The lobby of the Welk Resort Theatre in Escondido is a time-capsule museum dedicated to its founder, conservative TV bandleader Lawrence Welk, who died in 1992. But on its stage this fall, the Welk ...

Lawrence Welk never pretended to be anything more than what he was: a stubbornly upbeat purveyor of easy-listening who possessed perfect pitch for the musical tastes of Middle America. Although most ...

Bandleader Lawrence Welk achieved fame with his bubbly “Champagne music” and beloved variety TV show — but the star’s grandson insisted his goal wasn’t to become a household name. “He didn’t care ...

In his State of the Union address in 1992, President George W. Bush condemned a federal grant that was bound for North Dakota to build "a Lawrence Welk museum." "Bush's words were meant to stir up ...

I met Adriene Edwards at a statue of Lawrence Welk on the resort property. "I just come over to give him a hug to start my day," said Adriene who started working as Welk Resorts in 1964 as a waitress ...