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Twang on Lawrence Welk
Joined: Apr 29, 2010 Posts: 2472 Venice, CA 
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Posted on Nov 15 2011 08:32 PM
Ok, not "surf" per se, but TONS of incredible twangy footage, including Jaguars, Jazzmasters, Strats and even Baritones can be found on old Lawrence Welk shows. Here's some of the best... —Insect Surfers |
Joined: Mar 15, 2011 Posts: 8528 Back in Piitsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I grew up.
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Posted on Nov 15 2011 08:38 PM
Weren't The Astronauts on the Welk show too? —This is Noel. Reverb's at maximum an' I'm givin' 'er all she's got. |
Joined: Jan 05, 2008 Posts: 43 Los Angeles
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Posted on Nov 15 2011 08:39 PM
Great post! Great outfits! image www.reverbnation.com/thetahitishuttleexperiment Last edited: Nov 15, 2011 20:41:29 |
Joined: Mar 07, 2010 Posts: 2274 North Carolina
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Posted on Nov 15 2011 08:46 PM
I had no idea. What a score Johnpaul! Neil LeVang for President, Buddy Merrill, VP. Fady El Mirage @ ReverbNation |
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Joined: Mar 15, 2011 Posts: 8528 Back in Piitsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I grew up.
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Posted on Nov 15 2011 08:54 PM
I was wrong. The Chantay's. —This is Noel. Reverb's at maximum an' I'm givin' 'er all she's got. |
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 25697 Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.
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Posted on Nov 15 2011 08:55 PM
I believe the Chantays video of them doing Pipeline, Jeff(bigtikidude) |
Joined: Feb 09, 2010 Posts: 413 Goleta, CA 
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Posted on Nov 15 2011 09:42 PM
There's a striking similarity between some of the riffs on Neil LeVang's version of "Riders in the Sky" and the Shadows rendition. The backing vocals imply the chord changes Bruce Welch plays. Wonder if there's a connection. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4ommk2uX2g The video is from the Shadows 2004 "Final Tour" and includes "Frightened City" and "Theme For Young Lovers". Hope you don't mind When I was 10 or 11, my dad would BBQ hamburgers on Saturdays and we'd eat in front of the TV watching Lawrence Welk. That was the ONLY night my mother would let us watch the tube while eating. I hung in there waiting for Neil and Buddy and because I had a huge crush on Janet Lennon! —You're not drunk if you can put your socks on while standing. Last edited: Nov 15, 2011 21:44:44 |
Joined: Jul 27, 2007 Posts: 1099 4 faces. (Where the buffalo roam)
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Posted on Nov 15 2011 09:52 PM
Fender tone heaven. Great finds JP |
Joined: Dec 12, 2007 Posts: 318
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Posted on Nov 15 2011 10:42 PM
Reminded me of this one from Lawrence Welk: I know some surf bands cover this. Great stuff! |
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 5323 the outer banks of north carolina
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Posted on Nov 15 2011 10:49 PM
my dad use to watch lawrence welk also. it was too cheesy for my young ears but i do remember seeing the chantays play. 'pipeline' was the first surf tune i remember hearing on a juke box in a diner and it caught my attemtion when it was on the show. — |
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Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 25697 Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.
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Posted on Nov 15 2011 11:23 PM
the Chantays, Pipeline Jeff(bigtikidude) Last edited: Nov 15, 2011 23:29:41 |
Joined: Jun 16, 2008 Posts: 597 The Alamo City, TX
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Posted on Nov 15 2011 11:38 PM
I am a fan of Neil Levang. — |
Joined: May 14, 2007 Posts: 1753
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Posted on Nov 16 2011 01:01 AM
Good post, JonPaul. Very cool that Welk embraced all sorts of music and occasionally featured these two fine guitarists. A geeky observation on Neil's Jazzmaster, is that it has a Strat headstock, and more unusual still, a rosewood board with a plug at the headstock. That's also the first time I've seen the bass VI played on that show. Nice find there. Here is another guitar that always got my attention...Buddy Merrill's Sonic Blue Strat with a maple cap neck (which was a pretty rare special order item in the mid 60's). Put that together with the custom color, and I' say that is one rare bird! |
Joined: Mar 06, 2006 Posts: 1910 Wear gloves - I'm in the Rockies
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Posted on Nov 16 2011 09:28 AM
NeedsMoreReverb wrote:
This one is so good, it needs to be imbedded in the thread. —"You can't tell where you're going if you don't know where you've been" |
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Joined: Mar 07, 2010 Posts: 2274 North Carolina
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Posted on Nov 16 2011 02:14 PM
...that part starting at ~ 2:00 looks like they just speed up the footage. :shake-head: —Fady El Mirage @ ReverbNation |
Joined: Mar 14, 2006 Posts: 2778 Atlanta, GA
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Posted on Nov 16 2011 06:28 PM
Watching Buddy Merrill play was where it all started for me. I have several of his CD's. His Hawaiian album with him playing that long scale Fender steel guitar is plain awesome. Like Les, Buddy played almost all the parts on most of his records. At some point in time, he lost his house to a fire. With it went a lot of his master tapes and his extensive home studio. He bounced back and continued on. Damn, he made it look easy, but more than that, he had that Fender tone and made it look like fun. A damn lot of fun. I have seen several pix of Buddy (and Neil) on the Welk bandstand with matching Fender Super amps and Rever Units. So here I am, fifty years later, still digging his work. ed —Traditional........speak softly and play through a big blonde amp. Did I mention that I still like big blonde amps? |
Joined: Jun 12, 2008 Posts: 3331 Huntington Beach, CA
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Posted on Nov 16 2011 06:50 PM
Radio Free Bakersfield--60 Minutes of TWANG, CRUNCH, OOMPH. |
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Joined: Mar 15, 2011 Posts: 8528 Back in Piitsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I grew up.
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Posted on Nov 16 2011 07:01 PM
Regarding Buddy's Boogie, people only seem to remember the sweet (technical term) music Welk's band played and the novelty numbers from the TV show. My dad knew Lawrence and a lot of the band from back when Dad played in a jazz orchestra. I didn't believe Dad when he told me those guys could really swing. Dad was right. Did you catch Welk and the brass section? He's clearly loving it. That tune swings. —This is Noel. Reverb's at maximum an' I'm givin' 'er all she's got. |
Joined: Jul 29, 2009 Posts: 2605 Boss Angeles, CA
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Posted on Nov 16 2011 08:08 PM
When I was a kid in the 70's Sunday night TV was dominated by my dad. I remember watching Lawrence Welk and Hee-Haw. We protested of course, but looking back we were exposed to some great music. Those Buddy Merril clips are amazing!!! Looking back I really dug the Roy Clark stuff on Hee-Haw as well... —BOSS FINK "R.P.M." available now from DOUBLE CROWN RECORDS! |
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Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 5323 the outer banks of north carolina
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Posted on Nov 16 2011 08:35 PM
'Sunday night TV was dominated by my dad' mid to late 60's it was the same in our house — |
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