Lawrence Welk
We really were a very musical family. Father managed to buy us a small pump organ, and I just loved this instrument.
Lawrence WelkThe William Penn Hotel in Pittsburgh... was the place where Champagne Music was born.
Lawrence WelkWhen my parents first arrived there, North Dakota had just been admitted to the Union, and the country was still wild and harsh.
Lawrence WelkOver and over I marvel at the blessings of my life: Each year has grown better than the last.
Lawrence WelkI played a Spaniard. I looked about as Spanish as any other fair-skinned German.
Lawrence WelkI realized some of the pitfalls of being well-known; it was nice if you were successful, but it made it just that much harder to take when you failed.
Lawrence WelkBy 1969, when I celebrated 45 years in the music business, I also had 45 people in our musical family.
Lawrence WelkI was so anxious to succeed that I made a practice of appearing on all the disc jockey shows I could, in order to publicize the band.
Lawrence WelkI knew nothing of the real life of a musician, but I seemed to see myself standing in front of great crowds of people, playing my accordion.
Lawrence WelkIf any performer has quality in his voice he can almost always be helped to develop all the other necessary attributes.
Lawrence WelkOne time I introduced my orchestra as the Shampoo Music Makers instead of the Champagne Music Makers.
Lawrence WelkMy accent remained terrible. It was very hard for me to initiate any conversation with someone I didn't know.
Lawrence Welk