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[Daily Post] Arthur Duncan

June 16, 2014 By Tap Legacy

Duncan Left college to pursue a career in show business as a tap dancer and singer, toured with the Jimmy Rodgers Show.

He was Discovered by Sam Lutz Lawrence Welk’s personal manager.

Appeared as a guest on the show, Lawrence Welk made him part of hisĀ musical family.

He was the first African American performer on the popular Lawrence Welk Show.

Duncan danced and sang on the show from 1964 to the show’s finale in 1982.

The Clip is from the Lawrence Welk show with Duncan tap dancing to Blue Skies.

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Filed Under: Daily Post Tagged With: 1964, 1982, Blue Skies, Dr. Arthur Duncan, Jimmy Rodgers Show, Lawrence Welk Show, Musical family, Sam Lutz

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