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Jo Ann Castle (born Jo Ann Zering on September 3, 1939, in Bakersfield, California, United States) is a noted ragtime pianist. She adopted the stage name "Castle" from a type of accordion, another instrument she played with great proficiency. She was often referred to as "Queen of the Ragtime Pianists," and was seen as the younger version of star ragtime pianist Del Wood.
Castle has released sixteen albums throughout her career. She is most known for being the central ragtime performer on The Lawrence Welk Show, on which she performed from 1959 to 1969. Originally discovered for Welk by Joe Feeney, Castle became a permanent member of the "Welk Family" just prior to her twentieth birthday, replacing the departing Big Tiny Little. Welk wished to announce her age on the air, when she informed him that revealing her actual age publicly would jeopardize her budding career as a Las Vegas entertainer. At first nonplussed, he then surprised her on air a week later with a piano-decorated cake and announcing her hiring as one of his "champagne music-makers". On the show, she was known for playing the "Red Hot Piano".
Castle was a close friend and colleague of Liberace and has since spoken fondly of him in various retrospectives since his death.
In the 1990s, Castle performed for fans at the Lawrence Welk-owned Champagne Theater in Branson, Missouri, as well as making a guest appearance for a show with Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra on RFD TV.
Jo Ann Castle (born Jo Ann Zering on September 3, … Read Full Bio ↴From Wikipedia -
Jo Ann Castle (born Jo Ann Zering on September 3, 1939, in Bakersfield, California, United States) is a noted ragtime pianist. She adopted the stage name "Castle" from a type of accordion, another instrument she played with great proficiency. She was often referred to as "Queen of the Ragtime Pianists," and was seen as the younger version of star ragtime pianist Del Wood.
Castle has released sixteen albums throughout her career. She is most known for being the central ragtime performer on The Lawrence Welk Show, on which she performed from 1959 to 1969. Originally discovered for Welk by Joe Feeney, Castle became a permanent member of the "Welk Family" just prior to her twentieth birthday, replacing the departing Big Tiny Little. Welk wished to announce her age on the air, when she informed him that revealing her actual age publicly would jeopardize her budding career as a Las Vegas entertainer. At first nonplussed, he then surprised her on air a week later with a piano-decorated cake and announcing her hiring as one of his "champagne music-makers". On the show, she was known for playing the "Red Hot Piano".
Castle was a close friend and colleague of Liberace and has since spoken fondly of him in various retrospectives since his death.
In the 1990s, Castle performed for fans at the Lawrence Welk-owned Champagne Theater in Branson, Missouri, as well as making a guest appearance for a show with Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra on RFD TV.
Maple Leaf Rag
Jo Ann Castle Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Maple Leaf Rag' by these artists:
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Scott Joplin/Arr. Emerson) instrumental…
H. J. Boiusseau Home town say we too rowdy Mark Giordan got…
J. Lawrence Cook Home town say we too rowdy Mark Giordan got…
Joplin I came from ole Virginy from the county Acomac I have…
Joplin Scott I came from ole Virginy from the county Acomac I have…
Joshua Rifkin I came from ole Virginy from the county Acomac I have…
Robert Stickland I came from ole Virginy from the county Acomac I have…
Robert Strickland I came from ole Virginy from the county Acomac I have…
Scott Joplin & George Gershwin I came from ole Virginy from the county Acomac I have…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Jo Ann Castle:
Pagan Love Song Come with me where moonbeams light Tahitian skies And the st…
Ragtime Cowboy Joe He always sings raggy music to the cattle As he swings…
Tiger Rag Where's that tiger! Where's that tiger! Where's that tiger!…
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@frackstonwilson685
The most animated piano player! Joe Ann Castle is always a delight to watch and hear playing piano!
@jazzguy1927
Because of seeing and hearing Jo Ann Castle on the Lawrence Welk Tv show I learned about Ragtime and Scott Joplin and the great Ragtime composers. Hearing her play Maple Leaf Rag led me to discover and read Rudi Blesh book They All Played a Ragtime and I later joined the Maple Leaf Club that had monthly meetings with Ragtime pianists including one meeting where Eubie Blake was guest artist and played. Jo Ann Castle got me started on my appreciation of Ragtime decades before the movie The Sting and Marvin Hamlish.
@riffraftmusic8669
She was an inspiration when I was a kid.
@devijaykhansunex5694
Wow so fast !
@sprky777
Slower is better
@davef.2329
Take that, you darned piano!! Looks like that poor banjo player was having a heck of a time trying to keep up with her...
@scottgoodwin3493
Holy moly!
@jeffreydavis7657
Wunnerful, wunnerful!
@kurtarongun6193
Sanki, 20 Yaşında değil de, 30'larında gibi, daha olgun bir görüntüsü var Co En Kesıl'ın
@andrewjacobs6576
she plays it so wrong, right?