Harry Hyams, Viola (1961 - 1982)

Harry Hyams played the trumpet on the Lawrence Welk Show from 1961 to 1982.

Hyams was born May 24, 1917 in New York, NY. Hyams attended the Julliard School and later played with New York Philharmonic Orchestra. He first joined the Champagne Music Makers in 1961, when the string section consisted of six violinists, one cellist and and a viola. He also performed as a session musician, providing backgrounds for artists such as Frank Zappa, Harry Nilsson and Bobby Darin. Plus, as a concert musician, he was in constant demand to play in several symphony orchestras both in the United States and in Europe. Today, he and his wife Maya make their home in the Los Angeles area.