Bob Smale,
Pianist (1962-1982) Lawrence Welk's Pianist and Arranger
Bob
Smale was a pianist on the Lawrence Welk
Show from 1962 to 1982. What was not well known to
most Welk Show viewers was that Mr. Smale was not
simply a performer but also a prodigious arranger,
conductor and writer. In fact, Bob Smale regularly
arranged music for Welk performers and was in high
demand as a session orchestrator in the Los Angeles
music scene. He continued to perform, arrange and
conduct until his death in 2010.