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I just wrote a book, but don't go out and buy it yet, because I don't think it's finished yet.

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Lawrence Welk
Age: 89 †
Born: 1903
Born: March 11
Died: 1992
Died: May 17
Accordionist
Bandleader
Conductor
Impresario
Jazz Musician
Musician
Television Presenter
North Dakota
United States
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Book
Think
Thinking
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