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Lawrence Welk

LAWRENCE WELK

 
Lawrence Welk  (March 11, 1903 – May 17, 1992) was an American musician, accordionist, bandleader, and television impresario, who hosted The Lawrence Welk Show from 1951 to 1982.  His style came to be known to his large number of radio, television, and live-performance fans (and critics) as "champagne music".  In 1996, Welk was ranked #43 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time.  (More from Wikipedia)
 
 
There are two other medleys that were released in the wake of the hit song "Stars on 45 Medley" (Beatles medley).  On what is probably his biggest hit album, In 3-D, "Weird Al" Yankovic put together a hilarious medley called "Polkas on 45" where he performed a wildly wide-ranging medley (all while frantically playing the accordion) that ranged from Deep Purple, to Devo, to the Doors, to Foreigner, to Iron Butterfly, and even to Lawrence Welk. 
 
(September 2012)