Lawrence Welk: Revisiting the Counter-Counter Culture
Welk was the ultimate counter-counter-culture, offering a comforting oasis of old-fashioned, wholesome music through decades of social upheaval. While Hendrix and Elton John transformed music at a neighboring theater just yards from his TV studio, Welk entertained Nixon’s “silent majority” with cheerful accordion tunes and tap dancing.
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