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Joe Feeney
Joe Feeney (August 15, 1931 – April 16, 2008) was an American tenor singer who was a member of ''The Lawrence Welk Show'' television program.
==Early years== Born to an Irish-American family in Grand Island, Nebraska, Feeney had two brothers. He started singing as a boy soprano in St. Mary Cathedral,〔 〕 his parish church choir and after graduating from St. Mary's Cathedral High School,〔 〕 he landed a guest appearance on the show ''Youth Opportunity Hour''. His mother Mary supported him in all of his activities. Feeny studied at St. Benedict College in Atchison, Kansas, and at the University of Nebraska.〔 While he attended to his studies at the University of Nebraska, he entered several singing contests, which included a spot on the Arlene Francis program, ''Talent Patrol''.〔(Welk Show Family - Biographies )〕 In 1956 while he was working at radio station WOW in Omaha, the station manager sent recordings of Feeney's voice to the Welk offices in Santa Monica, California where Lawrence Welk offered him a job on his show. He also attended Magnolia High School in West Virginia. After their second child was born, Feeney had to drop out of the university for financial reasons. He sold children's encyclopedias until the position on the Welk show became available.〔 〕
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