The Otwell Twins are an American singing duo made up of
identical twin brothers Roger and David, born August 2, 1956, in
Tulia,
Texas. They are best known as members of ''
The Lawrence Welk Show'' from 1977 to 1982.
Singing and playing the guitar since their days in junior high and in high school, the brothers joined the Welk organization in October 1977, after attending
Lubbock Christian College
Lubbock Christian University (LCU) is a private Christian university associated with the Churches of Christ and located in Lubbock, Texas. Chartered originally as part of a grade school called Lubbock Christian School in 1954, the institution br ...
and
West Texas State University teaming up with fellow sibling act
The Aldridge Sisters as the popular quartet of The Aldridge Sisters and the Otwell Twins, which was popular with viewers for the remainder of the Welk show's ru
Since then, the Otwells have performed in concerts, churches, special events as well as for wraparound segments for Welk show reruns on
public television. Today, the brothers reside in
Amarillo with their families.
They are engaged in the petroleum and water filtration businesses.
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1956 births
Living people
People from Tulia, Texas
Musicians from Amarillo, Texas
Lubbock Christian University alumni
West Texas A&M University alumni
Identical twin males
Twin musical duos
Country music duos
American twins
Lawrence Welk
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Male musical duos