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Bob Lido,
Singer/Violin (1952-1982)
Lido worked as understudy for Perry
Como
Bob
Lido was a baritone singer, violinist and comedian
on the Lawrence Welk Show from 1952 - 1982. Lido was
born September 21, 1914 in Jersey City, NJ. He began
the study of the violin at an early age and played
his first major gig at the Savoy Plaza Hotel in New
York in 1947. Prior to joining the Lawrence Welk
Show, Lido played Carmen Cavallero band followed by
three years with Perry Como's Supper Club where he
was Como's understudy. Lido joined the Welk Show in
1952 and stayed with the show until 1982.
Bob Lido passed away from a stroke on August 9,
2000.
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