Lil’ Wally vs. Lawrence Welk

What would happen if the king of Chicago-style polka met the king of champagne music? It actually happened back in 1966 when Lil’ Wally Jagiello performed “Johnny’s Knocking Polka” on the Lawrence Welk Show. I could watch that chemnitzer concertina shake for hours…

Posted January 29th, 2008 in Polka, Videos · 5 Comments

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  1. very nice!

    by mister anchovy on January 30th, 2008

  2. Hello Anna and Chris,

    very happy to see your blog always dealing about accordion…

    Musically,
    Sylvie Jamet
    Accordion and Music Blog
    http://sylviejamet.over-blog.com

    by Sylvie JAMET on February 4th, 2008

  3. Where can I find a video of Lil’ Wally playing “Johnny’s Knocking” on the Lawrence Welk Show?

    by Rich on July 20th, 2008

  4. Sorry Rich, I don’t know. The video we linked to has been removed from YouTube, so you’ll have to track it down somewhere else.

    by Chris on July 20th, 2008

  5. you are doing great. keep it going.

    by walter sudol on April 11th, 2010

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