Lawrence Welk was an American musician, accordionist, bandleader, and television impresario, who hosted the television program The Lawrence Welk Show from 1951 to 1982. His style came to be known to his large audience of radio, television, and live-performance fans as "champagne music".
"Moon River" is a song composed by Henry Mancini with lyrics by Johnny Mercer. It was originally performed by Audrey Hepburn in the 1961 movie Breakfast at Tiffany's, winning an Academy Award for Best Original Song. The song also won the 1962 Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Song of the Year.
The Lawrence Arms are an American punk rock band from Chicago, formed in 1999. They have released seven full-length albums and toured extensively.
"Baby Elephant Walk" is a song written in 1961 by Henry Mancini for the 1962 film Hatari! In 1963, the song earned Mancini a Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement. The tune was written for an impromptu scene in Hatari! in which 'Dallas' led three baby elephants to a waterhole to bathe. The catchy simplicity has made it one of Mancini's most popular works, appearing on many compilation albums. Although not used for the film, Hal David composed lyrics to Mancini's tune, which appear in the printed sheet music and were later recorded by Pat Boone, released by Dot Records in 1965. Mancini's version was not released as a single.
"Around the World" was the theme tune from the 1956 movie Around the World in 80 Days In the film, only an instrumental version of the song appeared, although the vocal version has become by far the better known one. The song was written by Harold Adamson and Victor Young; Young died in 1956, several weeks after the film's release and he received the Academy Award for Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture posthumously. Young's orchestral version was a #13 hit on the Billboard charts in 1957. The recording by Bing Crosby was the B-side of the Victor Young version in 1957, on Festival SP45-1274 in Australia, and was a joint charting success.
"Shop Around" is a song originally recorded by The Miracles on Motown Records' Tamla subsidiary label. It was written by Miracles lead singer Smokey Robinson and Motown Records founder Berry Gordy. It became a smash hit in 1960 when originally recorded by The Miracles, reaching number one on the Billboard R&B chart, number one on the Cashbox Top 100 Pop Chart, and number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It was The Miracles first million-selling hit record, and the first-million-selling hit for the Motown Record Corporation. This landmark single was a multiple award winner for The Miracles, having been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2006, inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as one of The 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll, and honored by Rolling Stone as #500 in their list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
"Runaway" is a number-one Billboard Hot 100 song made famous by Del Shannon in 1961. It was written by Shannon and keyboardist Max Crook, and became a major international hit. It is No. 472 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, compiled in 2010.
"Calcutta" is a German pop song. An instrumental version by American bandleader and TV host Lawrence Welk on the 1961 Dot Records album Calcutta! was a chart hit, the most successful of Welk's career.
"Last Date" is a 1960 instrumental written and performed by Floyd Cramer. It exemplifies the "slip note" style of piano playing that Cramer made popular. It peaked at number 11 on the country chart and at number two on the Hot 100 behind "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" by Elvis Presley. Cramer's recording inspired a number of successful cover versions, including a vocal adaptation by Conway Twitty.
"Portrait of My Love" is a song written by Norman Newell and Cyril Ornadel, which was released by Matt Monro in 1960, and was an international hit for Steve Lawrence in 1961.
"What Will Mary Say" is a song written by Eddie Snyder and Paul Vance and performed by Johnny Mathis. It reached #3 on the adult contemporary chart, #9 on the U.S. pop chart, #21 on the U.S. R&B chart, and #49 on the UK Singles Chart in 1963.
Winchester Cathedral is an album by Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra. It was released in 1966 on the Dot label.
Yellow Bird is an album by Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra. It was released in 1966 on the Dot label. It included the single, "Yellow Bird". The album debuted on Billboard magazine's popular albums chart on August 7, 1961, reached the No. 2 spot, and remained on that chart for 41 weeks
Moon River is an album by Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra. It was released in 1961 on the Dot label.
Last Date is an album by Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra. It was released in 1960 on the Dot label.
Bubbles in the Wine is an album by Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra. It was released in 1956 on the Dot label.
Young World is an album by Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra. It was released in 1962 on the Dot label. The album debuted on Billboard magazine's popular albums chart on June 9, 1962, reached the No. 6 spot, and remained on that chart for 12 weeks
Merry Christmas from Lawrence Welk and His Champagne Music is an album of Christmas music by Lawrence Welk and His Champagne Music. It was released in 1956 on the Coral label. The album debuted on Billboard magazine's popular albums chart on December 22, 1956, reached the No. 8 spot, and remained on that chart for three weeks
Lawrence Welk and His Sparkling Strings is an album by Lawrence Welk and His Sparkling Strings. It was released in 1955 on the Coral label. The album debuted on Billboard magazine's popular albums chart on January 28, 1956, reached the No. 5 spot, and remained on that chart for 11 weeks
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. 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
