Here are a few clips I selected from the show:
Airdates: From 1955 to 1982
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3J8AG1YHa8A
Back in 1972, ABC felt that the audience demographic for this show was too old for their target viewers, so they pulled Lawrence Welk off the air. Instead of staying down though, Lawrence Welk got back up and created his own network, when then became what we know as PBS!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vfc30aXbG3I
Whistle While You Work!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNg7Tl933j8
A little Dixieland
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSzox3rKzKI
Now let's get In The Mood with a Glen Miller classic!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHYLbKzK7cM
And what's The Lawrence Welk show without a little Polka!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfpVCpZBHbw
And nobody could play the Honky-Tonk piano like JoAnn Castle!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMvqPffzDMQ
Good Night! And remember to keep a song in your heart!