Lawrence Welk

Time to dim the lights, grab a smocked house frau, flip on the champagne bubble machine and dance till dawn -- Welk is in the house with his patented combination of Polka, Big Band, and Orchestral Pop. Welk often earned money instead of musical respect, but while he didn't exactly swing, he could do a pretty mean Scandinavian approximation of it, and reruns of his extremely successful TV show are still being watched in retirement villas across America.