Guy & Ralna

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title: "Guy & Ralna" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["american-gospel-musical-groups", "american-country-music-groups", "american-country-music-duos", "married-couples", "musical-groups-established-in-1970", "musical-groups-disestablished-in-2026"] description: "American popular music singing duo" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_&_Ralna" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary American popular music singing duo ::

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Field	Value
name	Guy & Ralna
background	group_or_band
genre	Southern gospel
years_active	–
label	Ranwood
associated_acts	Lawrence Welk
past_members	Guy Hovis
Ralna English
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| name = Guy & Ralna | image = | background = group_or_band | alias = | origin = | genre = Southern gospel | years_active = – | label = Ranwood | associated_acts = Lawrence Welk | website = | current_members = | past_members = Guy Hovis Ralna English

Guy & Ralna is an American singing duo who appeared as regulars on television's The Lawrence Welk Show from 1970 to 1982.

Musical career

The act consists of Guy Hovis and Ralna English, who married in early 1969 and made their Welk debut on his Christmas show the same year. English had been a solo performer on the show for a few months, having already joined in mid-1969. They specialize in country, gospel, big band and popular music.

The couple has released a number of albums, including Hymns We Love To Sing, which was nominated for a Dove Award in 1972. Country Songs We Love to Sing, released in 1973, peaked at No. 21 on the Billboard Country Albums chart. Their popularity peaked in the 1970s, at which time they had their own fan club and made numerous appearances on other television shows and commercials.

When the Welk show ended in 1982, and later when the couple divorced in 1984, the act disbanded for a while. They later reunited professionally and continued to perform, both at PBS pledge specials and in concert venues. They have also performed at political appearances of U.S. Senator Trent Lott, a college friend of Hovis's.

Hovis died January 22, 2026.

Discography

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References

References

1. (2010-06-29). "Who Needs Hollywood: The Amazing Story of a Small Time Filmmaker who Writes the Screenplay, Raises the Production Budget, Directs, and Distributes T". 14 Hands Press.
2. "Guy & Ralna | Album Discography".
3. "Ralnaart53usa".
4. "Guy and Ralna of the Lawrence Welk show".
5. (2005-08-23). "Herding Cats: A Life in Politics". Harper Collins.
6. Berman, Marc. "Guy Hovis, Beloved ‘Lawrence Welk Show’ Singer, Dies At 84". Forbes.

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