Netherton became a born again Christian following a sermon he heard at a Baptist church in Panama, spending a year at the Bethany Fellowship Missionary Training Center in Bloomington after his discharge from the Army. He had also decided to pursue a singing career and sang with Army and Air Force music ensembles. Īfter enlisting in the Army during the Vietnam War, Netherton was stationed in Panama, serving as a 2nd Lieutenant. The Nethertons permanently settled in Bloomington, Minnesota in 1961.
The eldest of four children, Netherton and his family relocated frequently due to his father's Army career. Netherton was born on January 11, 1947, in Munich, Germany while his father, a United States Army officer, was stationed there. He was known for his tenure on The Lawrence Welk Show.
(Janu– January 7, 2018), was an American singer.
