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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, ...

Guy Hovis, the beloved singer best known for his many appearances on “The Lawrence Welk Show,” has died. He was 84. Ralna English, who was married to Hovis from 1969 to 1984 and often performed ...

Unspecified - 1969: (L-R) Ralna English, Guy Novis performing on 'The Lawrence Welk Show'. (Photo by Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images) Guy Hovis, the singer whose performances on ...