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Robert Ralston Born July 2 1938 In Montebello California Is An American Pianist And Organist Perhaps Best Known From Television's The Lawrence Welk Show.
A Native Of California Bob Ralston Attended Wheaton College On A Full Music Scholarship But Later Returned Home To Attend The University Of Southern California Where He Graduated With A Degree In Music Composition And Accompaniment. He Received His Bachelor Of Music Degree From USC In 1964. During His Years In College He Played Six Nights A Week With The Freddy Martin Orchestra 1959-1962 At Los Angeles's Coconut Grove Nightclub Where In 1962 Welk Invited Him On His Show As A Guest Musician. That Lasted Until The Summer Of 1963 When He Was Hired On A Permanent Basis. The Welk TV Shows Feature Bob Ralston's Piano And Organ Solos But They Frequently Include His Performances As A Singer Dancer And Comedian. He Arranged Music And Continued To Perform For The Music Makers Live And On Television Until 1982 When Welk Retired From Active Performing. Throughout His Career Ralston Has Recorded Several Hundred Albums Many Of Them As A Solo Artist Or With Bandleaders Such As Welk Ray Conniff And Billy Vaughn. He Has Also Been Active In The Preservation Of Theater Pipe Organs Across America And Has Been A Guest Conductor For Several Symphony Orchestras. He And His Dutch Born Wife Fiejte Have Been Married Since March 3 1963 They Make Their Home In Southern California And Are The Parents Of Two Children Dianne And Randy. He Still Holds Regular Concerts In His Home With Various Guest Vocalists As Of 2007. Ralston Is A Member Of MENSA The High I.Q Society And His Hobbies Include Logic Problems Linguistics And The Study Of Sixteen Foreign Languages. Play At Pella Iowa Http //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/Bob_Ralston

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