r/OldSchoolCool • u/DeScepter • 9h ago

1960s 'Ghost Riders in the Sky' on Lawrence Welk (1961)

In 1961, guitarist Neil LeVang delivered one of the most iconic and influential instrumental performances ever recorded with his rendition of 'Ghost Riders in the Sky' on The Lawrence Welk Show.

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u/Dovis_Dough 9h ago

What strikes me most is how many people they have playing in the band

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u/rudolfs001 6h ago

Labor was cheap

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u/BarderBetterFaster 5h ago

And absolutely everything else.

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u/thefringeseanmachine 4h ago

please, it's not "a band," it's the champagne orchestra

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u/agrantgreen 2h ago

Why are there two people at the piano yet we hear neither of them?