She also served as the act's manager and spokesperson over the years. Kathy was married to Lawrence Welk's clarinet player Mahlon Clark for several years beginning in 1967 and today is married to Jim Daris for the past twenty five years. While the Lennon Sisters were at the height of their popularity on the Welk show, she was featured on many of the celebrity magazines and was linked with many of Hollywood's leading men.
Kathy Lennon was born Augshe was known as the most athletic of the sisters, and for her pure singing voice. Having retired from the act in 1999, Peggy has since remarried (to Bob Felt) and makes her home in Northridge, California. In 1964, she married Welk trumpet player Dick Cathcart, who was seventeen years older than her, and until his passing in 1993, were the proud parents of six children. Peggy Lennon was born Apand as a youngster took interest in both music and religion, plus acting where as a teenager was active in productions at her high school.
Dianne now enjoys playing golf and runs, with her husband Dick, a restaurant in Branson, Missouri. She retired from performing in 2001 to spend more time with her family, which now includes three children and numerous grandchildren. Mark's School in between appearing on television and concerts with the act. For a while, Dianne worked for a Catholic newspaper, and taught reading and kindergarden at St. She returned to the show in 1964, rejoining her sisters until the act themselves parted way with the Maestro in January 1968. She sang lead vocals in the quartet from when the girls made their debut on the Welk Show on Decemuntil 1960 when she left to get married (to Dick Gass). The eldest, Dianne Lennon (also known as Dee Dee), was born on Decemto William and Sis Lennon. Whatever incarnation of the group, which included younger sisters Mimi and Annie, either as a trio or quartet, are still going strong today. They have their own star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame and have been inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in Sharon, Pennsylvania. They appeared on many television shows, such as Hollywood Squares, Andy Williams, Merv Griffith, Family Feud, Dinah!, Mike Douglas, Love American Style, Perry Como and various Jerry Louis MDA telethons just to name a few, plus also released several albums that have sold millions. They are known as America's Sweethearts, and they have grown up on television from little girls to grown-up ladies.Īnd for more than fifty years Dianne, Peggy, Kathy and Janet, the Lennon Sisters of Venice, California, have entertained millions of Americans from Presidents to celebrities and then some.
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