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Natalie Nevins American singer (The Lawrence Welk Show), died from complications from hip surgery she was , 85,


Natalie Nevins  was an American singer who appeared on television's The Lawrence Welk Show from 1965 to 1969  died from complications from hip surgery she was , 85,.



 (May 15, 1925 – August 23, 2010)







Early life

Born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Nevins began singing when she was five and later took flute and piano lessons. She graduated from Little Flower Catholic High School for Girls in Hunting Park and later attended Chestnut Hill College and the University of Pennsylvania.[1]

Singing career

In 1950, she had her own television program on WCAU titled Notes From Natalie. Two years later, she was asked by Ed Sullivan to appear on his show after meeting him at a benefit in Philadelphia.[1]
In 1965, she was hired by Lawrence Welk as a vocalist on his weekly television program, where her pitch perfect singing voice earned Natalie nationwide fans and admirers. In addition to solo numbers, she sang in duets with Jimmy Roberts and Joe Feeney plus also recorded a solo album titled Natalie Nevins Sings I Believe & Other Inspirational Songs which was released by Ranwood Records in 1968.[2]
She left the Welk organization in 1969, and later moved back to Philadelphia to care for her mother and to be near her brother, the Rev. John Nevins, a Roman Catholic priest.[3]




Death

Natalie Nevins died on August 23, 2010 from complications from hip surgery at St. Mary's Medical Center in Langhorne, Pennsylvania.[1]

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