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...accent is at least as good as Henry Kissinger's," boasts Champagne Music Maker Lawrence Welk, and his sense of harmony may even be better. Still, the king of schmalz announced last week that he would not run for President in 1976. Welk disqualified himself after 5,000 followers, led by an ardent Santa Barbara, Calif, fan, had written to suggest his candidacy. "Politics, like music and golf, is best learned at an early age," said Welk. "Having reached the age of 72, I'm afraid it is a little late to change horses in the middle...
Bravo! A cover story that will probably cause a rash of derogatory letters from jealous housewives and the fans of Lawrence Welk, but one for which I express my admiration and thanks...
Flanked by an American flag and a copy of Lawrence Welk 's book Ah-One, Ah-Two, former California Governor Ronald Reagan was interviewed in his Los Angeles office last week by TIME Correspondent Jess Cook. Excerpts...
...years ago, in an uncommunicable mood. I fled the Currier House dining room with my tray, and settled down in front of a television set. The Lawrence Welk Show came on, and I watched, chuckling cynically, groaning as Welk sped his musicians through a medley of "old-a time favorites." Suddenly a voice came out of the corner of the room. "No don't laugh. Listen to the musicians. I don't like what they're playing, either, but, you know, they really know what they're doing. I turned and there sat this guy with a violin case resting...
...Lawrence Welk isn't very well known, but the good word is that his music is in the same vein as Sanders's. He's playing at the usually staid Boston Garden Thursday night, and make sure you have your head screwed on tight before you go or Welk will blow it away...