Arthur Duncan, 'Lawrence Welk Show' tap dance virtuoso, dies
The song-and-dance man started young, blazed trails as perhaps the first Black regular on a TV variety show and kept at it until his death at 97.
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Arthur Duncan, Barrier-Breaking Tap Dancer, Is Dead at 97
One of the first Black regulars on a TV variety show, he brought tap to millions of viewers on “The Lawrence Welk Show” after Betty White gave him his first big break.
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Arthur Duncan, pioneering Black tap dancer and veteran, dies at 97
Arthur Duncan, a tap dancer and singer who became one of the first African American regulars on a TV variety show, joining “The Betty White Show” in 1954 and later showing off his footwork on Lawrence Welk’s weekly music series, died Jan. 4 at a care center in Moreno Valley, Calif.
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