the lawrence welk show first aired on may 11, 1951.
the lawrence welk show first aired on may 11, 1951.
when did the lawrence welk show first air?
may 11 , 1951
the aragon was later known as the hall where lawrence welk and his big band, the "champagne music makers," parlayed a scheduled four-week engagement in spring 1951 into a ten-year stint and a noted television show. welk's orchestra played to crowds numbering as high as 7,000. klaus landsberg, the manager of los angeles television station ktla, offered welk the opportunity to appear on television, and on may 11, 1951, the station began broadcasting a weekly show live from the aragon featuring welk's band. the show evolved into "the lawrence welk show," broadcast each saturday night on abc.
aragon ballroom (ocean park, santa monica, california)
bullet::::- 1995 – “lawrence welk: then & now”









































bullet::::- 1995 – “a lawrence welk family christmas”









































bullet::::- 1997 – “from lawrence welk: to america with love”









































bullet::::- 1998 – “lawrence welk’s favorite holidays”









































bullet::::- 1999 – “lawrence welk’s songs of faith”









































bullet::::- 2000 – “lawrence welk milestones & memories”









































bullet::::- 2003 – “lawrence welk: god bless america”









































bullet::::- 2005 – “lawrence welk precious memories”









































bullet::::- 2007 – “lawrence welk's tv treasures”









































bullet::::- 2009 – "welk stars through the years"









































bullet::::- 2011 – "lawrence welk's big band splash"









































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the lawrence welk show