The Lennon Sisters

They were a young, wholesome, crisply harmonic quartet of siblings who called themselves simply The Lennon Sisters. Making their singing TV debut in the mid-1950's, they became an instant household name on The Lawrence Welk Show (1955), a clean, old-fashioned variety show, with sixteen-year-old Dianne Lennon (Dee Dee), fourteen-year-old Peggy Lennon, twelve-year-old Kathy Lennon and nine-year-old Janet Lennon on board. The daughters were four of eleven children born to devout Catholics William, a milkman who also worked for a gold course, and Isabelle ("Sis") Lennon. Living humbly in Venice, California during their formative years, the Lennon girls' musical prowess was discovered early. In 1955, a friend to Lawrence Welk arranged a meeting and audition between the Lennons and the famous bandleader. Completely charmed and impressed, Welk booked the girls immediately. Their a cappella version of "He" proved a scene-stealing success and America fell hard for the four pretty little innoce