The Lawrence Welk Show: Darktown Strutters Ball

[MIKEPREAMP]

Even the early-model car in the background appears to be a Dodge!!!!

[morristhewondercat]

wunnerful wunnerful

[dancebandleader]

Saw these two performing this in

person in 1961. Great rapport

between them. This the same

arrangement as used on the Coral

record. That Madison Square Garden

LP should be re-issued. Without a doubt

there must be more in the vaults from

that concert. Anybody from the Universal/

MCA music group listening?

[joeyablon]

yes, Bob Lido is great but Aladdin is the one who really impressed me...he was hilarious...he should have done more stuff like that

[judyjudymyrna]

hese guys were terrific! This same tune and arrangement was on a "Live at Madison Square Garden" Album recorded on March 26, 1955. I've got that original 33 1/3 album. It's great. Thanks for posting some I could see the video of it.

[bobby8168]

god i love this. i think that was me in another life i still were a straw hat lol

[bluewingtip]

LOVE Bob and Aladdin. Thanks for posting.

[romeman01]

"Artistic Aladdin" is singing in some VERY THICK dialect of Italian (which language Bob Lido also knew). They made a sensational Lawrence Welk recording of this tune together for Coral records which I listened to repeatedly with great delight as a youngster. If you can repost See You Later Alligator, that was also a great delight.