Lawrence Welk
Bandleader, Musical Artist
1903 – 1992
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Who was Lawrence Welk?
Lawrence Welk was an American musician, accordionist, bandleader, and television impresario, who hosted The Lawrence Welk Show from 1945 to 1982. His style came to be known to his large number of radio, television, and live-performance fans as "champagne music".
In 1996, Welk was ranked #43 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time.
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- Born
- Mar 11, 1903
Strasburg - Also known as
- Welk, Lawrence
- Spouses
- Fern Renner
(1931/04/19 - )
- Fern Renner
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Germany
- Profession
- Lived in
- North Dakota
- Died
- May 17, 1992
Santa Monica
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on July 23, 2013
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