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Big Tiny
Little,
Pianist (1955-1959)
Lawrence Welk Ragtime Pianist ![]() Big Tiny Little first began playing the piano at the age of six in Worthington, Minnesota. His father, also known as Tiny Little, was a well-known band leader throughout the Midwest. By 1945, Big Tiny Little had begun playing in a country band and then in a series of dance bands. He became fluent in a number of styles during this period and following years. Big Tiny Little left the Lawrence Welk Show in 1959 and was replaced by the Honky-Tonk pianist Jo Ann Castle.
After
Lawrence Welk
After leaving the show, Tiny performed on virtually every music and variety show on the air including the first Mike Douglas Show, Ed Sullivan, Dean Martin and Dinah Shore. A part of that Dinah Shore Show featured four pianists at one time playing different interpretations of songs. Peter Nero playing jazz, Ray Charles playing rhythm and blues, Liberace playing classical style and Tiny playing Dixieland. Big Tiny Little passed away in 2010. |