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Gail Farrell,
Pianist/Singer (1969-1982)
Miss Oklahoma Wows The Crowd
With Her Sweet Voice & Liberace Piano
A
talented pianist with a beautiful voice,
Gail Farrell grew up in Durant, OK. At a
young age, she learned the piano and her vocal
talents earned her gigs at rodeos, talent shows and
church. A former winner of the Miss Oklahoma pageant
in the talent & swimsuit competitions, she graduated
from the University of Tulsa and in 1969 joined the
Lawrence Welk show.
On the Lawrence Welk
Show, Farrell sang solos, duets with Dick Dale,
numbers with Sandi & Mary Lou and appeared as one
third of a mixed trio consisting of her husband Ron
Anderson and Michael Redman.
Farrell has
also performed with Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton and
Amy Grant. She and husband Ron Anderson now live in
Hendersonville, TN with their twin daughters Erin
and Lauren. Farrell continues to perform around
the country at places such as the American Music
Theatre in Lancaster, PA and the Welk Theatre in
both Branson and Escondido, CA.
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