Neil LeVang was a popular and long-time guitar and banjo player on the Lawrence Welk show. 

He was born in North Dakota and joined the Show in 1959 on a temporary basis to replace Buddy Merrill while he left to serve in the U.S. Army. 

Mr. Welk was so impressed with LeVang, however, that he hired him full-time when Merrill returned in 1961. 

LeVang remained with the Show up until 1982.

In the following clip, LeVang plays "Ghost Riders in the Sky:"