We really were a very musical family. In spite of the fact that we were so poor when I was a youngster that supper was often just a bowl of bread and milk, Father somehow managed to squeeze out enough pennies to buy us a small pump organ, and I just loved this instrument too.
Lawrence WelkBy 1969, when I celebrated 45 years in the music business, I also had 45 people in our musical family.
Lawrence WelkMy accent remained terrible. It was very hard for me to initiate any conversation with someone I didn't know.
Lawrence Welk