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#1
01-29-2022, 07:34 PM
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Lawrence Welk
I turn it on to see the drums mainly today
A early Hollywood with a timpani no ft gold sparkle pearl sweet
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April 2nd 1969 scarfed pink champagne holly wood and 65/66 downbeat snare, and , supra same year very minty kit old pies 66/67 downbeat with canister Super 400 small round knob 1967 super classic obp once the brass ceases to glitter, and the drum looses its luster, and the stage remains dark, all you have left is the timbre of family. Last edited by jaghog; 01-29-2022 at 07:46 PM. 
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#2
01-30-2022, 10:41 AM
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Re: Lawrence Welk
Johnny Klein was Welk's second cousin from North Dakota. He played drums with Welk's orchestras from 1951 through 1976. When Klein left the Welk group, he was replaced by Paul Humphrey. Humphrey was the only Black musician in the orchestra from 1976 through the mid 1980s. Klein must have been provided with new Ludwigs at least once every TV season. I think that he switched to Pearl drums in the last season or two. I remember Humphrey playing Premiers.
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01-31-2022, 07:34 AM
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Re: Lawrence Welk
I recall my folks watching Welk and me watching Klein on the Ludwigs in the days of my youth. I don't think I would have seen any of those shows after spring of '69 or so (mostly out on the road once I had a driver's license) so I don't recall Humphrey. I do seem to recall that a lot of jazz drummers moved from Gretsch to Premier around that time. My drum instructor moved from Slingerland to Premier about that era.
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