1. Alice Lon Wyche, known as Alice Lon, was an American singer and dancer on The Lawrence Welk Show during its early years on network television.
10 Facts About Alice Lon
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Alice Lon attended Kilgore College in Texas and was a member of the school's Rangerettes dance team.
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Alice Lon assumed the title in 1955, during the TV program's first season.
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Alice Lon's alto singing voice graced Welk's show weekly until 1959, when she left the show over musical and money issues, although a popular legend developed that she was fired for showing too much leg and for crossing her feet on Welk's desk, something he didn't like.
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Lawrence and Alice Lon eventually reconciled personally, but never worked together professionally again.
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On Welk's show, Alice Lon was known for wearing particularly full skirts with colorful petticoats designed by her mother, Lois Wyche, as she told TV Guide.
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Alice Lon gave instructions in the article on how viewers might make their own petticoats.
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Alice Lon recorded an album for Coral Records titled It's Alice with orchestra directed by George Cates, the musical supervisor for Welk's show.
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Alice Lon was married to Bob Waterman, with whom she had three sons, Bobby, Clint and Larry.
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Alice Lon died April 24,1981, at Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas.