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Accordionist, bandleader, composer and TV impresario Lawrence Welk was one of the most visible and popular personalities in easy-listening orchestral pop music through several decades spanning the pre- and post-war eras, with his high-profile TV series "The Lawrence Welk Show" running for three decades from 1951 into the early '80s. Performing what he christened early in his career as "Champagne Music", he transcended all the upheavals in the pop music landscape during these times to maintain a consistent appeal to the broad middle ground of popular music tastes so that he was able to take advantage of the introduction of the stereo long-playing albums during the 1950s and beyond. This great-value 56-track 2-CD set comprises selected A and B sides from his singles for Vocalion, Okeh, Decca, Mercury, Coral and Dot labels during the quarter-century from the late 30s right through to the early '60s, and features over 30 chart entries, including the No. 1 "Calcutta" and the Top 10 hits "I Won't Tell A Soul", "The Moon Is A Silver Dollar", "Don't Sweetheart Me" and "Oh Happy Day". It covers a remarkable range of styles, including vocal hits from the early part of his career in the 'sweet' dance band style of the war years, along with examples of his trademark polka tunes featuring his distinctive accordion sound, through to easy listening orchestral pop recordings during the 1950s. It's an entertaining cross-section of his work, underlining his skill in refining his style to stay in touch with an evolving market to stay firmly in the public eye
Change Partners the Champagne Music of Lawrence Welk. Vocal Chorus Lois Best
Colorado Sunset the Champagne Music of Lawrence Welk. Vocal By Walter Bloom
Bubbles in the Wine the Champagne Music of Lawrence Welk
I Won't Tell a Soul the Champagne Music of Lawrence Welk. Vocal Chorus Walter Bloom
Two Sleepy People the Champagne Music of Lawrence Welk. Vocal Chorus Jules Herman
I'm Happy About the Whole Thing the Champagne Music of Lawrence Welk
The Moon Is a Silver Dollar the Champagne Music of Lawrence Welk. Vocal Chorus Walter Bloom
Daddy's Lullaby the Champagne Music of Lawrence Welk. Vocal Chorus By Jayne Walton & Parnell Grina
Maria Elena the Champagne Music of Lawrence Welk. Vocal Chorus By Jayne Walton
Dear Home in Holland Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra. Vocal Chorus By Jayne Walton
Cleanin' My Rifle (And Dreamin' of You) Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra. Vocal Chorus By Bobby Beers
I Wish That I Could Hide Inside This Letter Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra. Vocal Chorus By Jayne Walton
Don't Sweetheart Me - Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra. Vocal Chorus By Wayne Marsh
Mairzy Doats - Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra. Vocal Chorus By Bobby Beers & Ensemble
Is My Baby Blue Tonight? - Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra. Vocal Chorus By Jayne Walton
Shame on You - Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra with Red Foley
Bar Room Polka - Lawrence Welk & His Champagne Music. Vocal By Bob 'Tex' Cromer
Kit Kat Polka - Lawrence Welk & His Champagne Music. Vocal By Helen Ramsay & Garth Andrews
Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo - Lawrence Welk & His Champagne Music. Vocal By Jinny Jackson
Hoop Dee Doo - Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra. Vocal By Roberta Linn & Garth Andrews
Pennsylvania Polka - Lawrence Welk & His Champagne Music
Moonlight Bay - Lawrence Welk & His Champagne Music. Vocal Duet By Roberta Linn & Dick Dale
Swingin' Down the Lane - Lawrence Welk & His Champagne Music. Vocal Duet By Roberta Linn
Meet Mr. Callaghan - Lawrence Welk & His Champagne Music
Oh Happy Day - Lawrence Welk & His Champagne Music. Vocal Chorus By Larry Hooper
Ebb Tide - Lawrence Welk & His Champagne Music. Vocal Chorus By Gene Pursell
Darktown Strutter's Ball - Lawrence Welk & His Champagne Music
In a Little Spanish Town - Lawrence Welk & His Sparklers
Elephant's Tango - Lawrence Welk & His Champagne Music
Hey Mr Banjo - Lawrence Welk & His Champagne Music
Bonnie Blue Gal - Lawrence Welk & His Champagne Music. Vocal By the Sparklers
Moritat (A Theme from the Threepenny Opera) - Lawrence Welk & His Sparkling Sextet
The Poor People of Paris - Lawrence Welk & His Champagne Music
Lisbon Antigua - Lawrence Welk & His Champagne Music
On the Street Where You Live - Lawrence Welk & His Champagne Music
Weary Blues - Lawrence Welk & His Champagne Music with the McGuire Sisters
In the Alps (In Der Schweiz) - Lawrence Welk & His Champagne Music with the McGuire Sisters
Tonight You Belong to Me - Lawrence Welk & His Sparkling Strings. Vocal By the Lennon Sisters & the Sparklers
When the White Lilacs Bloom Again - Lawrence Welk & His Sparkling Strings
Around the World - Lawrence Welk & His Champagne Music
Champagne Time - Lawrence Welk & His Champagne Music
Cinco Robles (Five Oaks) - Lawrence Welk & His Sparkling Strings
Liechtensteiner Polka - Lawrence Welk & His Champagne Music
Last Date - Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra
Calcutta - Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra
My Grandfather's Clock - Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra
Theme from 'My Three Sons' - Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra
Out of a Clear Blue Sky - Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra
Yellow Bird - Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra
Riders in the Sky - Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra & Chorus
My Love for You - Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra & Chorus
A-One A-Two A-Cha Cha Cha - Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra & Chorus
Runaway - Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra
Baby Elephant Walk - Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra
Theme from 'The Brothers Grimm' - Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra
Zero-Zero - Lawrence Welk
