 Lawrence Welk held Mancini in very high regard, and frequently featured Mancini's music on "The Lawrence Welk Show" (Mancini made at least two guest appearances on the show).Mancini briefly hosted his own musical variety TV show in a similar format to Welk's, "The Mancini Generation", which aired in syndication during the 1972–73 season.Mancini recorded over 90 albums, in styles ranging from big band to light classical to pop.