Tommy Duncan
Thomas Elmer Duncan (January 11, 1911 – July 25, 1967), better known as Tommy Duncan, was a pioneering American Western swing vocalist and songwriter who gained fame in the 1930s as a founding member of The Texas Playboys. He recorded and toured with bandleader Bob Wills on and off into the early 1960s.
Biography
Early life
Duncan was born near Whitney, Texas on a large farm into a large and impoverished family of truck farmers. He was one of 14 children. His most profound influences as a young singer were Jimmie Rodgers, Bing Crosby, Emmett Miller and other country and blues musicians. He left home at 13 to sharecrop on a cousin's farm, and by 1932 was surviving as a busker in Fort Worth singing at a root beer stand. That year he won an audition against 64 other singers to join the Light Crust Doughboys, a popular local band which featured Bob Wills on fiddle. Another man had auditioned who sounded almost exactly like Duncan but was turned down because of his crossed eyes. Duncan was hired after he sang a version of Emmett Miller's "I Ain't Got Nobody" and impressed Wills with his yodeling ability and bluesy phrasing. As was common at the time, the Doughboys appeared on a radio show under the sponsorship of a local business, in their case Light Crust Flour. Duncan quickly became a sensation, both on the show and at dances and other appearances.
This page contains text from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia - https://wn.com/Tommy_Duncan
Podcasts:
Tommy Duncan
ALBUMS
- "Perfect for Parties" Highlight Album released: 2006
- Stompin' Singers & Western Swingers: More From the Golden Age of Western Swing released: 2005
- Country & Western released: 2005
- The History of Country & Western Music released: 2005
- Dog House Boogie released: 2004
- The Road to Nashville: A History of Country Music 1926-1953 released: 2004
- Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys released: 2004
- Legends of Country: 27 All Time Favourite Country Hits released: 2003
- Roots of Rock n' Roll, Volume 5: 1949 released: 2001
- As Good as It Gets: Western Swing released: 2000
- Northern Soul: Lost & Found, Volume 1 released: 1997
- Ultra Rare Western Swing, Volume 1 released: 1995
- Knock Out released:
- Theme Time Radio - Mother released:
"Perfect for Parties" Highlight Album
Released 2006- The Band's a Rockin'
- Cattin' Around
- Romp and Stomp
- Foreign Car
- Hillbilly Love Afair
- Caveman
- Alabama Jail House
- Choo Choo Ch'boogie
- I Don't Mind
- It Don't Make No Never Mind
- Just a-Pickin' and a Singin'
- Burn That Candle
- Juke Box Boogie
- Ethyl in My Gas Tank
- Zeb's Mountain Boogie (Instr.)
- Honey I'm Lonesome
- Nancy Jane
- Stealin' Sugar
- Don't Mention My Name
- Country Cattin'
- Rattlesnake Daddy
- Boogie Woogie Fever
- Shotgun Wedding
- Stinky Passed the Hat Around
- Jolie Blond Likes the Boogie
- Boogie Woogie Preachin' Man
- Trademark on What I've Found
- (She Wants a) Lover Man
- Snake Dance Boogie
- It's Not Easy to Forget
- King Porter Stomp
- Teen Age Boogie
- Pale Moon
Stompin' Singers & Western Swingers: More From the Golden Age of Western Swing
Released 2005- Mama Don't Like No Music
- Mean Mama Blues
- Rosetta
- Crafton Blues
- Triflin' Gal
- I'm A Do Right Papa
- White River Stomp
- Little Hillbilly Heart Throb
- Oh Susannah
- There'll Be Some Changes Made
- I Can't Dance (I've Got Ants In My Pants)
- The Lady In Red
- Round And Round (Yas Yas Yas)
- Mary Lou
- Try It Once Again
- Getting That Lowdown Swing
- Woodchip Blue
- There's Evil In You Chillun
- Oh Monah
- Up Jumped The Devil
- Tiger Rag
- Hot Mama Stomp
- Underneath The Sun
- It's Best To Behave
- She's Doggin' Me
Country & Western
Released 2005- Lullaby Yodel
- Frankie and Johnny
- Old Country Stomp
- My Little Old Home
- Railroad Blues
- My Butcher's Boy
- Wildwood Flower
- The Days of '49
- Treasures Untold
- Get Awy From That Window
- High Powered Mama
- Just Because
- Tom Dooley
- Peg and Awl
- Blue Yodel No.5
- Brownsin' Blues
- Slow Wicked Blues
- Jimmie's Texas Blues
- The Dying Cowboy
- Hobo Bill's Last Ride
The History of Country & Western Music
Released 2005- Move It on Over
- Rootie Tootie
- Freight Train Boogie
- Ten Gallon Boogie
- The Texas Special
- Merle's Boogie Woogie
- Smoke Smoke Smoke
- Cigareetes, Whiskey
- Oakie Boogie
- Barnyard Boogie
- My Bucket's Got a Hole in It
- Canned Heat
- Oklahoma Blues
- Cow Town Boogie
- Shuffletown
- Cocaine Blues
- Since You've Been Gone
- No More Blues
- That's My Lindy Lou
- Twin Guitar Boogie
Dog House Boogie
Released 2004- Cincinnati Lou
- Why Should We Try Anymore
- Sioux City Sue
- Blue Yodel No. 8
- Roly Poly
- Dog House Boogie
- Artistry in Western Swing
- Gamblin' Polkadot Blues
- High Tempered Mama
- I Love You So Much It Hurts
- Jingle Jangle Jingle
- Mandolin Boogie
- My Bank Account Is Gone
- Oakie Boogie
- Pine State Honky Tonk
- Taking My Time
- The Fields Have Turned Brown
- Trouble in Mind
The Road to Nashville: A History of Country Music 1926-1953
Released 2004- Prisoner's Song
- Pretty Polly
- Columbus Stockade
- Bringing in the Sheaves
- Worried Blues
- Are You Washed in the Blood
- Brilliancy Medley
- Tom Sherman's Barroom
- Texas Ranger
- Powder River Let Er 'Buck
- Bucking Bronco
- Dixie Darling
- Christine Leroy
- Charles Giteau
- Don't Let Your Deal Go Down Blues
- Ida Red
- Well I Swan
- Blue Yodel No. 1 (T for Texas)
- Penitentiary Blues
- Brakeman's Reply
- Do Right Daddy
- Since That Black Cat Crossed My Path
- Hobo's Last Ride
- Montana Plains
- Farm Relief
Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys
Released 2004- Hot Rod Race
- Hound Dog
- Take Your Hands Off It (Birthday Cake)
- Juke Box Boogie
- High Geared Daddy
- Who Broke the Lock on the Henhouse Door
- Ranger Boogie
- Hard Top Race
- Detour
- Jelly Beans Daddy
- Steelin' the Blues
- And I Shook
- Four or Five Times
- Boogie Woogie Boy
- Get That Chip Off Your Shoulder
- Git Fiddle Boogie
- Divorce Me C.O.D.
- Hominy Grits
- I Used to Work in Chicago
- Tennessee Baby
- Rougue River Boogie
- Oklahoma Blues
- Sally Let Your Bangs Hang Down
- Who Drank the Beer (While I Was in the Rear)
- You Ain't Got My Number Anymore
- Knock on Wood
- Shimmy Shakin' Daddy
- I Wish I Was a Single Girl Again
Legends of Country: 27 All Time Favourite Country Hits
Released 2003- Jambalaya (On the Bayou)
- Indian Love Call
- The Wild Side of Life
- Slow Poke
- The Golden Rocket
- (Remember Me) I'm the One Who Loves You
- High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me)
- I'll Never Be Free
- If You've Got the Money I've Got the Time
- Room Full of Roses
- I'm Bitin' My Fingernails and Thinking of You
- Down Yonder
- Blues Stay Away From Me
- The Cattle Call
- No Vacancy
- I Love You So Much It Hurts
- Baby It's Cold Outside
- Don't Get Above Your Raisin'
- Doghouse Boogie
- Gambling Polka Dot Blues
- Jole Blon
- Anticipation Blues
- I Wish I Knew
- A-Sleepin' at the Foot of the Bed
- Hangman's Boogie
- Teardrops in My Heart
- Sioux City Sue
As Good as It Gets: Western Swing
Released 2000- Oklamoma Stomp
- Time Changes Everything
- Pistol Packin' Mama
- Riding Down the Canyon
- Oklahoma Hills
- Roving Cowboy
- So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed
- Hang Your Head in Shame
- South Texas Swing
- New San Antonio Rose
- There's a New Moon Over My Shoulder
- Swing Wide Your Gate of Love
- Detour
- Cool Water
- Easy Ridin' Papa
- Too Blue to Care
- Hot as I Am
- Home on the Range
- Smoke Smoke Smoke That Cigarette
- Oakie Boogie
- Swingin' Done the Orchard Lane
- One Has My Heart
- The Daughter of Jole Blon'
- Would It Make Any Difference to You
- Sweet Talkin' Mama
- Osage Stomp
Northern Soul: Lost & Found, Volume 1
Released 1997- I Won't Let Her See Me Cry
- Dream Girl
- Lost and Found
- Quit While I'm Ahead
- 90 Days in the County Jail
- Keep on Talking
- Just Like a Woman
- Another Love
- She Don't Deserve You
- I'm Leaving
- How Lonely (Can One Man Be)
- Hey Girl
- Let Me Take You Out
- Do It With All Your Heart
- Magic Saxaphone
- Without You
- I'll Get Over It
- Have We Met Before
- I Won't Share
- One Room Paradise
- Come See What's Left of Me
- Nobody but You
- Get a Hold of Yourself
- Together
- It's Gonna Be Alright
Ultra Rare Western Swing, Volume 1
Released 1995- I Don't Lov'a Nobody
- Excuse Me
- Bees in My Bonnet
- Shame on You
- I Guess You Were Right
- Airmail Special
- Oklahoma Hills
- It's All Your Fault
- Cadillac in Model "A"
- Did the Man in the Moon Come From Texas
- I've Got a New Road Under My Wheels
- Steelin' Home
- I May Be Sorry Tomorrow
- Cheaters Never Prosper
- The Bandera Shuffle
- Fireball Mail
- Nancy Jane
- Sleepy-Eyed John
- I Know About the Bees
- Never Turn Your Back to a Woman
- My Mary
- Steel Wool
- Further on Down the Road
- Please Don't Bother Me
- Catch 'em Young, Treat 'em Rough, Tell 'em Nothing
- We Don't See Things Alike (Anymore)
- Cherokee Boogie
- Too Long
Knock Out
- Moonlight Rock
- Boppin' Bug
- Go Jenny
- Rockin With the Blues
- Little Girl
- Tuscaloosa Lucy
- The Chick
- Boogie Boogie Blues
- Get Up, Get Up, and Go
- You Tear Me Up
- Doctor, Doctor, Doctor
- Honey Honey
- Rollin' Danny
- You're a Tiger
- Is She Sore
- Tom Dooley Rock
- Daddy Loves Mommyo
- Bucket Full of Tears
- I've Heard
- Don't Just Stand There
- Are You Ready
- Knock Out
- Don't Be Cruel
- Walk My Way Back Home
- Cool Cat Crawl
- Oh! Baby Baby
- Rockin' Fever
- Sweetie Pie
- Lets All Go Wild Tonight
- That's the Way
Theme Time Radio - Mother
- (Opening)
- (Talk)
- Mama Don't Allow
- (Talk)
- Daddy Loves Mommy-O
- (Talk)
- Mama Didn't Lie
- (Talk)
- I'll Go to Church With Mama (intro by Bob Dylan)
- (Talk)
- Mama Told Me Not to Come (outro by Bob Dylan)
- Mama Get the Hammer
- (Talk)
- Mama Talk to Your Daughter
- (Talk With Penn Jillette)
- A Mother's Love
- Mama He Treats Your Daughter Mean (intro by Bob Dylan)
- (Talk)
- (Talk)
- Let Old Mother Nature Have Her Way
- Mother Earth (intro by Bob Dylan)
- (Talk)
- Mother in Law (outro by Bob Dylan)
- (Mother in Law Jokes)
- Mother in Law Blues (outro by Bob Dylan)
- (Talk)
- Mama Tried
- (Talk)
- Gonna Tell Your Mother
- (Talk)
- Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby Standing in the Shadows (outro by Bob Dylan)
- (Talk)
- Mother Fuyer
- (Talk)
- Mama Said Knock You Out (outro by Bob Dylan)
- (Credits)
Born: 1911-01-11
Died: 1967-07-25
PLAYLIST TIME: