Jo Ann Castle discusses her time on the Lawrence Welk Show from 1959 to 1969

Jo Ann Castle, often referred to as "The Queen of the Honky-Tonk Piano" by Lawrence Welk himself, made her debut on The Lawrence Welk Show in 1959. Introduced to Mr. Welk by Joe Feeney, Welk quickly hired her after hearing her accordion album. During her time on the show, she played piano, accordion and sang. Each week her upright piano was painted with a different brightly colorful design.