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Singles by Lawrence Welk and by the Miniature Men both reached the Billboard Top 100 the same week in 1962. [ 8 ] Quincy Jones includes it on his 1964 album Quincy Jones Explores the Music of Henry Mancini .
Lawrence Welk held Mancini in very high regard, and frequently featured Mancini's music on The Lawrence Welk Show (Mancini made at least two guest appearances on the show). Mancini briefly hosted his own musical variety TV show in a similar format to Welk's, The Mancini Generation, which aired in syndication during the 1972–73 season. [24]
Lawrence Welk's Baby Elephant Walk and Theme from the Brothers Grimm is an album by Lawrence Welk.It was released in 1962 on the Dot label (catalog no. DLP-3457). [1] The album debuted on Billboard magazine's popular albums chart on September 29, 1962, reached the No. 9 spot, and remained on that chart for 10 weeks [2]
Lawrence Welk (March 11, 1903 – May 17, 1992) was an American accordionist, bandleader, and television impresario, who hosted The Lawrence Welk Show from 1951 to 1982. The program was known for its light and family-friendly style, and the easy listening music featured became known as "champagne music" to his radio, television, and live-performance audiences.
A version also appeared as part of Mancini's 2010 compilation Big Screen, Little Screen. [15] Paul Anka produced a recording by Top Brass for Buddah Records in 1973. [16] Lawrence Welk and his orchestra performed the song for their 1976 album Nadia's Theme. [17]
Lawrence Welk's 1961 instrumental version was featured in Mad Men season 6, episode 13, "In Care Of" (2013). [34] A version of the song was featured in Asif Kapadia's documentary film, Amy (2015), about Amy Winehouse. Winehouse's version, sung at age 16 with the National Youth Jazz Orchestra in 2000, is the opening song in the film. [35]
The Lawrence Welk Show is an American televised musical variety show hosted by big band leader Lawrence Welk.The series aired locally in Los Angeles for four years, from 1951 to 1955, then nationally for another 16 years on ABC from 1955 to 1971, followed by 11 years in first-run syndication from 1971 to 1982.
He was also widely covered by easy listening artists like Ray Conniff, Percy Faith, Henry Mancini and Lawrence Welk. [1] By the late 1960s, the music industry had changed, and many songwriters were now singing their own compositions.