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Tom Netherton
Birth nameThomas Harold Netherton Jr.
Born(1947-01-11)January 11, 1947
DiedJanuary 7, 2018(2018-01-07) (aged 70)
GenresTraditional gospel, pop, Contemporary Christian
Occupation(s)Singer, actor
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active1973–2017
LabelsWelk Music Group, Word

Thomas Harold Netherton Jr. (January 11, 1947 – January 7, 2018), was an American singer. He was known for his tenure on The Lawrence Welk Show.

Early life

Netherton was born on January 11, 1947, in Munich, Germany while his father, a United States Army officer, was stationed there. The eldest of four children, Netherton and his family relocated frequently due to his father's Army career. The Nethertons permanently settled in Bloomington, Minnesota in 1961.[citation needed]

After enlisting in the Army during the

Baptist church in Panama, spending a year at the Bethany Fellowship Missionary Training Center in Bloomington after his discharge from the Army. Faced with making a choice between missionary service and a career in entertainment, Netherton chose to follow the same path taken by his idol, Pat Boone, and became a Christian singer.[citation needed
]

Career

Netherton joined the Lawrence Welk show cast in 1973. His inclusion with Welk's group of entertainers came as a result of a recommendation to Welk by Harold and Sheila Schafer, owners of a North Dakota theater where Netherton had been performing.[1] Netherton appeared regularly on the Lawrence Welk show from 1973 to 1981.[2] In 1975 he appeared on "The Dating Game", choosing from three bachelorettes. In 1979, he wrote an autobiography titled "In The Morning of My Life".[3]

Apart from his long-time attachment to the Welk program, Netherton recorded both Christian and secular music albums while still on the program and after. His career post-Lawrence Welk included touring and performing around the United States as well as acting in stage musical productions of

The Hour of Power and would appear at Billy Graham religious crusades.[citation needed
]

Personal life

As of late 2007, Netherton had been living in Goshen, Indiana where he performed for holiday programs and entertaining local senior citizens at Greencroft Senior Center.[1] Netherton never married. On January 11, 2018, Netherton's younger brother, Brad Netherton, announced on his Facebook page that the singer had died from pneumonia and the flu on January 7, 2018, at age 70, just 4 days before his 71st birthday. [4] An obituary appeared on the Nashville Funeral and Cremation web site.[5]

Discography

  • 1975: My Favorite Hymns
  • 1975: What a Friend We Have in Jesus
  • 1977: Love Songs
  • 1978: Hem of His Garment
  • 1979: The Lord's Prayer
  • 1981: Reflection
  • 1984: Scrap Book
  • 1985: Songs of the Savior
  • 1987: The Tom Netherton Christmas Album
  • 1992: How Great Thou Art
  • 1994: 22 Great Songs Of Faith
  • 1995: Gospel Favorites
  • 1996: Just As I Am

Books

  • 1979: In the Morning of My Life, autobiography, Tyndale House, 1979.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c Debolt, Stephanie (November 24, 2007). "Former 'Lawrence Welk' star calls Goshen home". Goshen News.
  2. ^ Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows 1946 – Present (7th Edition), Ballantine Books, 1999, page 568
  3. ISBN 0842345256
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  4. ^ "Facebook". Facebook. January 11, 2018.
  5. ^ "obituary".
  6. ISBN 0842345256.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link
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