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State of Deseret
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State of Deseret
Unrecognized state
1849–1850
The boundaries of the provisional State of Deseret (orange with black outline) as proposed in 1849. Modern state boundaries are underlaid for reference.
Capital Salt Lake City
Languages English
Religion The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Government Theodemocracy
Governor Brigham Young
History
• Established 1849
• Disestablished 1850
Preceded by Succeeded by
Centralist Republic of Mexico
Utah Territory
Today part of United States
Arizona
California
Colorado
Idaho
Nevada
New Mexico
Oregon
Utah
Wyoming
The State of Deseret (/ˌdɛzəˈrɛt/ ( listen)[1]) was a provisional state of the United States, proposed in 1849 by settlers from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in Salt Lake City. The provisional state existed for slightly over two years and was never recognized by the United States government. The name derives from the word for "honeybee" in the Book of Mormon.
Contents
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1 History
1.1 Formation of the proposal
1.2 Territory of Deseret
1.3 Establishment of Utah Territory
2 Government
3 Flag
4 See also
5 Notes
6 References
7 External links
History[edit]
Formation of the proposal[edit]
When members of the LDS Church (the Mormon pioneers) settled in the Salt Lake Valley near the Great Salt Lake in 1847, they wished to set up a government that would be recognized by the United States.
Initially Brigham Young, President of the Church, intended to apply for status as a territory, and sent John Milton Bernhisel eastward to Washington, D.C., with the petition for territorial status. Realizing that California and New Mexico were applying for admission as states, Young changed his mind and decided to petition for statehood.[citation needed]
In March 1849, realizing that they did not have time to follow the usual steps towards statehood, Young and a group of church elders quickly drafted a state constitution based on that of Iowa, where the Mormons had temporarily settled, and sent the legislative records and constitution back to that state for printing, since no printing press existed in the Great Basin at the time. They then sent a second messenger with a copy of the state's formal records and constitution to meet up with Bernhisel in Washington, D.C., and to petition for statehood rather than territorial status.[citation needed]
Territory of Deseret[edit]
The Deseret Stone used in the construction of the Washington Monument. The stone was donated by the territory in 1853 to represent the provisional state.
The provisional state encompassed most of the territory that had been acquired from Mexico the previous year as the Mexican Cession.
The Territory of Deseret would have comprised roughly all the lands between the Sierra Nevada and the Rockies, and between the border with Mexico northward to include parts of the Oregon Territory, as well as the coast of California south of the Santa Monica Mountains (including the existing settlements of Los Angeles and San Diego). This included the entire watershed of the Colorado River (excluding the lands south of the border with Mexico), as well as the entire area of the Great Basin.
The proposal encompassed nearly all of present-day Utah and Nevada, large portions of California and Arizona, and parts of Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming, Idaho, and Oregon.
The proposal was crafted specifically to avoid disputes that might arise from existing settlements of Euro-Americans.[2] At the time of its proposal, the existing population of the Deseret area, including Southern California, was sparse, since most of the California settlement had been in the northern gold rush areas not included in the provisional state. Likewise, the border with New Mexico did not reach the Rio Grande, in order to avoid becoming entangled in the existing disputes of the western border of Texas. Deseret also avoided encroaching on the fertile Willamette Valley of Oregon, which had been heavily traveled and settled since the 1840s.
Moreover, the proposal encompassed lands largely known to be inhospitable for cultivation, thus avoiding conflict over the issue of the expansion of slavery.
The Beehive symbol often associated with Deseret.
The proposal for the state was considered by some to be too ambitious to succeed in Congress, even disregarding the controversy over the Mormon practice of polygamy. Nevertheless, in 1849 U.S. President Zachary Taylor, eager to avoid disputes as much as possible, sent his agent John Wilson westward with a proposal to combine California and Deseret as a single state, which would have had the desirable effect of decreasing the number of free states entered into the Union, and thus preserving the balance of power in the Senate.
The California Constitutional Convention debates of 1849 mentioned the Mormons or Salt Lake a number of times[3][4] along with the North–South conflict over extension of slavery. Advocates of smaller boundaries (such as 116° west or the crest of the Sierra Nevada) argued that the Mormons were unrepresented at the convention, culturally different, and applying for their own territorial government. They also argued that Salt Lake was too far away for a single government to be practical and that Congress would not agree to such a huge state. Those advocating retention of all of former Mexican Alta California, such as pro-slavery future Senator William M. Gwin, argued these were not real obstacles or could be solved later.
Establishment of Utah Territory[edit]
The Utah Territory is shown in blue, while the proposed State of Deseret is outlined by the dotted line. Modern state boundaries underlaid for reference.
In September 1850, as part of the Compromise of 1850, the Utah Territory was created by Act of Congress, encompassing a portion of the northern section of Deseret.
On February 3, 1851, Brigham Young was inaugurated as the first governor of the Utah Territory. On April 4, 1851, the General Assembly of Deseret passed a resolution to dissolve the state. On October 4, 1851, the Utah territorial legislature voted to re-enact the laws and ordinances of the state of Deseret.
After the establishment of the Utah Territory, the Latter-day Saints did not relinquish the idea of a "State of Deseret". From 1862 to 1870, a group of Mormon elders under Young's leadership met as a shadow government after each session of the territorial legislature to ratify the new laws under the name of the "state of Deseret". Attempts were made in 1856, 1862, and 1872 to write a new state constitution under that name based on the new boundaries of the Utah Territory.
The idea of creating a state based on Mormonism began to fade away after the coming of the railroad, which opened the territory to many non-Mormon settlers, particularly in the western areas of the territory. Young and the LDS Church supported the railroad, even taking members that were working on the Salt Lake Temple and reassigning them to work on the railroad. The driving of the golden spike just 66 miles from Salt Lake completed the first transcontinental railroad at Promontory Summit in 1869. Officials from Utah Territory and leaders of the LDS Church were not involved in the festivities of the day.[citation needed]
Government[edit]
Prior to the establishment of Utah Territory, in the absence of other authority, the provisional government of Deseret became the de facto government of the Great Basin. Three sessions of the General Assembly, a bicameral state legislature, were held. In 1850, the legislature appointed judges and established a criminal code. Taxes were established on property and liquor, and gambling was outlawed. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was incorporated and a militia, based on the Nauvoo Legion, was formed.
The legislature initially formed six counties, which covered only inhabited valleys. These "valley counties" initially encompassed only a small portion of the area of Deseret and were expanded as settlement grew.[5]
Flag[edit]
According to most descriptions, the Deseret flag was similar to the present-day flag of the state of Utah but, as it was not standardized, multiple other secular and religious alternatives were also used.[6]
See also[edit]
Book of Mormon portal
Latter-day Saints portal
Council of Fifty
Deseret Alphabet
List of United States territories that failed to become states
Mormon colonies in Mexico
Mormon Corridor
Theodemocracy
Utah War
Notes[edit]
Jump up ^ LDS.org: "Book of Mormon Pronunciation Guide" (retrieved 2012-02-25), IPA-ified from «dĕz-a-rĕt´»
Jump up ^ Michael J. Trinklein (2010). Lost States: True Stories of Texlahoma, Transylvania, and Other States That Never Made It. Quirk Books. ISBN 978-1-59474-410-5,
Jump up ^ "chapters about Mormons". Report of the Debates in the Convention of California on the Formation of ... - California. Constitutional Convention, John Ross Browne - Google Books. Books.google.com. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
Jump up ^ "chapters about Salt Lake". Report of the Debates in the Convention of California on the Formation of ... - California. Constitutional Convention, John Ross Browne - Google Books. Books.google.com. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
Jump up ^ Territory of Utah, Historical and Political Data, Political History of Nevada, Department of Cultural Affairs, Nevada State Library and Archives, accessed 1 July 2007
Jump up ^ Walker, Ronald W. "A Banner is Unfurled" Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought Volume 26 Number 4, Winter 1993, pages 71-91.
References[edit]
Allen, James B. and Leonard, Glen M. The Story of the Latter-day Saints. Deseret Book Co., Salt Lake City, UT, 1976. ISBN 0-87747-594-6.
Crawley, Peter (Fall 1989). "The Constitution of the State of Deseret". BYU Studies. 29 (4). JSTOR 43041402.
Leonard, Glen M. (1992), "The Mormon Boundary Question in the 1849–50 Statehood Debates", Journal of Mormon History, 18 (1): 114–136 .
External links[edit]
1849 Constitution of the State of Deseret (PDF scans of 1849 printing)
State of Nevada: Utah Territory
Struggle For Statehood Chronology Compiled by Linda Thatcher
Struggle For Statehood Edward Leo Lyman, Utah History Encyclopedia
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The Lawrence Welk Show
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The Lawrence Welk Show
Opening of The Lawrence Welk Show
Presented by
Lawrence Welk
Starring
Myron Floren
Bobby Burgess
Norma Zimmer
Dick Dale
The Lennon Sisters
Arthur Duncan
Joe Feeney
Jack Imel
Dave Edwards
Sandi Griffiths
Tanya Falan
Ava Barber
Ralna English
Guy Hovis
Gail Farrell
Mary Lou Metzger
Natalie Nevins
Anacani
Bob Ralston
Among many others
Country of origin
United States
No. of episodes
1065
Production
Running time
60 minutes
Production company(s)
KTLA (1951–1955)
Teleklew Productions (1955–1982)
American Broadcasting Company (1955–1971)
Distributor
Don Fedderson Productions (1971–1982)
Release
Original network
KTLA (1951–1955)
ABC (1955–1971)
Syndicated (1971–1982)
Original release
July 2, 1955 (1955-07-02) – April 17, 1982 (1982-04-17)
The Lawrence Welk Show is an American televised musical variety show hosted by big band leader Lawrence Welk. The series aired locally in Los Angeles for four years, from 1951 to 1955, then nationally for another 27 years on ABC from 1955 to 1971, and in first-run syndication from 1971 to 1982. Repeat episodes are broadcast in the United States by Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) stations. These airings incorporate an original program—usually, a color broadcast from 1965 through 1982—in its entirety. In place of the commercials, newer performance and interview clips from the original stars and/or a family member of the performers are included; these clips are occasionally updated.
Contents
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1 Broadcast history
1.1 Move to syndication and public television
1.2 Nielsen ratings
2 Format
2.1 The "Musical Family"
3 Producers and directors
4 Episode status
4.1 DVD status and Welk specials aired on public television
5 In popular culture
5.1 In music
5.2 In television
6 Singers and performers
6.1 The orchestra
7 Announcers
8 References
9 External links
Broadcast history[edit]
On May 11, 1951, The Lawrence Welk Show began as a local program on KTLA in Los Angeles, the flagship station of the Paramount Television Network and the first television station in California.[1] The original show was broadcast from the since-demolished Aragon Ballroom at Venice Beach.
The show made its national television debut on ABC Television on July 2, 1955,[2] and was initially produced at the Hollywood Palladium,[3][4] moving to the ABC studios at Prospect and Talmadge in Hollywood shortly afterwards. For 23 of its 27 years on the air, the show would originate there. The only seasons not produced there were 1965–66, 1976–77 at the Hollywood Palace and CBS Television City from 1977 to 1979.
The 1965-66 season was taped at the Hollywood Palace because that was ABC's only West Coast TV studio at the time equipped for live or taped color production; Welk had insisted that the show go color in 1965 because he believed that being broadcast in color was critical to the continued success of his program. Once a couple of studios at the ABC Prospect and Talmadge facilities had been converted to color in 1966, the show moved back there.
The show aired on ABC until 1971. When the show was cancelled by the head of programming there, Welk formed his own production company and continued airing the show, on local stations and, often from 7 to 8 P.M. Eastern Time on Saturdays over some of the ABC affiliates on which he had previously appeared, along with some stations affiliated with other networks. The syndicated version of the program aired from 1971 to 1982.
When the show debuted nationwide, The Lawrence Welk Show was billed as the Dodge Dancing Party in 1955 and 1956. From 1956 to 1959, Lawrence Welk was broadcast two nights per week. The second show's title was Lawrence Welk Presents Top Tunes and New Talent (1956–58) and then Lawrence Welk's Plymouth Show, after another Chrysler vehicle (1958–59). The Plymouth show was the first American television program to air in stereophonic sound. Due to the fact that stereophonic television had not yet been invented (it would be 25 more years before it would become standard), ABC instead simulcast the show on its radio network, with the TV side airing one audio channel and the radio side airing the other; viewers would tune in both the TV and the radio to achieve the stereophonic effect.[5][6] Starting with the 1959–60 season the two shows were merged into The Lawrence Welk Show, reverting to monophonic broadcasts. The name stuck, and it became the most popular variety show ever.
The primary sponsor of The Lawrence Welk Show was Dodge (automobile maker), later to be followed by Geritol (a multivitamin), Sominex (sleep aid), Aqua Velva (aftershave), Serutan (laxative), Universal Appliances (manufacturer of home appliances), Polident (a denture cleanser), Ocean Spray (fruit juice) and Sinclair Oil (automobile fuel) served as associate sponsors for a short time.[7] (During later years, a number of Welk cast members appeared in commercials for many of the show's sponsors, filmed specifically to air during Welk broadcasts.)
Move to syndication and public television[edit]
While the show was highly rated and continued to attract more audiences, ABC canceled it in 1971 for two reasons. The first was that the network had to cut three-and-a-half hours a week of prime-time programming, owing to the institution of the Prime Time Access Rule in 1971; the other was the fact that Welk's viewership was mostly of people over forty-five, mostly because of the music he chose to play, but also because younger viewers, the core viewing target that networks coveted, were either out during the Saturday night slot, or were watching one of the other networks.[8] Over the course of the early 1970s, several variety shows (including Welk's, but ranging from long-running series such as The Ed Sullivan Show, The Hollywood Palace and The Red Skelton Show to more contemporary shows such as Hee Haw, The Johnny Cash Show and This Is Tom Jones) were pulled from network schedules (particularly ABC and CBS) in a demographic move known colloquially as the "rural purge".
In response to ABC's move, Welk started his own production company and continued producing the show for syndication. Some independent stations put it in its old Saturday timeslot, and in many cases, it drew higher ratings than the network shows scheduled at that time. In many markets, the syndicated Lawrence Welk aired before the start of network prime-time on Saturday nights (7 p.m. Eastern Time); also in many areas, it competed against another show that was cancelled by CBS and resurrected in syndication, also in 1971 — Hee Haw. Welk's program was among a group of syndicated niche programs, others including Hee Haw and Soul Train, that flourished during this era. (The success of Lawrence Welk and Hee Haw in syndication, and the network decisions that led to their respective cancellations, were the inspiration for a novelty song called "The Lawrence Welk-Hee Haw Counter-Revolution Polka", performed by Roy Clark, one of the co-stars of Hee Haw.)
Welk retired in 1982; at the time of his retirement, he was 79 years old, making him at the time the oldest host of a regularly scheduled entertainment television series (a feat later surpassed by Bob Barker in 2003 and later by Betty White in 2012). Classic shows — largely, from 1967 to 1982 — were repackaged with new footage (either Welk or the show's cast introducing segments) for syndication during the 1982–1983 season as Memories with Lawrence Welk, after which they were withdrawn from distribution for a short time. In 1985, The Lawrence Welk Christmas Reunion was produced. It was the last show in which Welk appeared with the "musical family".
The Oklahoma Educational Television Authority acquired the broadcast rights to the series in 1986. In order to introduce the show to a new generation, they produced a documentary film, Lawrence Welk: Television's Music Man, hosted by Kathy Lennon of The Lennon Sisters. The film was a retrospective on Welk's life and career, featuring interviews with surviving members of Welk's "musical family", and scenes from the show. After its airing, reformatted versions of the Welk show were released to public television stations. Welk's segments from Memories with Lawrence Welk were used until his death, after which select members of the "musical family" took over as hosts. Reruns continue to air to this day (in many markets airing on Saturday nights at 7 pm, the same time the show aired during the latter years of its original run), with new and updated interviews with surviving cast members (Mary Lou Metzger hosts wraparounds that feature interviews, while Bobby Burgess currently hosts the ones that do not).[9] The shows are occasionally "recut" and interspersed with segments from other episodes for time and diversity purposes; for example, a rebroadcast of Gail Farrell's 1969 debut actually featured an added song by Anacani, who hadn't joined the show until 1973.
Nielsen ratings[edit]
The show was a top 30 hit for five seasons, according to ClassicTVHits.com's ratings database.
1964–65: No. 30 (22.00 rating)
1965–66: No. 19 (22.40 rating)
1966–67: No. 12 (22.79 rating)
1967–68: No. 17 (21.90 rating)
1968–69: No. 29 (20.50 rating)
Format[edit]
The show would often open by showing bubbles floating around and was accompanied by a sound effect of a bottle of champagne opening, including the opening theme ("Bubbles in the Wine", composed by Welk and Frank Loesser). Each week, Welk would introduce the theme of the show, which usually inspired joyous singing and/or patriotic fervor. He was most known for delivering these monologues in a distinctive German accent (this despite being born and raised in North Dakota), which was parodied in popular culture (even by Welk himself: the two books he authored, Wunnerful, Wunnerful! and Ah-One, Ah-Two! were so titled because they were his catchphrases). This was evident from his mispronunciations of script on cue cards. On one such story, related by Jo Ann Castle on the Mike Douglas Show,[citation needed] has him introducing a medley of World War I tunes as "songs from World War Eye". Also, from his autobiography Wunnerful, Wunnerful! he bemoans his accent, and in some of his pronunciations of "wonderful" in the show he can be heard forcing the D.
If the number was more of a dance tune, Welk would frequently dance with ladies from the audience, for which he became somewhat known. For certain songs (mainly the instrumentals performed by the orchestra), the couples in attendance were also allowed to dance at the Ballroom. Many of the show's songs were performed as part of a skit; while a handful of skits were common throughout the show's run, during a short period in mid-1970s (about the same time The Semonski Sisters were featured performers on the show), the show consisted almost entirely of them.
Welk often demonstrated multiple times on-camera how the champagne bottle sound was created, by placing a finger in his mouth, releasing it to make the popping sound, and making a soft hissing sound to simulate the bubbles escaping the bottle. One such instance is part of the opening sequence of the public television reruns seen today.
Welk frequently had performers sing and play standards from the big band era and the first half of the 20th century. He had a particular admiration for those composers contemporary with him, such as Hoagy Carmichael, Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer, Cole Porter, and Harry Warren; although the show's repertoire was in reality much broader, and would often include pop songs from the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s—Welk even devoted an entire show to the music of the 1970s in 1978—as well as country music, patriotic music, and religious music, especially if it was thought to appeal to older listeners (and, as Welk stated in 1956, "as long as it's done in the champagne style"). In one of his most infamous incidents, he asked singers Gail Farrell and Dick Dale to perform Brewer & Shipley's hit song "One Toke Over the Line" (a mock gospel tune riddled with drug references) as a modern spiritual, apparently oblivious to the meaning of the word "toke."[10] Brewer responded that although it was "absurd", the duo "got more publicity than we could pay for" from the out-of-place performance.[11] Welk, for his part, blamed ABC for pressuring him into including the song, among others he felt did not fit the show's format.[12]
The closing theme during the syndicated years, often performed by the "Musical Family", was "Adios, Au Revoir, Auf Wiedersehen" (composed by George Cates). A recording of the song has been edited over the updated credits on PBS reruns.
The "Musical Family"[edit]
Alice Lon and Lawrence Welk.
Norma Zimmer and Welk.
Welk employed many musicians and singers, which were known in the press as his "Musical Family". Most members of the Musical Family had specific, well-defined roles within the context of the show, generally specializing in one type of performance (for instance, the show had two pianists, but one would specialize in ragtime piano while the other would handle easy listening pieces; the show's numerous singers and dancers were similarly typecast). One of the most prominent positions in the Musical Family was the "Champagne Lady", who always sang a down-tempo solo number toward the end of each show.
These musicians were bound by an unofficial set of morals (artistic and personal) dictated by Welk, and if he believed the audience did not find them wholesome enough, they would be fired. Former "Champagne Lady" Alice Lon was fired in 1959 for crossing her legs on a desk, which angered Welk. After he fired Lon, thousands of letters filled the ABC mailroom, demanding an apology, and that she be rehired. Welk tried to get Lon back but she refused.[13]
In later years however, it was revealed that along with the "cheesecake" incident, another one of the reasons for Lon's departure was money; she was supporting three young sons and wanted a raise. A further reason was a dispute over what kind of songs she would be singing, and since Welk insisted on playing what he felt his audiences wanted to hear, generally older "standards", she rebelled against such restrictions.
After two years and a string of short-lived vocalists, Norma Zimmer was hired, starting in 1960. Zimmer stayed with Welk for the rest of the show's run.
Another example of being bound by Welk's set of morals was famed clarinetist Pete Fountain, renowned for his New Orleans-style jazz. He was a valued member of the Welk cast, who was rumored to have quit when Welk objected to his efforts to "jazz up" the Christmas standard "Silver Bells" on the 1958 Christmas show. In an interview, Fountain admitted he left Welk because "Champagne and bourbon don't mix."[14] (The departure was amicable; Fountain would reappear in Welk reunion shows after the show ended.)
Welk relied on fan letters to tell him who was popular and who was not. Often, performers who received a positive reaction were prominently featured on future shows, while those who did not meet muster with the audience saw their solo opportunities diminish and sometimes were eventually let go.
Among the performers that were wildly popular with audiences during the years it was on ABC were The Lennon Sisters, Joe Feeney, Steve Smith, Larry Hooper, Jo Ann Castle and electric guitarist Buddy Merrill, just to name a few. Lynn Anderson, Clay Hart, and Ava Barber used the show as a springboard to launch their own successful careers as country music solo artists. At the height of the show's popularity, members of the Musical Family were featured in several celebrity tabloid magazines alongside other mainstream television and movie stars.[15]
Tap dancer Arthur Duncan became the second African-American to appear regularly on a sponsored television variety program, and the first since 1951, when he was hired as a permanent music maker by Welk in 1964. (The first was Teddy Wilson, a regular band member on the short-lived Star Time throughout its 1950–51 run.)
Producers and directors[edit]
James Hobson (also known as Jim Hobson) served longest as producer (1962–1982) and director of The Lawrence Welk Show.[16] Hobson died on April 26, 2013, in Santa Monica Hospital, California.
Episode status[edit]
The surviving episodes from the first 10 seasons on ABC, which began in 1955, exist today as black and white kinescopes or videotape, as the show was broadcast live for the first 10 years, right up through the 1964–1965 season. A few of these have been broadcast on public television. Nearly all episodes shown on PBS stations today are from around 1965 to 1982 (the majority being from the syndicated run), but some older black and white segments can be found on YouTube and in recent months more black-and-white episodes have been added into the rotation.
Beginning with the 1965–1966 season, the episodes were recorded in color. It is assumed the color episodes exist intact.[citation needed] The very first color episode of the show, which aired in September 1965, was taped on-location at the Escondido resort near San Diego, in which Welk had a financial and ownership interest. It is occasionally shown on PBS stations; the PBS rebroadcast is introduced by Bobby Burgess.
DVD status and Welk specials aired on public television[edit]
Neither the Welk Organization nor the OETA have released any episodes of The Lawrence Welk Show on home video, nor are there any plans to do so. Welk Musical Family specials, however, are available on DVD, and can be obtained with a donation during reairs on local PBS stations.
1991 – “A Champagne Toast to the Big Bands”
1992 – “The Lennon Sisters: Easy to Remember”
1993 – “From the Heart: A Tribute to Lawrence Welk and the American Dream”
1994 – “The Lawrence Welk Holiday Special: Great Moments & Memories”
1995 – “Lawrence Welk: Then & Now”
1995 – “A Lawrence Welk Family Christmas”
1997 – “From Lawrence Welk: To America With Love”
1998 – “Lawrence Welk’s Favorite Holidays”
1999 – “Lawrence Welk’s Songs of Faith”
2000 – “Lawrence Welk Milestones & Memories”
2003 – “Lawrence Welk: God Bless America”
2005 – “Lawrence Welk Precious Memories”
2007 – “Lawrence Welk's TV Treasures”
2009 – "Welk Stars Through The Years"
2011 – "Lawrence Welk's Big Band Splash"
In popular culture[edit]
In music[edit]
Accordion pop/rock band Those Darn Accordions recorded "The Story of Lawrence Welk" on their 1994 album Squeeze This!, a comic retelling of Welk's life story which references his television series, incorporating musical bits from "Bubbles in the Wine" and name-dropping series regulars Alice Lon, The Lennon Sisters and even its sponsorships from Dodge and Geritol.[citation needed]
Comic Stan Freberg created a parody of the show in a song called "Wun'erful Wun'erful (Sides uh-one and uh-two)", which became a Top 30 hit in 1957. Originally performed on Freberg's CBS Radio series, the single spoofed the musicianship among some of Welk's musicians (including Welk himself). The record was arranged by Billy May, who handled the music on Freberg sessions and was known to despise Welk's style of music. Working with May and Freberg, who portrayed Welk, were some of Hollywood's best studio musicians, some of them jazz veterans who also held Welk's music in equal contempt. Welk was not pleased by the record, built around satirical out-of-tune performances and an out-of-control "bubble machine" that sent the entire Aragon Ballroom out to sea.[citation needed]
Dickie Goodman also used Welk as a source for inspiration and a target of satire on his 1959 novelty single, "Stagger Lawrence", which featured an episode of the show being repeatedly interrupted by Lloyd Price's version of the blues piece "Stagger Lee."[citation needed]
The show is one of two that serve as the main subjects of the 1972 song "The Lawrence Welk-Hee Haw Counter-Revolution Polka," the other being Hee Haw (Hee Haw host Roy Clark sang the song). Both programs had been cancelled by their respective networks in 1971, only to continue in first-run syndication (and continued to be enormously popular) for a number of years thereafter.
In television[edit]
A parody of The Lawrence Welk Show appeared on the Family Guy episode "Airport '07", with Peter Griffin playing the role of Welk. This scene is only available on the DVD version of this episode.
In the episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000 featuring The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies, during a scene involving a woman dancing with an effeminate man, Tom Servo, imitating Welk, riffed, "Thank you, Cissy and Sissy", referencing his show's popular dance team of Bobby and Cissy.
On October 4, 2008, NBC's Saturday Night Live parodied the show with Fred Armisen taking on the role as the Maestro, whose accent switches on and off for different words, and is often obscured by far too many bubbles. The sketch features the singing Maharelle sisters "all the way from the Finger Lakes". Three of the four sisters are beautiful and perky but the fourth, Dooneese Maharelle (Kristen Wiig), is physically deformed (with a large forehead, bad teeth and tiny non-functioning hands the size of a doll's) and apparently deranged. [This version notably used Freberg's sound-alike of the theme song.] The skit - and Wiig's character in particular - proved so popular with audiences that the Welk parody became a recurring sketch over the next few seasons, featuring appearances from the likes of Jon Hamm, Melissa McCarthy, Will Ferrell, and Betty White, amongst others.
In "The Ride", episode 6.09 of The Sopranos, Paulie Walnuts watches The Lawrence Welk Show with his aunt, Marianucci Gualtieri, who refers to it as The Lawrence Welk's Program. They have very little dialogue and the show is prominently featured in the scene. The music from the show leads into the credits.
The 1970s sitcom Welcome Back Kotter used the Welk show as a source of comedic material. One episode involved a scene when Arnold Horshack, upon noticing a kitchen sink overflowing with bubbles, yelled "HELP! WE'RE BEING INVADED BY LAWRENCE WELK!"[citation needed]
Singers and performers[edit]
All of these singers and performers were part of the Music Family, with Welk on the lead.
The Aldridge Sisters, singers (1977–1982)
Anacani, singer (1973–1982)
Lynn Anderson, singer (1967–1968)
Ron Anderson, singer (1980–1982), Gail, Ron & Michael
Ava Barber, singer (1974–1982)
The Blenders, singers (1965–1967)
Barbara Boylan, dancer (1961–1967, 1979)
Bobby Burgess, dancer (1961–1982)
Jo Ann Castle, honky-tonk pianist (1959–1969)
Dick Dale, saxophonist/singer (1955–1982)
Larry Dean, singer (1956–1962)
Ken Delo, singer (1969–1982)
Arthur Duncan, tap dancer (1964–1982)
Ralna English, singer (1969–1982), Guy & Ralna
Tanya Falan, singer (1967–1977)
Gail Farrell, singer (1969–1982), Gail, Sandi & Mary Lou and Gail, Ron & Michael
Joe Feeney, singer (1957–1982)
Myron Floren, accordionist/assistant conductor (1955–1982)
Sally Flynn, singer (1968–1972), Sandi & Sally
Sandi Griffiths, singer (1968–1980), Sandi & Sally and Gail, Sandi & Mary Lou
Clay Hart, guitarist/singer (1969–1975)
Larry Hooper, singer/piano (1948–1969, 1973–1980)
Guy Hovis, singer (1970–1982), Guy & Ralna
Jack Imel, percussionist/tap dancer (1957–1982)
Cissy King, dancer (1967–1978)
The Lennon Sisters, singers (1955–1968)
Alice Lon, singer/Champagne Lady (1955–1959)
Mary Lou Metzger, singer/tap dancer (1970–1982), Gail, Sandi & Mary Lou
Tom Netherton, singer (1973–1982)
Natalie Nevins, singer (1965–1969)
Cubby O'Brien, drummer/singer (1958-1959)
Elaine Niverson, dancer (1979–1982) as Elaine Niverson
The Otwell Twins, singers (1977–1982)
Maurice Pearson, singer (1957–1960)
Bob Ralston, piano/organ soloist, musical arranger, dancer, singer (1963–1982)
Curt Ramsey, musical arranger, trumpet player, singer, and librarian (1955–1982), Curt Ramsey Quintet
Michael Redman, singer (1980–1982), Gail, Ron & Michael
Jimmy Roberts, singer (1955–1982)
The Semonski Sisters, singers (1975–1977)
Bob Smale, pianist (1969-1982)
Steve Smith, singer (1965–1969), The Blenders from 1965 to 1967
Kathie Sullivan, singer (1976–1982)
Jim Turner, guitarist/singer (1979–1982)
Jayne Walton Rosen, Champagne Lady (1940–1945)
Andra Willis, singer (1967–1969)
Norma Zimmer, singer/Champagne Lady (1960–1982)
The orchestra[edit]
Orie Amodeo, saxophone/reeds (1955–1970)
George Aubry, saxophone/reeds (1951–1957)
Norman Bailey, trumpet (1955–1973)
Big Tiny Little, ragtime piano (1955–1959)
Don Bonnee, saxophone/reeds (1959–1962)
Bobby Bruce, violin (1964–1967)
Jerry Burke, piano/organ (1936–1965)
George Cates, conductor/music supervisor (1955–1982)
Dick Cathcart, trumpet (1962–1968)
Buddy Clark, bass/tuba (1966–1967)
Mahlon Clark, saxophone/reeds (1962–1968)
Henry Cuesta, saxophone/clarinet (1972–1982)
Bob Davis, saxophone/reeds (1965–1982)
Art Depew, trumpet (1957–1965)
Kurt Dieterle, violin (1959–1961)
Jack Dumont, saxophone/reeds (1959–1962)
Dave Edwards, saxophone/reeds (1968–1979)
Ernie Ehrhardt, cellist (1978–1982)
Pete Fountain, saxophonist/clarinet (1957–1959)
Jimmy Getzhoff, violin (1960–1962)
Woody Guidry, trumpet (1955–1956)
Charlotte Harris, cellist (1961–1978)
Stanley Harris, violist (1959–1960)
Bob Havens, trombone (1960–1982)
Buddy Hayes, bass/tuba (1955–1966)
Jimmy Henderson, trombone (1957–1959)
Skeets Herfurt, saxophone/reeds (1979–1982)
Laroon Holt, trumpet (1973–1982)
Peanuts Hucko, saxophone/clarinet (1970–1972)
Paul Humphrey, drummer (1976–1982)
Harry Hyams, viola (1961–1982)
Dick Kesner, violin (1955–1960)
Johnny Klein, drummer (1955–1976)
Russ Klein, saxophone/reeds (1957–1982)
Neil Levang, guitarist (1959–1982)
Barney Liddell, trombone (1955–1982)
Bob Lido, violin/performer (1955–1982)
Ray Linn, trumpet (1968–1969)
Joe Livoti, violin (1962–1982)
Pete Lofthouse, trombone (1955–1965)
Warren Luening, trumpet (1959–1960)
Richard Maloof, bass/tuba (1967–1982)
Sam McCadden, saxophone/performer (1955–1980)
Mickey McMahan, trumpet (1967–1982)
Jack Martin, saxophone/reeds (1955–1959)
Buddy Merrill, guitarist (1955–1974)
Bill Page, saxophone/reeds (1955–1965)
Aladdin Pallante, violin/performer (1955–1967)
Charlie Parlato, trumpet (1962–1982)
Jim Porter, trumpet (1965)
David Pratt, cellist (1959–1961)
Bob Ralston, piano/organ (1963–1982)
Rocky Rockwell, trumpet (1955–1962)
Mischa Russell, violin (1962–1964)
Ambrose Russo, violin (1962–1964)
Frank Scott, piano/harpsichord (1955–1969)
Bob Smale, piano (1969–1982)
Don Staples, trombone (1965–1982)
George Thow, trumpet/production staff (1956–1982)
Kenny Trimble, trombone (1957–1982)
Billy Wright, violin (1957–1959)
Rubin Zarchy, trumpet (1968)
Johnny Zell, trumpet (1968–1982)
Freddie Mandock,Saxophone (1969-1977)
Rose Weiss was the long-term Welk costume designer and manager.
Announcers[edit]
Lou Crosby (1955–1960)
Bob Warren (1960–1982)
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Video of first 3 minutes of show with comments from the uploader The Lawrence Welk Show: KTLA Clip youtube Retrieved 23 December 2012.
Jump up ^ The New York Times Encyclopedia of Television by Les Brown (Times Books, a division of Quadrangle/The New York Times Book Company, Inc., 1977), ISBN 0-8129-0721-3, p. 238
Jump up ^ Gordon, William A. (1992). The Ultimate Hollywood Tour Book. Toluca Lake, CA: North Ridge Books. pp. 156–157. ISBN 0-937813-03-6.
Jump up ^ "The Hollywood Palladium". Wikimapia.org. Retrieved September 27, 2009.
Jump up ^ "A Television First! Welk Goes Stereophonic" (advertisement), Los Angeles Times, September 10, 1958, p. A-7.
Jump up ^ "Dealers: Lawrence Welk Leads in Stereo!" (advertisement), Billboard, October 13, 1958, p. 23.
Jump up ^ "Fun Facts About the Welk Show". welkmusicalfamily.com.
Jump up ^ "Lawrence Welk". spaceagepop.com.
Jump up ^ Flans, Robyn. "The Lawrence Welk Show's Golden Anniversary". americanprofile.com. Archived from the original on March 30, 2007. as preserved on the Internet Archive
Jump up ^ Stevens, Hampton (3 September 2010). "Songs About Pot: A Proposition 19 Playlist". TheAtlantic.com. Retrieved October 30, 2011.
Jump up ^ One Toke Over The Line Brewerandshipley.com accessdate = October 23, 2009
Jump up ^ Van der Werff, Todd December 17, 2012). The Lawrence Welk Show was TV’s best party—until it wasn’t. AV Club. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
Jump up ^ "The Lawrence Welk Show at the Museum of Broadcast Communications". museum.tv.
Jump up ^ Compagno, Nick. "A Closer Walk with Pete Fountain". experienceneworleans.com.
Jump up ^ "Lawrence Welk TV Treasures". oeta.onenet.net.
Jump up ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1405546/
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to The Lawrence Welk Show.
"America's Biggest Little Band Made History" by Jay Landers Contains information on one continuous page, with photos.
1955 28 minute The Lawrence Welk Show - Pilot Available for download from the Internet Archive, it was made to get the "local" television show picked up as a network series.
Official Welk Musical Family Blog
OETA's Lawrence Welk Show page List the release dates past and future (actual airdates on local PBS stations could be slightly later) with capsule description of the edited shows being broadcast on public television. Missing are references to the airdates of the original shows.
WelkNotes.com Includes complete synopsis and song lists for the edited shows from OETA with air dates of the original shows; complete information not available for new shows until after they are released.
The Lawrence Welk Show on IMDb
The Lawrence Welk Show at TV.com
Lawrence Welk Music Arrangements database Provides access to some 10,000 music arrangements used on the Lawrence Welk Show, now preserved at North Dakota State University.
Stars of the Lawrence Welk Show
The Lawrence Welk Show episodes on Hulu (currently consisting only of 21 black-and-white episodes from prior to 1965)
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Third Day
Third Day performing live at Hillsong Church, Sydney.
Background information
Origin
Marietta, Georgia, U.S.
Genres
Christian rock
Southern rock
contemporary Christian
contemporary worship music
Years active
1991–present
Labels
Essential
Website
thirdday.com
Members
Mac Powell
Mark Lee
Past members
Billy Wilkins
Geof Barkley
August McCoy
Brad Avery
Jason Hoard
Tai Anderson
Brian Bunn
David Carr
Third Day is a Christian rock band formed in Marietta, Georgia during the 1990s. The band was founded by lead singer Mac Powell, guitarist Mark Lee and former member Billy Wilkins.[1] Drummer David Carr is a current band member. The band's name is a reference to the biblical accounts of Jesus' rising from the dead on the third day following his crucifixion. The band was inducted in the Georgia Music Hall of Fame on September 19, 2009.[2] They have sold over 7 million albums in the United States and had 28 number one radio hits.[3] Their fans are known as "Gomers" after a song on their second album about Gomer.[4]
Contents
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1 History
1.1 Forming years and independent recordings (1991–1994)
1.2 Recording contract with Reunion Records (1995–1997)
1.3 Mainstream and international success (1998–2006)
1.4 Christmas and compilation albums (2006–2008)
1.5 Revelation and Revelation Live (2008–2010)
1.6 Move (2010)
1.7 Miracle and Lead Us Back: Songs of Worship (2012–2017)
1.8 Revival and farewell (2017–present)
2 Members
3 Discography
4 Awards
4.1 American Music Awards
4.2 Grammy Awards
4.3 Gospel Music Awards
4.4 Billboard magazine best of the 2000s
5 References
6 External links
History[edit]
Forming years and independent recordings (1991–1994)[edit]
In 1991, high-schoolers Mac Powell and Mark Lee formed Third Day as a Christian music group with pianist Billy Wilkins and guitarist August McCoy. McCoy left the following year to pursue tertiary education. At a 1992 event at Lee's Church, Third Day performed alongside a band called the Bullard Family Singers, which featured David Carr and Tai Anderson. Third Day invited Carr and Anderson to join them shortly after.[1]
In 1993, the band started playing more frequently in the Atlanta region in order to save money to record an album. Wilkins left the group in order to pursue his teaching career.[5] Third Day recorded at Furies Studios in Atlanta and with the production help of Carr, Long Time Forgotten was released in 1994, producing and selling 2,000 copies.[6] In 1995, the band started looking for a second guitarist. Upon hearing Brad Avery play with singer Chris Carder, Avery was asked to audition. After playing Consuming Fire during the first rehearsal, Avery was officially asked to join the band.
The band's second album, Contagious, was self-financed for $3,000 and recorded at Furies Studios in Atlanta, Georgia. 1,000 CDs and cassette copies of the demo were released. While playing in Marietta, at the Strand Theatre, the owners offered the band a contract to sign with new independent record label Gray Dot Records. The band released the album Third Day, which sold 20,000 copies. Shortly after, Reunion Records bought out their Gray Dot contract and signed the band to a multi-album deal.[7]
Recording contract with Reunion Records (1995–1997)[edit]
Reunion Records released the now official version of Third Day, which has sold over 300,000 copies and was well received by critics. The album also yielded their only mainstream rock radio hit in the U.S., "Nothing at All", which peaked at No. 34 on the Billboard rock charts.[8] Later in 1995, Christian music headliner Newsboys asked Third Day to open for them at five West Coast shows. The band also launched their own 65-city tour with All Star United and Seven Day Jesus opening for them. In 1996, the band was nominated for a Dove Award in the category of New Artist of the Year and their video for Consuming Fire won a Billboard Music Award in the category of Best Christian Video.[9]
In 1997, the band started working on their second album, Conspiracy No. 5. The album was produced by Sam Taylor, who had previously worked with King's X and other Christian bands. The album was nominated for a Grammy and won Dove Awards for Rock Album of the Year and Rock Song of the Year ("Alien").[10] The following year, the band toured around the United States, both alone and again opening for Newsboys. Also in 1998, the band recorded a cover of Michael W. Smith's "Agnus Dei" for his Dove Award-winning compilation project Exodus.[11]
Mainstream and international success (1998–2006)[edit]
In 1998, the band started working on Time under the production of Monroe Jones. Time was nominated for a Grammy Award and won another Dove Award for the band.[citation needed] Some of the songs that were recorded for possible inclusion in the album, but left out during production, are on the EP Southern Tracks.[12] During the band's live shows, they included a significant worship portion, prompting the band to release an album made up exclusively of worship songs. The subsequent album Offerings: A Worship Album took about a week to record. In 2000, to support both Time and Offerings, Third Day went on tour alongside Jennifer Knapp. Later the same year, the band collaborated on the project City on a Hill: Songs of Worship and Praise with FFH, Caedmon's Call, Newsboys, Jars of Clay, and others.[13]
In 2001, the band played in Australia and New Zealand on the heels of the success of the Offerings album. While touring in the US, Third Day recorded a concert attended by 15,000 fans at the HiFi Buys Amphitheatre in Atlanta to be released as their first DVD, The Offerings Experience.[citation needed] That same year, the band won five Dove Awards as well as their first Grammy. They closed the year with the release of their fifth studio album, Come Together, which won two Dove Awards and a Grammy. The album was certified gold the next year, along with Time.[14][15] The band appeared in the 2002 film Joshua, the movie version of the story of Joseph Girzone. The Third Day song My Hope is You was included in the Joshua soundtrack album. In 2003, the band released a follow-up to their hit worship CD Offerings entitled Offerings II: All I Have to Give.
In 2004, the band released their seventh album, Wire, and toured the States with tobyMac and Warren Barfield. In June of the same year, they traveled to Europe for a two-week tour. Upon returning, the band recorded a concert at Louisville and released it as the live album, Live Wire. During that year, they collaborated on the soundtrack for Mel Gibson's film, The Passion of the Christ, played at the Republican National Convention, and were featured on 60 Minutes.[16] In January 2007, the band played one night each in Melbourne, Brisbane, and Sydney, Australia.[17]
The band's next album, Wherever You Are, debuted on the Billboard 200 at No. 8.[18] It also won the band their third Grammy Award.
Christmas and compilation albums (2006–2008)[edit]
The band recorded and released its first Christmas-themed album, Christmas Offerings, in 2006. In 2007, they released their first compilations of hits, Chronology.
On February 28, 2008, Third Day released a statement announcing Brad Avery's departure from the band after 13 years and over 1,000 concerts.[19] According to the official press release, Avery left the band to pursue solo projects and Third Day would not replace him, continuing on as a quartet. Following Avery's departure, the band performed at the April 2008 Papal Youth Rally at St. Joseph's Seminary in Yonkers, N.Y.
Revelation and Revelation Live (2008–2010)[edit]
Supporting the July 29, 2008 release of their new album Revelation, the band appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno where they performed the album's first single Call My Name and on November 20, 2008 they appeared on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson performing the album's title track. The song This Is Who I Am also appears in EA Sports NASCAR video game NASCAR 09,[20] though the album was released over a month after the game. "Call My Name" hit No. 1 and was the fifth most-played song on R&R magazine's Christian CHR chart for 2008.[21]
In April 2009, the band released a live version of the album Revelation under the title Live Revelations as a CD/DVD combination. Third Day was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame on September 19, 2009. In December 2009, Third Day was nominated for three Grammy Awards, with Live Revelations winning Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album, their fourth career Grammy, and receiving nominations for "Born Again" in the two categories Best Gospel Performance and Best Gospel Song. Live Revelations achieved Gold status in its month of release, becoming the band's eighth album to do so.[citation needed]
Move (2010)[edit]
Third Day was featured on Winter Jam 2010, touring alongside a variety of contemporary Christian groups including the Newsboys, Fireflight and Tenth Avenue North. After releasing the single, "Lift Up Your Face" in July 2010, Third Day released their ninth studio album, Move, on October 19, 2010. On October 30 they finished the World Vision-sponsored tour Make a Difference Tour 2010 with TobyMac, Michael W. Smith, Jason Gray and Max Lucado in Fayetteville, NC.[22] The group's song "Follow Me There" from Move is the featured as the theme song to the TLC Television show Sarah Palin's Alaska which debuted in 2010.[23]
Miracle and Lead Us Back: Songs of Worship (2012–2017)[edit]
Third Day released Miracle on November 6, 2012.[24] The band toured Miracle on the Miracle Tour with artists Colton Dixon and Josh Wilson as their opening acts, commencing on February 21, 2013 in Fairfax, Virginia and concluding on May 19, 2014 in Orlando, Florida.[citation needed]
Third Day released the worship album Lead Us Back: Songs of Worship on March 3, 2015.[25] The album, produced by The Sound Kids (Jonny Macintosh and JT Daly) as a worship experience with Third Day at the center of a "friend choir",[26] peaked at No. 20 on the Billboard 200,[27] No. 1 on the Christian Albums chart,[28] No. 5 on the Top Rock Albums chart[29] and No. 13 on the Digital Albums chart.[30] The album has had one single, "Soul on Fire", that spent 19 weeks on the Billboard charts, peaking at No. 2 on Hot Christian Songs[31] and No. 3 on Christian Digital Songs.[32] In 2015, bassist Tai Anderson announced he would take "a break from the upcoming touring season with Third Day". Anderson has been with the band for 23 years.[33]
Revival and farewell (2017–present)[edit]
To celebrate their 25th anniversary, Third Day released the back-to-their-roots album, Revival, on August 4, 2017, recorded at FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Third Day reunited with producer Monroe Jones, who had worked with Third Day on six previous albums including Time, Offerings I and II and Come Together.[34]
On March 2, 2018 Third Day announced their farewell with 12 shows as a last chance to see them live.[35][34][36]
Members[edit]
Current
Mac Powell – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, tambourine (1991–present)
Mark Lee – electric guitar, backing vocals (1991–present)
Additional touring musicians
Scotty Wilbanks – keyboards, backing vocals (2005–present)[citation needed]
Tim Gibson – bass guitar (2015–present)[citation needed]
Trevor Morgan – mandolin, banjo, guitar, backing vocals (2016–present)[citation needed]
Former
Billy Wilkins, keyboards. (1991–1994) Wilkins was one of the original members of Third Day, from 1991 to 1993, along with Powell and Lee. He was also with the group when Anderson and Carr joined, both of whom were still in high school at the time. He was a church youth leader and economics and business management teacher near Atlanta for many years; he currently owns a service company and continues to play keyboards professionally. He has not recorded with Third Day since 2004, when he played "Blessed Assurance" on a project for author/speaker Max Lucado. In 2007, film footage of three of the band's earliest concerts were released on the two projects Chronology I Chronology and II, on which Wilkins is included.
Geof Barkley, keyboards. (1993) Barkley (formerly of Geoff Moore and the Distance) played keyboards on every live album in the band's history and every live show for nearly seven years. Barkley also performed on Wherever You Are. Although never officially a member of the band, Brad Avery has described Barkley as '"in the band", but he's not a "member" of Third Day, that's two different things. But he is in the band, and he plays with us live every night, and he rocks.' Barkley's background vocals in songs such as "God of Wonders" and "Took My Place" as well as "You Are So Good To Me" have become integral parts of Third Day's live sound. Barkley finished touring with Third Day on October 21, 2005 in Raleigh, North Carolina.
August McCoy, guitar. (1991–1992)
Brad Brent Christopher Avery, guitar. (1995–2008) From Third Day Weblog by Third Day. "Third Day and Brad Avery have made the very difficult decision to part ways. We appreciate Brad's many contributions to the band's career to date, including his work on our forthcoming album, but the time has come for us to follow our separate paths. He has been an important part of Third Day for the last 13 years as we've traveled the world together and performed over 1,000 concerts. We will miss him as a band member but he will always remain our brother and our friend. Brad is a wonderful person, gifted songwriter and talented musician. We trust that God has amazing plans for his future."[37] Avery left the band on February 28, 2008.
Jason Hoard – mandolin, banjo, guitar, backing vocals (2010–2012)[citation needed]
Samuel "Tai" Anderson – bass, backing vocals (1992–2015)[citation needed]
Brian Bunn – guitar, harmonica (2012–2016)[citation needed]
David Carr – drums, percussion (1992–2017)[38]
Timeline
Discography[edit]
Main article: Third Day discography
Studio Albums
Year
Title
1996 Third Day
1997 Conspiracy No. 5
1999 Time
2000 Offerings: A Worship Album
2001 Come Together
2003 Offerings II: All I Have to Give
2004 Wire
2005 Wherever You Are
2008 Revelation
2010 Move
2012 Miracle
2015 Lead Us Back: Songs of Worship
2017 Revival
Awards[edit]
American Music Awards[edit]
Year
Award
Result
2008 Favorite Contemporary Inspirational Artists Won
Grammy Awards[edit]
Year
Award
Title
Result
1998 Best Rock Gospel Album Conspiracy No. 5 Nominated
2000 Best Rock Gospel Album Time Nominated
2001 Best Rock Gospel Album Offerings: A Worship Album Nominated
2003 Best Rock Gospel Album Come Together Won
2004 Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album Offerings II: All I Have to Give Nominated
2005 Best Rock Gospel Album Wire Won
2006 Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album Live Wire Nominated
2007 Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album Wherever You Are Won
2010 Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album Live Revelations Won
Best Gospel Performance "Born Again" Nominated
Best Gospel Song "Born Again" Nominated
2016 Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song "Soul on Fire"[39] Nominated
Gospel Music Awards[edit]
Year
Award
Title
Result
1998 Rock Album of the Year Conspiracy No. 5 Won
Rock Recorded Song of the Year "Alien" Won
1999 Rock Recorded Song of the Year "Agnus Dei" Nominated
Special Event Album of the Year Exodus Won
2000 Rock Album of the Year Time Won
2001 Group of the Year Won
Artist of the Year Won
Rock Recorded Song of the Year "Sky Falls Down" Won
Praise and Worship Album of the Year Offerings: A Worship Album Won
Special Event Album of the Year City on a Hill: Songs of Worship and Praise Won
2002 Group of the Year Won
Rock Recorded Song of the Year "Come Together" Won
Rock Album of the Year Come Together Won
Long Form Music Video of the Year Third Day Live in Concert: The Offerings Experience Won
2003 Group of the Year Won
Rock Recorded Song of the Year "40 Days" Won
Special Event Album of the Year City on a Hill: Sing Alleluia Won
2004 Group of the Year Nominated
Rock/Contemporary Song of the Year "Sing a Song" Nominated
Rock/Contemporary Song of the Year "You are so Good to me" Nominated
Worship Song of the Year "God of Wonders" Nominated
Praise and Worship Album of the Year Offerings II: All I Have To Give Won
Long Form Music Video of the Year Third Day Live in Concert, The Come Together Tour Won
2005 Rock Recorded Song of the Year "Come on Back To Me" Nominated
Rock/Contemporary Album of the Year Wire Won
2006 Song of the Year "Cry Out To Jesus" Nominated
Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year "Cry Out To Jesus" Won
Rock/Contemporary Album of the Year Wherever You Are Nominated
Long Form Music Video of the Year Live Wire Nominated
2007 Artist of the Year Nominated
Song of the Year "Cry Out To Jesus" Nominated
Christmas Album of the Year Christmas Offerings Won
2009 Artist of the Year Nominated
Group of the Year Nominated
Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year Revelation Won
Recorded Music Packaging of the Year Revelation Won
2010 Long Form Music Video of the Year Live Revelations Nominated
2011 Rock/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year "Lift Up Your Face" Nominated
Rock/Contemporary Album of the Year Move Nominated
Recorded Music Packaging of the Year Move Won
2015 Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year "Soul on Fire" Nominated
Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year Lead Us Back: Songs of Worship Nominated
Billboard magazine best of the 2000s[edit]
No. 3 Christian Albums Artist of the Decade
No. 5 Christian Songs Artist of the Decade
No. 15 Christian Song of the Decade: "Cry Out to Jesus"
No. 27 Christian Song of the Decade: "Call My Name"
No. 39 Christian Song of the Decade: "You Are So Good to Me"
No. 43 Christian Song of the Decade: "Mountain of God"
No. 28 Christian Album of the Decade: "Wherever You Are"
No. 33 Christian Album of the Decade: "Come Together"
No. 37 Christian Album of the Decade: "Offerings: A Worship Album"
No. 39 Christian Album of the Decade: "Offerings II: All I Have to Give"
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