ArtistInfo Logo  ArtistInfo

Artist Portrait

Lawrence Welk

acc, org, 1903-1992 US, Strasburg, North Dakota
of Pop and Jazz

American musician, band leader, accordionist and television host. He performed in and led big bands from the 1920s but it wasn't until he started The Lawrence Welk Show in 1951 that he achieved wider fame. The show aired nationally in 1955 and ran until 1982. b. March 11, 1903 (Strasburg, ND, USA) d. May 17, 1992 (Santa Monica, CA, USA)

     
Instruments
  • Accordion
  • Organ
Genres
  • Pop
  • Jazz
  • Folk
  • World
  • Soundtrack
Popular Tracks   
Riders in the Sky on The World's Finest Music by Lawrence Welk
Calcutta on The World's Finest Music by Lawrence Welk
The Moon Is a Silver Dollar on The World's Finest Music by Lawrence Welk
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes on Lawrence Welk Swings by Lawrence Welk
Baby Elephant Walk on The World's Finest Music by Lawrence Welk
Take The "A" Train on Lawrence Welk Swings by Lawrence Welk
Tonight You Belong to Me on The World's Finest Music by Lawrence Welk
Calcutta - Remastered on My Best by Lawrence Welk
That Old Black Magic on 22 Great Songs For Dancing by Lawrence Welk
Moon River on Pop Orchestral by Various Artists

Track list and 30sec audio provided by


Band Members
Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Lawrence Welk: Champagne MusicLawrence Welk2017Compil.
Yellow BirdLawrence Welk2012Album
Moon RiverLawrence Welk2012Album
Strictly For DancingLawrence Welk2011Album
Lawrence Welk's Big Band SplashLawrence Welk2011Album
Let's DanceLawrence Welk2011Album
Into The FiftiesLawrence Welk2008Compil.
You Are My Sunshine [Upstairs At Larry's]Lawrence Welk2004Single
Upstairs At Larry's - Lawrence Welk UncorkedLawrence Welk2004Compil.
Moments From Milestones & MemoriesLawrence Welk2001Album
Lawrence Welk SwingsLawrence Welk1999Compil.
To America With LoveLawrence Welk1997Album
Polka Time - Frank Yankovic Meets Lawrence WelkLawrence Welk1995Album
By The Time I Get To Lawrence WelkLawrence Welk1995Album
Biggest HitsLawrence Welk1995Compil.
Favorites of Lawrence WelkLawrence Welk1995Album
Your Navy Presents The Champagne Music Of Lawrence WelkLawrence Welk1995Album
The Very Best Of Lawrence WelkLawrence Welk1995Compil.
The Champagne Magic Of Lawrence WelkLawrence Welk1995Album
Christmas With Lawrence WelkLawrence Welk1995Album
A Musical Trip To Latin America With Lawrence WelkLawrence Welk1995Single
The World's Finest MusicLawrence Welk1994Single
Lawrence Welk Plays Everybody's MusicLawrence Welk1994Album
The Best Of Lawrence WelkLawrence Welk1993Compil.
Lawrence Welk A Musical AnthologyLawrence Welk1992Compil.
Lawrence Welk Plays A 50-Year Hit Parade Of SongsLawrence Welk1991Compil.
Salutes The Big BandsLawrence Welk1990Compil.
16 Most Requested SongsLawrence Welk1989Compil.
Dance To The Big Band SoundsLawrence Welk1986Album
World's Greatest PolkasLawrence Welk And Myron Floren1986Album
Polkas And Other FavoritesLawrence Welk1985Album
22 Of The Greatest WaltzesLawrence Welk1985Album
Come Waltz With MeLawrence Welk1984Album
On Tour With Lawrence Welk Vol. 1Lawrence Welk1984Compil.
Memories With Lawrence WelkLawrence Welk1984Compil.
22 All Time Favorite WaltzesLawrence Welk1983Album
The Lawrence Welk Musical Family ReunionLawrence Welk1983Album
The Very Best Of Lawrence WelkLawrence Welk1982Compil.
Merry Christmas from Our House to Your HouseLawrence Welk1982Album
22 GREAT SONGS FOR EASY LISTENINGLawrence Welk1982Compil.
22 All-Time Big Band FavoritesLawrence Welk1982Compil.
Country Music's Great HitsLawrence Welk1982Album
Greatest HitsLawrence Welk1981Compil.
Polka FavoritesLawrence Welk And Myron Floren1981Album
Joey, Lawrence, MyronJoey Schmidt - Lawrence Welk - Myron Floren1981Album
Ring Those Christmas BellsLawrence Welk1980Album
Reminiscing Vol. 2Lawrence Welk1980Compil.
Rememb'ring The Sweet & Swing Band Era Volume ILawrence Welk1980Compil.
Remembering the Sweet & Swing Band Era Volume IILawrence Welk1980Compil.
Merry Christmas From Our House To Your HouseLawrence Welk1980Album
Golden Organ FavoritesLawrence Welk / Bob Ralston / Jerry Burke And The Magic Organ1980Compil.
The Best Of Lawrence WelkLawrence Welk1979Compil.
Live At Lake TahoeLawrence Welk1979Album
SiempreLawrence Welk1979Album
Kellogg's Presents The Lawrence Welk ShowLawrence Welk1978Album
My Personal FavoritesLawrence Welk1978Album
Champagne Dance PartyLawrence Welk1978Compil.
22 Great Songs For DancingLawrence Welk1978Album
HallelujahLawrence Welk1978Album
Lawrence Welk presents Bob RalstonLawrence Welk, Bob Ralston1977Compil.
The Best Of Lawrence WelkLawrence Welk1976Compil.
Paloma Blanca / Baretta's ThemeLawrence Welk1976Single
Country As GritsLawrence Welk Presents Ava Barber1976Album
Nadia's Theme (The Young and the Restless)Lawrence Welk1976Single
Nadia's Theme (The Young and the Restless)Lawrence Welk1976Single
Nadia's ThemeLawrence Welk1976Album
50 Lawrence Welk FavoritesLawrence Welk1976Compil.
The Best Of Lawrence Welk: 20 Great HitsLawrence Welk1976Compil.
Stranger In ParadiseLawrence Welk1975Compil.
Lawrence Welk Celebrates 25 Years On TelevisionLawrence Welk1975Album
Lawrence Welk's Most Requested TV Favorites (Champagne Style)Lawrence Welk1975Album
200 Years Of American MusicLawrence Welk Featuring Lawrence Welk And His Orchestra1975Album
Saturday Night With Lawrence WelkLawrence Welk1975Compil.
Says It With MusicLawrence Welk1974Album
The Lawrence Welk StoryLawrence Welk1974Album
Polkas On ParadeLawrence Welk1974Album
Your Local Navy Recruiter Presents Lawrence Welk Series 3Lawrence Welk1974Album
Lawrence Welk And His Musical Family Celebrate 50 Years In MusicLawrence Welk1974Compil.
Lawrence Welk Plays His Favorites From That's EntertainmentLawrence Welk1974Album
The Best Of Lawrence Welk Vol. IILawrence Welk1974Compil.
Your Local Navy Recruiter Presents Lawrence Welk Series 4Lawrence Welk1974Album
My Family's Favorites / Songs We Love To Sing-AlongLawrence Welk1974Album
ReminiscingLawrence Welk1973Single
Lawrence Welk And His TV Family Sing And Play Songs Of LoveLawrence Welk1973Album
The Big Band Sound Of Lawrence WelkLawrence Welk1973Album
ReminiscingLawrence Welk1972Album
No, No, NanetteLawrence Welk1971Single
Go Away Little GirlLawrence Welk1971Album
Favorites From The Golden 60'sLawrence Welk1970Album
Lawrence Welk's Champagne StringsLawrence Welk1970Album
TV Family of Great Entertainers on Ranwood RecordsLawrence Welk1970Compil.
Champagne MemoriesLawrence Welk1970Compil.
CandidaLawrence Welk1970Album
If You Were The Only Girl In The WorldLawrence Welk1969Album
Plays I Love You Truly And Other Songs Of LoveLawrence Welk1969Album
I Left My Heart In San FranciscoLawrence Welk Presents Bob Ralston1969Album
GalvestonLawrence Welk1969Album
JeanLawrence Welk1969Album
Blue HawaiiLawrence Welk1969Album
Country Music's Great HitsLawrence Welk1968Album
MemoriesLawrence Welk1968Album
The Best Of WelkLawrence Welk1968Compil.
You'll Never Walk AloneLawrence Welk1968Compil.
Love Is BlueLawrence Welk1968Album
Save The Last Dance For MeLawrence Welk1967Album
Swings The ClassicsLawrence Welk1967Album
Lawrence Welk's Hits Of Our TimeLawrence Welk1967Album
The Best Of Lawrence WelkLawrence Welk1967Compil.
The Best Of Lawrence WelkLawrence Welk1967Compil.
I'll See You AgainLawrence Welk1967Album
Winchester Cathedral/Born FreeLawrence Welk1966Single
Champagne On BroadwayLawrence Welk1966Single
Winchester CathedralLawrence Welk1966Album
Champagne On BroadwayLawrence Welk1966Album
Lawrence Welk & Johnny HodgesLawrence Welk & Johnny Hodges1966Single
Jennie Dear / Down Down Down Down!Lawrence Welk1965Single
My First Of 1965Lawrence Welk1965Single
Today's Great HitsLawrence Welk1965Single
À L'heure Du ChampagneLawrence Welk - Dave Pell1965Album
Golden Trumpet Classics by Warren Luening of the Norad ComandosLawrence Welk Presents Warren Luening1965Single
Lawrence Welk & Johnny HodgesLawrence Welk & Johnny Hodges1965Album
The Happy WandererLawrence Welk1965Album
Today's Great HitsLawrence Welk1965Album
Musical MemoriesLawrence Welk, Ted Straeter, Claude Thornhill1964Album
The Lawrence Welk Television Show 10th AnniversaryLawrence Welk1964Album
Wonderful! Wonderful!Lawrence Welk1964Album
The Best Of Lawrence WelkLawrence Welk1964Compil.
The Golden MillionsLawrence Welk1964Album
The Lawrence Welk Television Show 10th AnniversaryLawrence Welk1964Album
1963's Early HitsLawrence Welk1963Single
Wonderful! Wonderful!Lawrence Welk1963Album
1963's Early HitsLawrence Welk1963Album
Les Amours EnchantéesLawrence Welk1963Single
Waltz TimeLawrence Welk1963Album
Your TV Dance PartyLawrence Welk1963Album
A Tribute To The All-Time GreatsLawrence Welk1963Album
Scarlett O'HaraLawrence Welk1963Album
Lawrence Welk's Baby Elephant Walk And Theme From The Brothers GrimmLawrence Welk1962Album
Hour Of Parting / Stranger On The ShoreLawrence Welk, Buddy Merrill1962Single
Bubbles In The WineLawrence Welk1962Album
Sing-A-Long PartyLawrence Welk1962Album
Young WorldLawrence Welk1962Album
Yellow BirdLawrence Welk1962Album
Zero-ZeroLawrence Welk1962Single
Night Theme / Zero-ZeroLawrence Welk1962Single
Riders In The SkyLawrence Welk1961Single
75 Years Of Great American MusicLawrence Welk1961Album
Moon RiverLawrence Welk1961Album
Silent Night (And 13 Other Best Loved Christmas Songs)Lawrence Welk1961Album
Calcutta!Lawrence Welk1961Album
CalcuttaLawrence Welk1961Single
CalcuttaLawrence Welk1961Album
The Champagne Music Of Lawrence WelkLawrence Welk1961Album
CalcuttaLawrence Welk1961Album
PolkasLawrence Welk Featuring Myron Floren1960Album
Singing The Best-Loved Catholic HymnsLawrence Welk Presents The Lennon Sisters1960Album
Last Date / LullabyLawrence Welk And His Orchestra Featuring Frank Scott, Lawrence Welk1960Single
I'm Forever Blowing BubblesLawrence Welk1960Album
Presents Great American ComposersLawrence Welk1960Album
Repeat After Me / Now Is The HourLawrence Welk Presents The Lennon Sisters1960Single
Songs Of The IslandsLawrence Welk Featuring Buddy Merrill1960Album
Lawrence WelkLawrence Welk1960Single
Cradle To The Cross / Laura-JeanLawrence Welk1960Single
It Started In Naples / (Oh Baby Mine) I Get So LonelyLawrence Welk Presents The Lennon Sisters1960Single
Dance With Lawrence WelkLawrence Welk1959Album
A-One A-Two---! This Is Lawrence WelkLawrence Welk1959Compil.
Presents The Great Overtures In Dance TimeLawrence Welk1959Album
The Voices And Strings Of Lawrence WelkLawrence Welk1959Album
Christmas Moon / Peppy The Peppermint BearLawrence Welk And The Lennon Sisters1959Single
The Voices And Strings Of Lawrence WelkLawrence Welk Featuring Joe Feeney1959Single
Dance With Lawrence WelkLawrence Welk1959Album
T.V. Western Theme SongsLawrence Welk1959Album
Kit Kat PolkaLawrence Welk / Lawrence Welk And His Champagne Music1958Single
Slumber Party / The Children's Marching SongLawrence Welk Presents The Lennon Sisters1958Single
Lawrence Welk Presents Keyboard KapersLawrence Welk, Jerry Burke, Frank Scott, Larry Hooper, "Big" Tiny Little1958Album
Come Dance With MeLawrence Welk Presents Myron Floren1958Album
Lawrence Welk Presents Dick Kesner And His Stradivarius ViolinLawrence Welk Presents Dick Kesner1958Album
The World's Finest Music As Interpreted By Lawrence WelkLawrence Welk1957Album
Lawrence Welk At Madison Square GardenLawrence Welk1956Album
Weary Blues / In The AlpsMcGuire Sisters And Lawrence Welk1956Single
Allegheny Moon / Faith Unlocks The DoorLawrence Welk1956Single
It's Almost TomorrowLawrence Welk1956Single
Spotlight BandsDean Hudson / Lawrence Welk1945Album
Anterior (rev.: 2) Nuevo (rev: 3) Lawrence Welk Presents The Lennon Sisters ‎– Singing The Best-Loved Catholic HymnsLawrence Welk, The Lennon SistersAlbum
There's The Small Hotel / Saw Your EyesLawrence WelkSingle
With A-One And A-TwoLawrence WelkCompil.
Scarlett O'HaraLawrence WelkSingle
Lawrence Welk's Baby Elephant Walk And Theme From The Brothers GrimmLawrence WelkAlbum
Dancing Dolls / Frogzee And Flyzee / Make Believe / Lora Belle LeeLawrence WelkSingle
Juanita / Harbor LightsLawrence WelkSingle
No, No, NanetteLawrence WelkAlbum
Everybody's MusicLawrence WelkAlbum
Your Friendly Montgomery Ward Presents Lawrence Welk On Their 90th AnniversaryLawrence WelkAlbum
Petite Fleur / Riders In The SkyBob Crosby And The Bob Cats / Lawrence WelkSingle
Battle Of BandsLawrence Welk, Frankie CarleAlbum
Musical TV FavouritesLawrence WelkCompil.
Mr. Music MakerLawrence WelkAlbum
Lawrence In Dixie-LandLawrence WelkAlbum
The 4th "R" (Religion) / Roger BoomLawrence Welk Presents Larry HooperSingle
Lawrence Welk Presents The Lennon SistersLawrence Welk Presents The Lennon SistersSingle
You'll Never Walk Alone / As Time Goes ByLawrence WelkCompil.
My First Of 1965 / Apples - BananasLawrence Welk And His Orchestra / Lawrence WelkAlbum
The Happy Waltz / 12th Street RagLawrence WelkSingle
MistyLawrence Welk & Johnny HodgesSingle
Lawrence Welk Presents Dick KesnerLawrence Welk Presents Dick KesnerSingle
Mary PoppinsLawrence WelkAlbum
The Christmas SongLawrence WelkAlbum
24 Of The World's Greatest PolkasLawrence Welk & Myron FlorenCompil.
Lawrence Welk And His OrchestraLawrence Welk / Mario KostellaniAlbum
Snuggled On Your ShoulderLawrence WelkAlbum
Champagne Dance PartyLawrence WelkAlbum
Love Is A Many Splendored ThingLawrence WelkAlbum
Minnie The MermaidLawrence Welk presents Larry HooperSingle
Three Of A Kind (3 Top Stars Of Big Bands)Lawrence Welk / Claude Thornhill / Al DonahueCompil.
Three Of A Kind (3 Top Stars Of Romantic Mood Music)Lawrence Welk And Henry King And Freddy MartinCompil.
Music To Dance ByLawrence WelkAlbum
Songs Of FaithLawrence WelkAlbum
Lawrence Welk Presents A Guest Champagne Lady Betty CoxBetty Cox And Lawrence WelkAlbum
The Lawrence Welk Signature AlbumLawrence WelkAlbum
Plays For DancingLawrence WelkAlbum
The Golden Treasure Series Presents Lawrence Welk Volume 1Lawrence WelkCompil.
The Golden Treasure Series Presents Lawrence Welk Volume 2Lawrence WelkCompil.
La Mejor Musica Del MundoLawrence WelkSingle
No, No, NanetteLawrence WelkAlbum
Mr. Music MakerLawrence WelkSingle
The Starlit HourLawrence WelkAlbum
Lawrence In DixielandLawrence WelkAlbum
A Lawrence Welk Stereo Special: Sweet And LovelyLawrence WelkAlbum
Young At HeartLawrence WelkCompil.
A Lawrence Welk ShowcaseLawrence WelkCompil.
Baby Elephant Walk / PretendLawrence WelkSingle
As Time Goes byLawrence WelkAlbum
Frank Scott At The PianoLawrence Welk Presents Frank ScottAlbum
Songs Of FaithLawrence WelkSingle
Aragon Trianon MemoriesLawrence WelkAlbum
Lawrence Welk Plays Jerome Kern And Other Great ComposersLawrence WelkAlbum
Clair De LuneLawrence WelkSingle
ArtistInfo App
ArtistInfo for iOS and ArtistInfo for Mac are presenting musicians, composers and producers that are envolved in the musical work that you are listening to in Apple Music, iTunes, or Spotify. Discover new music via the network among artists. Manage your favorite musicians and albums via iCloud and share recommendations with your friends via email, AirDrop, or Social Media.

App Store Logo     Mac App Store Logo

Acknowledgements
To all the music fans that are contributing on Discogs, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Thanks to Franz Flückiger for providing Storygram used to visualize band membership.
Universal Link: https://music.metason.net/artistinfo?name=Lawrence%20Welk
ArtistInfo Community
Most seen topics within ArtistInfo:

Top 10 Artists    Top 20 Albums
 
What others are currently looking for:

Recent Artists    Recent Albums

ArtistInfo Logo ArtistInfo by Metason © 2015-2020 Metason Logo