56 years on, the Lennon Sisters are still in harmony

Lawrence Welk helped spur the Venice singers to fame. They will be performing at the Lennon Family Concert and Fundraiser in Santa Monica.

On Christmas Eve 1955, "champagne music" bandleader Lawrence Welk introduced the Lennon Sisters from Venice — Dianne, Peggy, Kathy and Janet — on his popular ABC musical variety series, "The Lawrence Welk Show." And before you could say "a-one-and-a-two," the girls, ages 9 to 16, were an overnight phenomenon.

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