Lawrence Welk
- MatchLawrence Welk
- 100%Roger Williams
- 90%Billy Vaughn
- 74%Percy Faith
- 72%Bert Kaempfert
- 72%Ray Conniff
- 64%Ferrante & Teicher
- 60%Jackie Gleason
- 55%David Rose
- 42%Floyd Cramer
- 32%Johnny Mathis
Biography
11 March 1903, Strasburg, North Dakota, USA, d. 17 May 1992, Santa Monica, California, USA. After achieving a measure of competence on the piano-accordion, Welk formed a dance band in the mid-20s, and soon became immensely popular, with engagements at leading hotels and endless one-night stands on the countrys dancehall circuit. The band was widely criticized in the musical press for its lack of imagination and simplistic arrangements, coupled with occasionally elementary playing.... Read more