A NORTH DAKOTA FARM BOY Saturday, October 25 at 9:00 pm Lawrence Welk was born in Strasburg, North Dakota to immigrant ...
"And a one, and a two …" In 1971, after two decades on the air, ABC cancelled "The Lawrence Welk Show," a musical variety series led by the German-accented bandleader and accordionist Lawrence Welk.
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, ...