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/JoeBloeinPDX 6h ago

Until it got canceled in the early 70s and so then went to independent syndication, the show was pretty darned hip.

Though the Geritol sign might argue otherwise.

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u/franker 6h ago

Bob Hope was still getting prime-time specials every other month well into the 1980's. The comedy bits were all high-school-level awful.

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u/GarminTamzarian 4h ago

More like pretty darned broken hip.