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that each girl should be paid individually at scale wages, rather than at the much lower rate as just a single group. The father eventually won out and the girls’ wages jumped by 400 percent.
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• Within a few years they were earning enough money to allow the entire family to move from their tiny house into a six-bedroom home where six sisters and five brothers lived with their parents and their grandma. The singing sisters were treated no differently than the other siblings and still had to take their turns doing dishes and other household chores.
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• As the girls grew up, Welk worked hard to preserve their image as angelic, fresh-faced youngsters. In 1964, Peggy Lennon married the trumpet player from Welk’s band. When pregnancies arose, expanding tummies were hidden from the camera’s view with artfully arranged props.
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The Lennon Sisters The Lennon family of Venice, California, was a large Catholic family with 11 siblings born in the 1930s and 40s. They all crowded into a two-bedroom home, and their father supported them all on a milkman’s salary. Except for the size of their family, their life was quite ordinary - until fate changed things when the four oldest sisters were destined for fame as “America’s Sweethearts of Song.”
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• Sisters, Dianne, Peggy, Kathy, and Janet, discovered at an early age that they loved to sing and could harmonize well together. They formed a singing group when they were in their teens and sang occasionally for school and church functions. A classmate of theirs happened to be Larry Welk, the son of orchestra leader and TV personality Lawrence Welk.
• Their first hit was a single released in 1956 called Tonight, You Belong to Me. It reached #15 on the charts, and was followed a few years later by a 1961 single, Sad Movies Make Me Cry, which provided them with the only #1 single of their career. They turned out albums of classic songs, as well as coloring books, paper dolls, and story books. • They were regulars on the Welk show until they began branching out on their own. The quartet became a trio from 1960 to 1964 when eldest sister Dianne married, left the group, and rejoined again later. Peggy sang the high harmony part, Kathy the low, and Janet and Dianne sang the middle and lead harmonies. • In 1969, the sisters left the Lawrence Welk Show completely in order to star in their own variety show called Jimmy Durante Presents the Lennon Sisters Hour. • Six weeks before the show premiered, they received the shocking news that their father, William Lennon, had been murdered in cold blood by a derranged stalker. The killer, Chet Young, believed himself to be married to Peggy The Lennon Sisters: To page 4
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• One day after school Larry told the girls to come home with him and sing for his father. Although his famous father was sick in bed with the flu at the time, he listened to them sing one of their songs. When they were done he picked up the phone, called his producer and booked them to appear on the next program of MON., MAR. 4 The Lawrence Welk Show -- the Christmas Eve program, 1955. carefully. Double check: Phone Number(s) Spelling Prices Hours Please review • That TV appearance marked the beginning of a Contact your Tidbits representative immediately with changes or corrections. long career for the Lennon sisters, who sang as 760-320-0997 Fax: 760-320-1630 regulars on the programOffice: from 1955 until 1968. At the thegroup time of the youngest sister, 1. Name thattheir had debut, a hit with 1. Who is the only player other than “Baby IJanet, Need Your Loving.” was only nine years old. Harmon Killebrew to have 40 or 2. Which artisttenure released • Duringfemale their long with the more Welkhome Showruns in a season in Twins “Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes franchise history? they were paid only scale wages, but earned Paper Doll Interiors Blue”? 2. In 2012, money by single touring“Little on the side. Welk was Jose Reyes tied the sec1/8extra pg. 4C 13xthe disc. 3. Who released ond-longest quite annoyed with who insistedhitting streak in Marlins March 2013 9 their - b-side? No. father, 11 Jeannie,” and10, what wasVol. on the history (26 games). Who also had at 4. Which artist released the single least a 26-game run for the Marlins? “Alphabet St.”? 3. New England’s Rob Gronkowski 5. Name the song that contains this and Aaron Hernandez set an NFL lyric: “I met him at the candy store. ADVERTISING record in 2011 for PROOF most combined He turned around and smiled atFinal me. Changes DUE: 5:00 p.m.. Up To receptions by tight ends (169). Which Please review carefully. Double check: Phone Number(s) Spelling Prices Hours You get the picture?” team had held the mark? E’RE your Tidbits WContact representative immediately with changes or corrections. Answers LY 4. Name the five coaches to have led MOVING ON Office: 760-320-0997 Fax: 760-320-1630 1. The Four Tops, in 1964. Many ORT A SH Kentucky men’s basketball to a total TANCE, others have covered the song,DISincludof eight national championships. BUT WE’RE ing Johnny Rivers with a slower verLONG ON 5. When was the last time a 40-yearsion in 1967, and the duo ofSMarvin AVINGS! old NHL player scored on a 40-yearGaye and Tammi Terrell in 1969. old goalie before Philadelphia’s Mike HURRY IN 2. Crystal Gayle, in 1977. It almost Knuble didHUGE it against SAVINGS New Jersey’s ON: TODAY didn’t happen, as the song’s composer • Tables • Chairs FOR BEST Martin Brodeur• Sofas in 2013? was in the middle of a deal with anothSELECTIO • Lamps • Armoires NS! 6. In 2012, Ricky Stenhouse• Accessories Jr. Call Today: er artist. became the sixth driver to win consec3. Elton John, in 1980. “Conquer theHwy 111 80250 • Indio (across from Shields Date Farm) Hours: 10-5 Mon.-Sat. (760) utive titles in NASCAR’s Nationwide Sun” was on the b-side. Oddly enough, Series. Name three of the first five. one version of the sleeve for the single 7. Kimiko Date-Krumm, in 2013, spells the title as “Little Jeanie.” became the oldest female tennis play-
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