Previous posts for March 11th may be found here: Carl Ruggles (2019), Lawrence Welk (2020), Henry Cowell; Astor Piazzolla (2021), Lawrence Welk; Bobby McFerrin (2022), Lawrence Welk; Mercer Ellington (2023), Lawrence Welk (2024), and Graham Lyle (2025)
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Lawrence Welk (11 March 1903 – 17 May 1992) was an American bandleader and accordionist who had a successful television career.
Safe
A nineteen-sixties Sunday rite
Was Lawrence Welk on Sunday night;
And though each costume and each set
Was blandly corny, don't forget
That Grandma knew it was foreseeable
That nothing would be disagreeable.
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William Vincent Wallace (11 March 1812 – 12 October 1865) was an Irish composer and pianist active on three continents.
Just Sayin'
Wallace was a brilliant musician, but even his famous Maritana is now performed only by amateurs. — "Australian Dictionary of Biography" at adb.anu.edu.au/biography
Even if an opera by William Vincent Wallace
Is given a production that the critics say is flawless, —
You don't need to call us.
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