Arthur Duncan

Arthur Duncan

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name = Arthur Duncan


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Arthur Duncan is a tap dancer, known for his stint as a performer on "The Lawrence Welk Show" from 1964 to 1982; which made him the first African-American regular on a variety television program.

The 1989 film "Tap" featured Duncan in a cameo appearance with other famous tap dancers.cite web|url = http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE5DF1F3BF935A35754C0A96E948260|title = The Pop Life|accessdate = 2007-11-09|last = Holden|first = Stephen|date = 1988-07-06|work = The New York Times|publisher = Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr.]

In 2004, Duncan was honoured at the annual "Tap Extravaganza" in New York City.cite web|url = http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9801E6DB153EF933A05756C0A9629C8B63&n=Top/Reference/Times%20Topics/People/H/Hines,%20Gregory|title = DANCE: THIS WEEK; All the Tap Dancers in New York|accessdate = 2007-11-09|last = Seibert|first = Brian|date = 2004-05-30|work = The New York Times|publisher = Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr.]

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