Complex sentence: Robert Claire Smale, known as Bob Smale (March 21,1931--November 9,2010), was a pianist who performed from 1969 to 1982 on "The Lawrence Welk Show".
Split into simpler sentences: Robert Claire Smale, known as Bob Smale (March 21,1931--November 9,2010), was a pianist. Smale performed from 1969 to 1982 on "The Lawrence Welk Show".