Lawrence Welk was born May 11, 1903, in Strasburg, N.D., about a 70-mile drive southeast from Bismarck. The sixth of eight children, his parents were part of the wave of Germans from Russia who moved ...

Before he became a household name as the host of his own self-titled television show, Lawrence Welk was a hardworking bandleader shaped by the rural Midwest, European folk traditions, and the rhythms ...

Fern Welk was a nurse and a nutritionist and a ferocious protector of her husband's diet, but when he came home to Strasburg, N.D., Lawrence delighted in breaking the rules and sitting down to a plate ...

Pete Fountain, New Orleans jazz clarinetist who appeared on “The Lawrence Welk Show” and “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson,” has died. He was 86. Fountain died of heart failure on Saturday in ...

Myron Floren was 4 years old when he discovered the accordion in 1923. Floren — born on Nov. 5, 1919 — was living with his family on a small farm in Roslyn, South Dakota, at the time. A nearby farmer ...

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LOS ANGELES — Myron Floren, the accordion virtuoso who came to fame in the mid-1950s as a regular on “The Lawrence Welk Show,” has died. He was 85. Mr. Floren, who continued performing until a few ...