Singer Man Hovis sang the title tune for the Disney movie Benji the Hunted (1987) and frequently carried out on the beloved US selection collection The Lawrence Welk Present

Singer Man Hovis has died on the age of 84.

The musician famously appeared on the famed US musical selection present, The Lawrence Welk Present. He additionally sung the title tune for the acclaimed Disney movie Benji the Hunted (1987).

Hovis died on Thursday (January 22) in Missisippi after battling a “lingering, undisclosed sickness”. In response to TMZ, he had been hospitalised for a few weeks and died “peacefully”.

His daughter Julie confirmed his passing to the outlet. Man’s ex-wife Ralna English revealed that he “took a flip for the more severe”.

She paid tribute to him, writing: “Because it has for me, this can come as a shock to a lot of you,’ she started. ‘Man has been within the hospital for a number of weeks. I spoke briefly with him on Monday and was deeply involved.

“He took a flip for the more severe and it hurts me to let you know , however he died peacefully final evening. For sure, at the moment we’re all devastated and easily attempting to deal with this tragic information.

She added: “Thanks in your prayers for Julie and Sis and Guys total household.” Man and Ralna, who share a daughter, carried out collectively a number of occasions on the Lawrence Welk present – because the singing duo Man and Ralna.

In a 2015 interview with Depraved Native, he mentioned of Welk: “Lawrence Welk was some of the attention-grabbing folks I’ve ever met. I wasn’t used to the big-band strategy after I joined the present, so I realized lots from him. He was a really simple particular person.

“You all the time knew it was his present and that he cherished what he did. He cherished Ralna dearly, too. If I ever wanted something from Mr. Welk, I all the time made positive to undergo Ralna to get it.”

He mentioned of his relationship with Ralna: “We’ve loved a fairly good relationship for nearly 50 years now.

“It’s partly the mix of our voices and likewise that we’ve all the time harmonized very simply collectively,’ Hovis mentioned. ‘We’ve additionally stored an excellent private friendship over time, due to our daughter.”

Man additionally carried out on the 2005 inauguration of former president George W Bush. He sang Let the Eagle Soar.

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