Joe Feeney

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	Joe Feeney, Singer (1957 - 1982) Joe Feeney, Lawrence Welk's Irish tenor, was born in Grand Island, NE on August 14, 1931. He studied music at St. Benedict's College in Atchinson, KS where he appeared in many college productions and Omaha radio stations. He also won a spot on Arlene Francis' "Talent Patrol" show and from then on join the Welk show in 1957 until the show itself ended in '82. In 2004, a jury found the Catholic Diocese of Green Bay, WI guilty of negligence in the case of Troy & Todd Merryfield, who were sexually molested by Joe Feeney's brother, John Patrick Feeney. Joe Feeney passed away in April 2008 at the age of 76 from emphysema.

	In this clip below, Joe Feeney joins Bob Ralston in the song "For Once In My Life":

Joe Feeney, Singer (1957 - 1982)