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Mary Lou Metzger (born November 13, 1950) is an American singer and dancer best known as a cast member on The Lawrence Welk Show. [ 1 ] Metzger was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania , the only child of Ernie and Helen Metzger.
She officially joined the Musical Family three shows into the 1969–70 season and over the course of the next twelve years, she sang solos, played piano, sang in duets with Dick Dale (famously singing Brewer & Shipley's "One Toke Over the Line") and in trios; first with Sandi Griffiths, and Mary Lou Metzger and later for "Gail, Ron & Michael ...
However, she found even greater popularity by being part of a new musical act, a girl group featuring fellow Welk stars Gail Farrell and Mary Lou Metzger that sang numbers made famous by The Andrews Sisters, McGuire Sisters and other famous acts. The trio, with its blend of good looks and pretty voices, also became very popular with fans of the ...
Soon, he and Martha were coaching again —including a bubbly teenager from West Virginia named Mary Lou. In 1984, Retton became the first U.S. woman to win the Olympic all-around title.
Gymnast Mary Lou Retton in 1984 (Getty Images) After becoming the first American woman to win the gymnastics all-around gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics, Mary Lou Retton appeared on a ...
Mary Lou Retton posted a health update on Thanksgiving as the former Olympic gymnast recovers from a serious bout of pneumonia that landed her in the hospital.
The show brass found them interesting, and he was invited to the production meetings; eventually, he became a full-fledged associate producer of the show. Beginning in the 1970s, he was paired with Mary Lou Metzger in specialty song and dance routines. Singing posed some difficulty until Imel was taught a speech-like technique similar to that ...
Mary Lou Retton is speaking out. The 55-year-old Olympian is sitting down with Hoda Kotb on the Today show for her first on-camera interview since her October health scare.On Sunday, the Today ...