Norma Zimmer, internationally known as the Champagne Lady on "The Lawrence Welk Show," died Tuesday at her home in Brea, Calif. She was 87. Zimmer, a 5-foot-2-inch blonde, was a featured soloist on ...

Before he became a household name as the host of his own self-titled television show, Lawrence Welk was a hardworking bandleader shaped by the rural Midwest, European folk traditions, and the rhythms ...

Do you remember watching "Little House on the Prairie?" How about "Hee Haw?" The family loved "Hee Haw," but I hated it. Another program that I had a particular disdain for as a child, but one that ...

Kristen Wiig revived her classic “Saturday Night Live” character Dooneese on the show’s 50th anniversary special on Sunday night. Wiig appeared during the first sketch of the evening, “The Lawrence ...

This biographical documentary explores the life and legacy of Lawrence Welk. Lawrence Welk was born to Russian immigrant parents in Strasburg, North Dakota, where he developed a strong work ethic and ...

Myron Floren, an accordion player who entertained generations of television viewers on "The Lawrence Welk Show," died last Saturday. He was 85. Floren died of cancer at his Rolling Hills Estates home ...

Joe Feeney, a Grand Island-born tenor who crooned "Danny Boy" and other standards for 25 years on "The Lawrence Welk Show," has died. He was 76. Feeney died of emphysema on April 16 at a hospice in ...