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Lawrence Welk
Lawrence Welk | |
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Lawrence Welk and Norma Zimmer, | |
| Born | ()March 11, Strasburg, North Dakota |
| Died | May 17, () (aged&#;89) Santa Monica, California |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, accordionist, bandleader, and televisionimpresario |
| Spouse(s) | Fern Veronica Renner (–) (his death) |
| Children | Shirley Welk, Donna Welk, Lawrence "Larry" Welk, Jr. |
| Website | Welk Musical Family |
Lawrence Welk (March 11, – May 17, ) was an Americanmusician, accordionist, bandleader, and televisionimpresario, who hosted The Lawrence Welk Show from to His style came to be known as "champagne music".
In , Welk was ranked #43 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time.[1]
Early life
[change | change source]Welk was born in Strasburg, North Dakota.
Biography lawrence welk
Most people there spoke German, but also knew English. His parents were Ludwig and Christiana (Schwahn) Welk, who were ethnic Germans from Russia. They emigrated to America in from Selz, Kutschurgan Distric