Johnny Zell
| Johnny Zell | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 24, 1947 Fort Benning, Georgia, United States |
| Occupation(s) | Musician (trumpeter) |
| Instruments | Trumpet |
| Associated acts | Lawrence Welk |
Johnny Zell (born November 24, 1947) is an American musician, best known as a trumpeter from The Lawrence Welk Show, a musical, variety-show television series.
Zell was born at Fort Benning, a United States Army post located southeast of the city of Columbus, Georgia.
While growing up in Los Angeles, California, he began studying music at an early age, starting first with the violin and later moving on to the trumpet.
His first attempt to audition for Lawrence Welk came when Zell was fifteen years old. Welk's orchestra was playing at the Hollywood Palladium and when he asked if he can play a trumpet solo for him, Welk, although impressed with his talent and moxie, thought that he was too young but told him to see him again when he was a bit older and had more experience.
After completing high school, Zell played for the Freddy Martin and Russ Morgan bands before he got his draft notice to serve in the U. S. Army.
During his time in the military he played for the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) band known as The Commanders along with Dave Edwards and Richard Maloof, future Welk musicians.
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