“Tribute to Swing & Sweet Bands”
Guest: Ava Barber
Original Air Date: December 13, 1980
Lawrence salutes
the wonderful music of the Big Bands! Things get under way
with "And the Angels
Sing," Ken Delo sings "Got a Date With an Angel," and the
Aldridge Sisters
and the Otwell Twins reprise the Andrew Sisters' big hit,
"Don't Sit Under
the Apple Tree."
01 - And the Angels Sing
David, Roger, Sherry, Sheila, Jim, Michael, Ron, Ken, Jimmy, Anacani,
Ava, Kathie, Gail, Mary Lou
02 - I Should Care
Guy Hovis
03 - La Vie en Rose
Henry Cuesta on clarinet with orchestra
04 - Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree
The Aldridge Sisters and the Otwell Twins
05 - You Can’t Be True Dear
Bob Ralston at the organ
06 - Heartaches
Ava Barber and reed section
07 - Take the “A” Train
Danced by Bobby Burgess and Elaine Niverson
08 - You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You
Tom Netherton with Bob Ralston at the piano
09 - String of Pearls
Orchestra featuring Skeets Herfurt on saxophone
10 - Tzena, Tzena, Tzena/Hava Nagila
Orchestra and David, Roger, Sherry, Sheila, Anacani, Joe, Guy,
Mary Lou, Kathie, Jim, Ron, Michael, Gail, Ava
11 - Got a Date with an Angel
Ken Delo and the saxophone section
12 - The Waltz You Saved for Me
Orchestra, danced by Lawrence and Mary Lou
13 - Ciribiribin
Johnny Zell on trumpet
14 - Amapola
Anacani, also dancing with Lawrence Welk
15 - It Don’t Mean a Thing If It Ain’t Got That Swing
Danced by Arthur Duncan, sung by Sherry, Sheila, David, Roger, Gail,
Michael, Ron, Mary Lou
16 - Sunrise Serenade
Myron Floren on accordion and Bob Ralston at the organ
17 - In the Mood
Gail Farrell, Ron Anderson and Michael Redman
18 - The St. Louis Blues March
Drummers Paul Humphrey and Jack Imel with orchestra
”