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5 Things You Never Knew About ‘The Lawrence Welk Show’

For more than three decades, The Lawrence Welk Show was a staple in American living rooms, with its trademark champagne music and gentle humor. Hosted by North Dakota-born bandleader Lawrence Welk, ...
Los Angeles Times

Arthur Duncan, who kept virtuoso tap dancing alive on ‘Lawrence Welk Show,’ dies

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.