Guy & Ralna Were A Popular Singing
Sensation On the Lawrence Welk Show
Ralna
English is an accomplished country and
gospel singer who built a successful career singing
in commercials and night clubs before landing a
regular spot on the Lawrence Welk Show with her
husband, Guy Hovis on the Lawrence Welk Show in
1970.
Guy and Ralna became an instant
sensation, appearing from 1970 to 1982 as the most popular
husband and wife team ever to appear on the Show.
Ralna English met Guy Hovis in 1969 at The Horn, a Santa
Monica, California nightclub where they were both
performing. Sadly, in 1978, following the birth of their
daughter Julie, Guy & Ralna legally separated. As
Ralna explained in an interview with Midwest today,
"Guy and I were passionately in love, but we never
really liked each other." As she revealed to Larry
King while a guest on Larry King Live, in 1980,
Ralna had a nervous breakdown which she overcame
with the help of medications and medical
supervision.
After divorcing in
1984, Guy & Ralna pursued separate careers.
Ralna continued her gospel singing while Guy
became an advisor to childhood friend, Senator
Trent Lott of Louisiana. After Lott retired from
the Senate, Guy began singing again with Ralna
and they are again performing together
regularly.
In 2010, Ralna, celebrated the
marriage of their daughter, Julie. Ralna lives
in Phoenix, AZ and continues to keep a busy schedule of appearances
across the United States and Canada, often
appearing at the American Music Theatre in
Lancaster, PA and the Welk Resort in Escondido,
CA and Branson, MO.