“A-one, an-a-two, and a-seven.” Such was his catchphrase. At least the first part. Here is Welk surrounded by seven lovely ladies in an array of Skittles colors. This ain’t no accordion solo.
Those of you who are over 60 have seen many decades, and you know that 60 is a lot of years. Can you imagine being married for 61 years? Well, Lawrence Welk was, to his wife Fern, from the Depression to the year we voted Clinton president. No scandalous stories of adultery there. In fact, the host of The Lawrence Welk Show actually fired one of his “Champagne Ladies” for showing too much leg. Did you know that his California Model A Ford license plate read “A1ANA2”? Wunnerful, wunnerful.
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