
"He refused to pay anyone more than scale (minimum)." When taping the show, Welk's pay scale was "the worst in Hollywood," said David.

The three annual tours were where Welk performers enjoyed large paychecks. Those who assumed Welk's show was strictly "for squares," as the Otwells phrased it, probably never knew how often the show was booked at hotels at Lake Tahoe and Las Vegas. They were 20 when they dropped out of college to join "The Lawrence Welk Show" in 1977, assuming that dream would never end, only to be shocked when it was canceled in 1982 due to Welk's Alzheimer's. Trending Questions What is the weather like in the summer solstice? What are those slow moving dots of light in the sky? When the sun is highest in the sky shadows are? What is the spinning around central point? What were the positive and negative effects of the Polish astronomer Copernicus? Cosmic rays originate from? What is the design technique that involves placing groups of materials together with little or no space between them? What country did pajamas originate? Why is the rotational period of Venus longer than the length of a day? What will change position in the sky quickly moon or planets? Is Hale Bopp comet the star that was witnessed in the bible at the birth of Jesus Christ? Is long and light a phrase? What age is imagination apparent? What form does suns energy have when it reaches earth? Who was killed for saying that the earth is round? What are 2 things that people have a better understanding of as a result of advances in astronomy? What would the climate be like if the earths tilt was 28.Decades have passed since Roger and David Otwell were young enough to be thrilled because they shared a dressing room with "Three's Company" star Suzanne Somers, opened for Chuck Berry, worked with celebrities ranging from John Denver to James Arness, and became close friends with the late Tom Landry and several of the Dallas Cowboys.
