Lawrence Welk Show - Salute to the USA 1971 - first episode when the show moved to syndication

First aired on September 11, 1971

04:21 The Champagne Music Makers and Mary Lou, Gail, Norma, Ken, Tanya, Dick, Jim, Joe, Salli, Sandi, Ralna, Guy, Arthur, Cissy, and Bobby open with "Thank You Very Much".
07:31 The Orchestra performs "Carolina in the Morning".
10:20 Tanya Falan sings "By the Time I Get to Phoenix".
12:47 The Orchestra featuring Bob Smale on harpsichord, Buddy Merrill on electric guitar, with Gail, Mary Lou and Norma providing vocals offer "Do You Know the Way to San Jose".
15:04 Sandi & Salli duet with "Everything's Up to Date in Kansas City".
16:44 Bob Ralston on piano plays "New York Medley".
19:24 Guy Hovis and Ralna English duet with "Moon Over Miami".
21:35 Cissy & Bobby dance to "Chicago".
23:36 Joe Feeney, with Mary Lou, Ken, Gail, Jimmy, Dick, Salli, Guy, Ralna sing "On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away".
25:44 Arthur Duncan dances to "Meet Me in St. Louis".
27:50 Ralna English solos with "Tennessee Waltz".
30:17 Peanuts Hucko on clarinet plays "St. Louis Blues".
32:57 Dick Dale and Gail Farrell, with Buddy Merrill on steel guitar perform "Tiny Bubbles".
34:55 Bob Lido, Mary Lou Metzger and the Hotsy Totsy Boys offer "Alabamy Bound".
36:44 Ken Delo sings "Oklahoma!"
38:25 "The Missouri Waltz" with Bob Ralston on organ and Charlotte Harris on cello, danced by Lawrence Welk and Norma Zimmer.
40:40 Clay Hart, also on guitar, with Buddy Merrill and Neil Levang on electric guitars do "M-O-B-I-L-E".
42:35 Norma Zimmer and Jim Roberts duet with "Beautiful Ohio".
44:40 Pennsylvania Polka - Myron Floren on accordion - Bobby and Cissy dance
46:46 All join in for "America the Beautiful"
49:52 "Thank You Very Much" (reprise)

[stevemorris]

This show on TV was always a good clean show to watch on Saturday night when I was a kid growing up. Steve.

[danv.]

This is great entertainment without any gross crap.

[dariowiter]

The de facto flagship television station of the syndicated version of "The Lawrence Welk Show" was good old KTTV Ch. 11 here in L.A. 📺📺📺📺📺 🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵 😁😁😁😁😁

[MaryBethPetra]

Wunnerful, wunnerful! Thank you to the entire Welk musical family!

[SharonKofoed]

I'm so glad that they were able to syndicate! Thanks for continuing to share this wonderful show!

[carmensandoval]

Tan hermoso programa, como lo disfrutamos cada Sábado, muy pendientes. Inolvidable, gracias por compartir. Saludos