When the Jazz Arts Group Big Band takes the stage this afternoon to play music from Lawrence Welk's TV show, the tunes will be a blast from the past, not only for the audience but also the players.

For more than three decades, The Lawrence Welk Show was a staple in American living rooms, with its trademark champagne music and gentle humor. Hosted by North Dakota-born bandleader Lawrence Welk, ...

I’m willing to bet "The Lawrence Welk Show," aired Saturday nights on NET, still draws a good number of viewers. Some of those regular viewers are people who mocked the show when they were kids.