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Alvan Ashby,
Singer
Lawrence Welk's Baritone Singer
Alvan
Ashby was a baritone singer on the Lawrence Welk
Show from 1957 to 1959. He was born and raised in
Evansville, Indiana in May 1924. After graduating
from high school in 1942, he was drafted into the
Army and served until 1946.
In 1959, he was the
victim of identity theft by the brother of another
Lawrence Welk show performer, Maurice Pearson. After
taking a leave of absence from the show, Ashby never
returned. Ashby passed away in July 1981.
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