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Lawrence Welk
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Accordionists · 1903–1992

Lawrence Welk

American musician, bandleader, and impresario (1903–1992)

Born
11 March 1903
Strasburg
Died
17 May 1992
Santa Monica
Country
United States
Record labels
Dot Records, Coral
Discography
29 albums

Biography

Lawrence Welk was a jazz musician who played accordion. Lawrence Welk was born on 11 March 1903 in Strasburg and died on 17 May 1992 in Santa Monica. Record labels: Dot Records and Coral. The discography here lists 29 albums, from “Lawrence Welk at Madison Square Garden” (1956) to “Champagne Music” (2013). Honours include star on Hollywood Walk of Fame and Horatio Alger Award.

Lawrence Welk (March 11, 1903 – May 17, 1992) was an American accordionist, bandleader, and television impresario, who hosted The Lawrence Welk Show from 1951 to 1982. The program was known for its light and family-friendly style, and the easy listening music featured became known as "champagne music" to his radio, television, and live-performance audiences. Welk, a native of North Dakota who was born to German immigrants from Russia, began his career as a bandleader in the 1920s in the Great Plains. He gradually became more known throughout the country due to recordings and radio performances, and he and his orchestra were based in Chicago in the 1940s, where they had a standing residency at the Trianon Ballroom. By the start of the next decade, Welk relocated to Los Angeles and began hosting his eponymous television show, first on local television, before going national when the show was picked up by ABC in 1955.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Lawrence Welk at Madison Square Garden 1956 · Live · Coral Records Songs of Faith 1957 · Coral Records The World's Finest Music as Interpreted by Lawrence Welk 1957 · Coral Records Mr. Music Maker 1959 · Dot Records I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles 1960 · Dot Records Polkas 1960 · Dot Records Calcutta! 1961 · Dot Records Moon River 1961 · Dot Records Young World 1962 · Dot Records 1963’s Early Hits 1963 · Dot Records Scarlett O’Hara 1963 · Dot Records Waltz Time 1963 · Dot Records Wonderful! Wonderful! 1963 · Dot Records Champagne on Broadway 1966 · Dot Records Polkas on Parade 1967 · Tradition Records
Music To Dance By 1970
In Concert 1973 · Ranwood 16 Most Requested Songs 1989 · Columbia
Live at Lake Tahoe 1992 · Live
Christmas With Lawrence Welk 1993
Champagne Favorites 2005 · Varèse Sarabande Bubbling Over 2006 · Living Era Into The Fifties 2008 · Jasmine Records Blue Tango - Essential Masters 2012 · Vintage Masters Champagne Music 2013 · Vintage Masters Apples & Bananas · Dot Records Dance To The Big Band Sounds · Ranwood Records The Christmas Song · Pickwick Yellow Bird · Dot Records

Also plays on

Albums where Lawrence Welk is credited as a sideman

— Johnny Hodges With the Lawrence Welk's Orchestra — Johnny Hodges With the Lawrence Welk Orchestra conductor

Awards

Frequently asked questions

What instrument did Lawrence Welk play?

Lawrence Welk is known for playing accordion.

When and where was Lawrence Welk born?

Lawrence Welk was born 11 March 1903 in Strasburg.

What are Lawrence Welk's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include Lawrence Welk at Madison Square Garden (1956), Songs of Faith (1957), The World's Finest Music as Interpreted by Lawrence Welk (1957), Mr. Music Maker (1959) and I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles (1960).

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