano and Jerry Burke still on the Hammond...forever and ever!

[theredarrow78]

This is the true Lawrence Welk signature song

[tigerjemm]

i was looking up songs that weird al put in his polkas and this is one of them. when the guy turned around and he was holding an accordian i started laughing, cuz al plays the accordian, especially for the polkas

[franks4duke]

These clips sure bring back the memories! I remember "surrendering" the TV to my grandmother every Saturday night at 7 so that she could pull the chair right in front of the set and watch Lawrence Welk! I didn't think much of him then, but have grown to realize my grandmother knew more about good music than I did! Thanks for posting!

[pgh45rpms]

A charming piece of film made long before his tv career. "Bubbles", the original tv theme, was written by Mr. Welk, who collaborated with his music director, George Cates, & famous songwriter Frank Loesser. Truly "wunnerful, wunnerful".

[tvcollector71]

Unfortunetly not. I did ask WS for info about the band personel from the pre-TV era buy they didn`t have anything on them.

The only had info on Larry Hooper, Barney Liddell, Jerry Burke and the others that stayed on into the TV years.

[lostinoldtimes]

@tvcollector71 thankyou again soo much, when i play this song, i get chills litterly , soo much comes back to me, i admit a tear comes to eyes as well, him and orchestra were soo wonderful, wishin this music was still on tv--thank you again tvcollector, people nowdays and their metal and electric music just really "dont get it".

[teebeesea]

Cool! I see several familiar faces in the band including Orie, Larry Hooper, Barney Liddell,  and of course Jerry Burke...any info on the others?