Sandi Griffiths is an American singer. She is best known as a performer on American television's The Lawrence Welk Show

The Lawrence Welk Show

The Lawrence Welk Show is an American televised musical variety show hosted by big band leader Lawrence Welk. The series aired locally in Los Angeles for four years , then nationally for another 27 years via the ABC network and first-run syndication .In the years since first-run syndication...

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A native of the San Fernando Valley

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 in Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

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, California

California

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; she started singing as a child and by the age of five, was a regular on TV by appearing on the Art Linkletter

Art Linkletter

Arthur Gordon "Art" Linkletter was a Canadian-born American radio and television personality. He was the host of House Party, which ran on CBS radio and television for 25 years, and People Are Funny, on NBC radio-TV for 19 years...

 program, House Party

Art Linkletter's House Party

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. She continued to perfect her music skills all throughout school, and in college

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, at Brigham Young University

Brigham Young University

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 where she teamed with and became friends with Sally Flynn

Sally Flynn

Sally Flynn is an American singer and musician who was a featured performer on The Lawrence Welk Show television program....

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At BYU, the duo sang at the school's musical revue known as the Program Bureau, later at Disneyland and then went over to Vietnam

Vietnam

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 to entertain the troops as part of a USO tour.