Lawrence Welk's Premiere Show, 1955

LAWRENCE WELK’S PREMIERE SHOW
Host: Mary Lou Metzger July 2, 1955
(FIRST NETWORK BROADCAST)

1 - Say It With Music
orchestra
2 - Love Me or Leave Me
Alice Lon with Buddy Merrill on guitar
3 - Tico Tico
Myron Floren on accordion
4 - I
Jimmy Roberts with Lawrence on accordion
5 - Ballin’ the Jack
orchestra
6 - Whatever Lola Wants, Lola Gets
Norman Bailey on trumpet with orchestra
7 - I Love Girls
Rocky Rockwell (also on trumpet)
8 - Delores
orchestra as Lawrence dances with Alice
9 - Learnin’ the Blues
Bob Lido
10 - Mister Sandman
Buddy Merrill on guitar with trombone section and Bob Lido on fiddle
11 - 12th Street Rag
Lawrence Welk and Myron Floren on accordions
12 - No Letter Today
Dick Dale and Alice Lon
13 - Somebody Stole My Gal
Buddy Hayes (also on bass)
14 - Silver Moon
violinists Dick Kesner, Aladdin and Bob Lido
15 - The Clarinet Polka
Myron Floren on accordion, Lawrence and Alice dancing with audience members
16 - Alabamy Bound
Jack Martin (also on clarinet)
17 - Unchained Melody
Jerry Burke on organ with violin section
18 - Oh Happy Day
Larry Hooper
19 - Cielito Lindo
Orie Amodeo on flute, Aladdin, Bob Lido, Jimmy Roberts
20 - The Whiffenpoof Song
Jimmy Roberts and 9 singers, including Bob Lido, Larry Hooper (also at the piano), Aladdin, Curt Ramsey, Dick Dale, Jack Martin, Rocky Rockwell
21 - South Rampart Street Parade
Johnny Klein on drums with Rocky Rockwell on trumpet and orchestra
22 - Goodnight Ladies
Jimmy, Alice, Aladdin, Larry, Bob Lido
23 - Bubbles in the Wine
orchestra