be an event for those who did not get enough of Mardi Gras. Ralna English met Guy Hovis in 1969 when they were both performing at The Horn, a nightclub in Santa Monica, California. We think he now recognizes us when he sees us and that is exciting. 1969-1984 Ralna English/Spouse. My hometown is publicizing the works of musicians and artists from the Tupelo area. The weather has really been crazy (which seems to be the new norm) with the temperatures couple of days. I wish for you all a happy, healthy and prosperous 2018. at the national title. After that he agreed to pay us solo scale, $210 a week. Sis and I are going to take a trip to the Great Northwest in May. Spectacular!!! Another summer has come and gone and another birthday just flew by. 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Julie Hovis & Carlos Diaz. Party Name. Our part of the country has had our typical weather for December and January-- freezing cold for a few days and then temps in the 70s. Sis and I are about to embark on a trip we have put off for three or four years because of health hopefully, it is not raining. few years working in the federal government, I was happier to pay my taxes. blessed with wonderful weather the entire trip. Now we are dealing with bad After Lott retired from the Senate, Guy began singing again with Ralna and they are again performing together regularly. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. At our age, members of the Class of '48 have an abundance of free timeand Joyce Van Denburgh Doty, MFA '50, made excellent use of it with a detailed response to the Share Your News form.. Perhaps invigorated by the oxygen she uses (though she never smoked, she presumes she inhaled others'), she goes beyond her own TV watching of both old black-and-white shows and modern news to . here, I suggest coming in spring or fall. Our garden has been saturated for a month and the weeds have overtaken our crop. My Ole Miss football team is nationally ranked in the top 20 and we hear that ESPN Game Day is finally coming to the campus for the very first time on October 4th. the Holy Land with a group from our church. I want to thank each of you who have sent emails and written letters asking about upcoming concerts for me and for Guy & Ralna. It is fabulous. "It's basically constituent services. In early October we traveled to Phoenix to visit my daughter, Julie and her husband, Carlos. They were the act that usually went on before us and they are so super talented that it was hard to follow them. We stopped in Phoenix for a few days on the way home from LA and caught a good weekend Guy Hovis, a vocalist, was born in Tupelo, MS on September 25, 1941. Its always like a visit with old friends. Case Number. THAT WE MUST PUT OUR TRUST IN THEE IF WE WOULD BE FREE. I am so blessed that these people still come out to hear me sing the same old songs year after year. I am excited to be working with some of my old friends from the Welk Show in January 2016. I am really looking forward to that as I am doing an acapella arrangement of Mary, Did You Know with a group of young people from a local college. Knowing how busy we will be over the next month; I suspect this is the last time I will We will also spend a few days in southern California visiting friends and catching up on whats going on in their lives. I could go on and on about the time and If you are in the Jackson area, come see us. Her Dad is now a resident, or, should I say, the Mayor of Magnolia Gardens. This He still performs, though, and laughs, "Little did we know The Lawrence Welk Show was going to never die. As long as this old voice holds out I will take every opportunity to sing and I thank God every day that I can still use the talent I was given. Most news and publicity from New Orleans are all about Bourbon Street, but I much Ralna was born on June 19, 1942, in Texas. After divorcing in 1984, Guy & Ralna pursued separate careers. True Hollywood Story, This Day in Welk History: Mary Lou and Richard's wedding, Know Your Lennon Sister: Peggy Lennon Felt, The Weird and Wonderful Teleconference For Elton John's The Fox You Didn't Know Existed. Singing as a duo, Ralna English and Guy Hovis performed together regularly on The Lawrence Welk Show from 1970 to 1982. month we will be involved with charities that help those in need. I hope you all will give a lot of thought and prayer to our upcoming presidential election. Preparing for cold and wet weather, we packed a I have some concerts coming up in the fall and I am looking forward to getting back to singing on a regular basis. Needless to say there was never a dull moment in the Hovis house for two weeks. If that sounds like I am getting old-- I am--and grateful that I am. Today is one of those days that are dreaded by many as it is the day we our federal tax returns If you have never heard this song, look it up on YouTube by Selah. thunderstorms and tornadoes, which are just part of spring in the South. It has been a long time since we have worked two shows a day for four days in a row, and we were a little apprehensive as to how we would physically be able to do it. He lives in Studio City with his wife, whom he met while on The Lawrence Welk Show, she is the daughter of the shows accordionist. Modern technology is so wonderful for families and friends living far apart! I want to say thanks to all of you who have taken the time to wish me a happy birthday. Take care of yourselves. wonderful, familiar aromas of pumpkin bread, trash and other things that Sis can prepare before The tree is still up in their living room! Sis and I (mostly Sis) have spent a lot of time pulling out memorabilia from my career in show business and it will be featured in an exhibit in the lobby of the Tupelo CVB for a month beginning October 6th. The youngest wont even Lawrence Welk parlayed being an accordion player from North Dakota into a television and real estate career that made him at least $150 million by the time he died. English lives with their daughter, Julie Hovis, who recently graduated from Arizona State University, in the Scottsdale, Ariz., area . I am still visiting retirement homes to sing for the residents and to thank them for loyally supporting the Welk Show for sixty plus years. Then go and VOTE! It has rained so much here in the past month that a guy down the street is building an ark. When somebody knocks at the door, Someone new walks in. adding that they did a great job parenting their daughter, Julie, 27. It was really good to get to visit with John Ashcroft, who Guy Hovis was born on September 24, 1941 in Tupelo, Mississippi, USA. It is such a fun day for everyone. Being at home a lot for the past two or three months has created opportunities for friends and family to come and visit us. We will start with a trip to New Orleans in March for the St. Paddys Day where we Viewers were first introduced to Julie back on the Welk show's New Years Eve program in 1977 by proud parents Guy Hovis and Ralna English. You can get your flu shot, your eyes and blood pressure checked, and hear some big band music. to station. And the signs of the time are appearing Julie grew up in this church and when she and Carlos Early life It takes about a full day for them all to get reacquainted with me enough to relax. over the tenor role at the reunion. The event is in the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson and the music starts at 10:00 a.m. We have a calendar what suggests something to do on each of the 40 days. I really enjoyed the two concerts Ralna and I did with old friends from the Welk Show. I love my hometown and am honored that they chose me for one of their exhibits. We are thankful for the Farmers Market! I have been singing quite a bit over the past couple of months and I am grateful for these gigs Part of the appeal of their act was the portrayal of Guy and Ralna as a happily married couple. It was a paragraph on another page that just did not get sent. former fan club president, Judy Shaw and long-time friend and fan, Charles Letterman, made the place, filled with fabulous music, food, and fun-loving people. For the entire run, musical numbers were divided fairly evenly between prerecorded lip- and finger-sync performances and those recorded live on film or tape. When did Mary Lou Metzger join the Lawrence Welk Show? Haskell, her daughter, Mary Lane, The Buford Family, and Broadway and TV star, Marilu 3,106), English hasn't married again, but is dating a man who . I She still regularly performs concerts and devotes much of her time to Childhelp USA in its efforts to prevent child abuse. Basically the are looking forward to seeing a lot of old friends as we have not worked in the Boston area for who support the Welk Show to this day. these years. teaching 6th grade this year. One was in Monticello, Mississippi for the Lawrence County Civic Center and I appreciate those of you who have emailed me and asked for an update. Although English and Hovis split up in 1984, they still worked together on stage. TV execs wanted, and still want, no surprises. In the first part of September, I am doing something I have not done in a while. Floren was born on Nov. 5, 1919, in Roslyn to Ole and Tillie Floren, Norwegian immigrants. was introduced by the Governor and I sang Jim Weatherlys Mississippi, This Is Your Song at Pete was a bit of a cut-up and kept those around him in the orchestra laughing. Wonderful music, fabulous production and great tribute to the man who was influential in their careers-- Andy Williams. He has been married to Sarah 'Sis' Lundy since 16 February 2002. I think I appreciate it more now that I am down to the short rows of life and might Although we have had a lot going on in our lives and have been away from home a good bit, I really should have made time to write something. are also elections for legislature and statewide offices. After their divorce, Guy and Ralna continued their musical career, not together but as solo artists. In 1986, he launched a Christian music ministry and performed throughout the country in churches and other public gatherings. Ralna lives in Phoenix, Arizona, and she still does a lot of shows all over the United States and Canada. Summers can be stifling and winters are totally Can you record your spouse without consent in California? Floren born on Nov. 5, 1919 was living with his family on a small farm in Roslyn, South Dakota, at the time. They are the parents of a daughter Julie (born 1977). You can see her wedding pictures online, over on, Also, there's some great pictures of the happy event on, A fine singer, dancer, producer and interviewer of the Welk Stars on the PBS shows. This page is not available in other languages. Sis made a trip to visit our new grandson and, because of my singing This means that when assets are divided during the divorce process, the other spouse is legally entitled to half of the value , Admissibility of Recorded Conversations in California Typically, recorded conversations are inadmissible in court as hearsay. Negative campaigning by candidates and political action committees muddy the water Ralna English is a 80 year old American Singer. We have become so bitterly divided in so many ways, that my prayer for 2017 is that we can, despite our differences, find a way to honor, respect and love one another. 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