sidewinder Posted October 14, 2007 Report Posted October 14, 2007 he had some fine musicians. i remember trumpeter george thow, pete fountain, violinist dick kessner and several others. Trumpeter Lyn Biviano comes to mind. Quote
brownie Posted October 14, 2007 Report Posted October 14, 2007 Welk also made a couple of fine albums featuring Johnny Hodges on one and Marshall Royal on the other! Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted October 14, 2007 Report Posted October 14, 2007 plus public tv ran welk reruns in prime time saturday nights for 25 or 30 years, and may still be. Yep. Watched it last night. I gotta get my Tom Netherton fix. Quote
7/4 Posted October 14, 2007 Report Posted October 14, 2007 bunch of junkies, dammit. get off of my lawn. Quote
JSngry Posted October 14, 2007 Report Posted October 14, 2007 Welk also made a couple of fine albums featuring Johnny Hodges on one and Marshall Royal on the other! I have the Hodges, but have never heard of the Royal. Details please! Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted October 14, 2007 Report Posted October 14, 2007 plus public tv ran welk reruns in prime time saturday nights for 25 or 30 years, and may still be. Yep. Watched it last night. I gotta get my Tom Netherton fix. YOU CAN NOT BE SERIOUS!!!!! MG Quote
JSngry Posted October 14, 2007 Report Posted October 14, 2007 He's not. He really digs Bob Ralston. The Hammond's just a front - he's really a Thomas man. Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted October 14, 2007 Report Posted October 14, 2007 He's not. He really digs Bob Ralston. The Hammond's just a front - he's really a Thomas man. Over my head, I'm afraid. MG Quote
JSngry Posted October 14, 2007 Report Posted October 14, 2007 http://www.bobralston.com/bio.htm Quote
JSngry Posted October 14, 2007 Report Posted October 14, 2007 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Organ_Company Quote
Kalo Posted October 14, 2007 Report Posted October 14, 2007 Funny clip. Clearly, any song that repeated the words "sweet Jesus" so many times had to be a "spiritual," as Welk says at the end! Wonder what they thought a "toke" was. Quote
MoGrubb Posted October 14, 2007 Report Posted October 14, 2007 (edited) he had some fine musicians. i remember trumpeter george thow, pete fountain, violinist dick kessner and several others. Trumpeter Lyn Biviano comes to mind. No way, Biviano? He didn't gig with LW, did he? C'mon you're joshing, ain't you? plus public tv ran welk reruns in prime time saturday nights for 25 or 30 years, and may still be. Yep. Watched it last night. I gotta get my Tom Netherton fix. YOU CAN NOT BE SERIOUS!!!!! MG They show it around here too, but I wouldn't be caught dead watching it. Edited October 14, 2007 by MoGrubb Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted October 14, 2007 Report Posted October 14, 2007 OK, seriously now, is it possible to explain the attraction? MG Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted October 14, 2007 Report Posted October 14, 2007 plus public tv ran welk reruns in prime time saturday nights for 25 or 30 years, and may still be. Yep. Watched it last night. I gotta get my Tom Netherton fix. YOU CAN NOT BE SERIOUS!!!!! MG I am serious. And no, Bob Ralston and his Thomas can go stuff it. Gimme some Jerry Burke on the Hammond!!! Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted October 14, 2007 Report Posted October 14, 2007 plus public tv ran welk reruns in prime time saturday nights for 25 or 30 years, and may still be. Yep. Watched it last night. I gotta get my Tom Netherton fix. YOU CAN NOT BE SERIOUS!!!!! MG I am serious. And no, Bob Ralston and his Thomas can go stuff it. Gimme some Jerry Burke on the Hammond!!! See previous post. MG Quote
brownie Posted October 15, 2007 Report Posted October 15, 2007 Welk also made a couple of fine albums featuring Johnny Hodges on one and Marshall Royal on the other! I have the Hodges, but have never heard of the Royal. Details please! Me bad! Meant Gordon Jenkins, not Welk! How could I confuse those two Quote
sidewinder Posted October 15, 2007 Report Posted October 15, 2007 he had some fine musicians. i remember trumpeter george thow, pete fountain, violinist dick kessner and several others. Trumpeter Lyn Biviano comes to mind. No way, Biviano? He didn't gig with LW, did he? C'mon you're joshing, ain't you? Whilst in Canada I caught a Welk tribute show on one of the channels (as one does on a slow Sunday afternoon) and there was a (very short) segment on jazz musicians who had worked with him. Biviano's name came up, at which point I woke out of my coma. Quote
sidewinder Posted October 15, 2007 Report Posted October 15, 2007 Blimey, I wasn't dreaming. According to wikipedia he was Welk's musical director, no less ! "Lin Biviano (born ) is a jazz trumpet player. He is noted for his extreme power, especially in the upper register, and his distinctive fast vibrato. His style is similar to that of the late Chet Ferretti, who was his biggest influence. He has performed and/or recorded with such musicians as Woody Herman, Count Basie, Buddy Rich, Maynard Ferguson, Glenn Miller, Jimmy Dorsey, Harry James, Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Sarah Vaughn, Ella Fitzgerald, and Bill Chase, mostly playing lead trumpet. He has served as musical director for the Lawrence Welk orchestra since the 1980s. From 1974-1976 he led his own big band; they toured the East Coast and recorded a demo but were unable to secure a record contract. In the mid-1960s he attended Berklee School of Music (now Berklee College of Music), and in the 1980s he was asked to return as a teacher; as of 2007 he is still on the faculty, teaching mainly private lessons and ensembles." Quote
MoGrubb Posted October 15, 2007 Report Posted October 15, 2007 He was the darling of his class at Berklee. Being only 18 yo was the bull in the china shop, yet highly respected. He later worked with a friend of mine on Ringling Bro. B&B, who happened to be musical director. The stint with the circus was less than stellar, which surprised me. He was probably just going through a rough period in his life; I think it was back in the 80s, maybe early 90s. Quote
sidewinder Posted October 15, 2007 Report Posted October 15, 2007 And he's on one of my very favourite Buddy Rich albums, the 'Very Alive At Ronnie Scotts'. Quote
alocispepraluger102 Posted October 16, 2007 Report Posted October 16, 2007 george cates did some fine arrangements, particularly film music, and show music, and operetta medleys. he could have easily made a career on the 'pops' circuit. Quote
Teasing the Korean Posted October 16, 2007 Author Report Posted October 16, 2007 george cates did some fine arrangements, particularly film music, and show music, and operetta medleys. he could have easily made a career on the 'pops' circuit. He did a nice exotica album for the Dot label called "Polynesian Paradise." I think this is the only Lawrence Welk related music in my collection! Not counting the video that I posted Quote
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