[Dixielandjazz] Lawrence Welk Plays Dixieland

[Fred Spencer]

Dear Bill,
"Lawrence Welk Plays Dixieland'--Coral CRL 57146 but no personnel and same 
tunes as Phil O'Rouke's. I watched the Welk TV show tonight and the 
clarinetist who soloed on "Woodchoppers' Ball" was--Peanuts Hucko! Cheers.
Fred
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Haesler" <bhaesler at bigpond.net.au>
To: "dixieland jazz mail list" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Saturday, September 30, 2006 9:29 PM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Lawrence Welk Plays Dixieland


> Dear Friends,
> Here I am ASKING a discographal question for a change.
> I recently acquired the Australian Coral LP (CL-76090) 'Lawrence Welk
> Plays
> Dixieland' (featuring some wonderful Pete Fountain) which was based on the
> popular dixie segment on Welk's television series. I believe that it was
> recorded in 1956.
> Great stuff and a real eye-opener to me.
> How come I missed this one years ago?
> Can anyone provide full details?
> Personnel, dates, location, etc.
> Our clarinet player, Jack Wiard, told me yesterday that ex-Jimmy Dorsey
> sideman George Thow is one of the two trumpet players on the LP.
> One of them  even sounds a bit like Wild Bill Davison in the last chorus
> breaks of "China Boy".
> I seem to recall that this record was mentioned some years ago on the
> DJML,
> but could be wrong.
> Kind regards,
> Bill.
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