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For the younguns and non-USAmericans among us, The Lawrence Welk Show was one of (if not the) longest running music/variety TV shows in the US. Running from the mid 1950s until the early 1980s, it featured some skilled, if cheesy and old fashioned, music acts (mostly big band pop) and was hosted by a mild, nice guy from the midwest with a noticable accent. (Welk, while born in the US, grew up speaking German, and only learned English in his early 20s, IIRC.)

He wasn't cutting edge, but his show was a very popular safe spot for adults on US TV for decades. Not kids programing, not teenager music, but very clean, decent, respectable music. And while it wasn't high brow, it was fun.

http://www.avclub.com/article/ithe-lawrence-welk-showi-was-tvs-best-partyuntil-i-89922

So, what if his show never hit it big. Maybe it was never picked up nationally, maybe it never happened at all.
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