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Ken Delo sells hypnosis tapes and a self-published novel the Lennons sell dolls Ava Barber opened a sandwich shop, etc., etc. Also new to the show are singer Jim Turner and saxophonist Skeetz Herfurt. The Lawrence Welk Show 5.6M views Discover short videos related to The Lawrence Welk Show on TikTok. And they are all trying to find ways to make more money. They were famous for the brief time they appeared on the show and now have to base their entire careers on their status as a "former Welk star" as they appear on cruise ships, small nightclubs, etc. If you watch the PBS rebroadcasts and reunion shows, it's a little sad to see these performers today.
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He later went to prison for molesting one of his young male piano students, but he's out of prison now and apparently nobody on the show holds it against him, as he frequently appears on Welk reunion specials. I don't know if there were any other gays on the show, but piano player Bob Ralston was married to the harshest looking Dutch lady you ever saw. My sister did not survive beyond the age of 35 and died destitute. 'Dreams do come true, even for someone who couldnt speak English and never had a music lesson or much of an education.' - Lawrence Welk Like Guy Lombardo, whom Welk considered a major influence. As his daughter, I suffered a great deal. Kathie Lee outed him in her autobiography when she wrote about her first husband, who was gay and "lived with a gay performer on the Lawrence Welk Show." It's long overdue that Buddy Merrill, who played guitar 20 years on the Lawrence Welk Show, got exposed for what he really was, a loser father, 3 time divorcee adulterer, into porn in the 70's, and a medicore guitarist. He was also the only performer on the show that I ever saw go up on his lyrics (ironically, it was "Young at Heart" which begins, "Fairy tales can come true." and then he froze and went, "buh-buh-buh-buh." He forgot more lyrics later in the song. Tom Netherton used to sweat so much on the show that I'm surprised he didn't get electrocuted by the microphone.