Jack Imel, 'Lawrence Welk' Performer, Dead at 84

[A Friend]

Lawrence Welk xylophonist, tap dancer and singer Jack Imel died in
Springville, CA on April 30 at the age of 84. Services were held a
week later:


http://www.welkshow.com/imel.html

Jack Imel was an accomplished tap dancer, musician, comedian and
producer, best know for his long tenure on the Lawrence Welk Show from
1957 to 1982.   

Imel was born on June 9th in Portland, Indiana. Starting at age four,
he began taking tap dancing lessons, that later led to other talents
like comedy, playing the triangle, the ukelele and the marimba
(xylophone). As a young man, Imel performed in clubs, concerts, talent
shows, theaters and county fairs and later did a tour in the Navy.     
 
Imel joined the Lawrence Welk Show in 1957 with an abundance of energy
and ideas, so much so that a couple of years later, Lawrence and
executive producer Jim Hobson gave him duties of Associate Producer.  
Imel also was in charge of the show's road tours and did comedy skits
on the show. From 1994 to 2006, Imel was a featured performer and
producer for the Live Lawrence Welk Show in Branson, MO. Imel passed
away on April 30, 2017 in Springville, CA. He is survived by his wife
Norma and their five children.

(Pic at the link)

[missussex]

Aww, how sad. Jack was so talented. He was a lot of fun to watch as a percussionist, especially in those high-energy xylophone and tap dance routines he would do. I liked him better as a dancer than Bobby Burgess.

[Michael OConnor]

This was the greatest moment in the history of the Lawrence Welk show:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i48BP1PUoFI