Arthur Duncan, who kept tap dancing visible and relevant across the country on television when most had relegated it to the past and who also broke ground as a Black entertainer, has died at 97.
LOS ANGELES – You won’t catch Arthur Duncan badmouthing Lawrence Welk. The champagne music maker “was firm, but he loved what he did,” the longtime dancer says. “He had a firm hand on everything, but ...
In 1954, a spirited tap dancer named Arthur Duncan appeared on several episodes of “The Betty White Show,” a daytime talk series hosted by the future Golden Girl. Duncan’s skilled footwork delighted ...
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. By Richard Sandomir Arthur ...
For Arthur Duncan, Lawrence Welk was much more than a band leader with a funny accent. As “The King of the Taps,” Duncan cemented his career by appearing on the nationally televised Welk show for 18 ...
LOS ANGELES -- Arthur Duncan, who kept tap dancing visible and relevant across the country on television when most had relegated it to the past and who also broke ground as a Black entertainer, has ...
LOS ANGELES – You won’t catch Arthur Duncan badmouthing Lawrence Welk. The champagne music maker “was firm, but he loved what he did,” the longtime dancer says. “He had a firm hand on everything, but ...
LOS ANGELES — Arthur Duncan, who kept tap dancing visible and relevant across the country on television when most had relegated it to the past and who also broke ground as a Black entertainer, has ...
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