Tommy Duncan

Tommy Duncan

Thomas Elmer Duncan (January 11, 1911 – July 25, 1967), was an 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.

Birth and Death Data: Born January 11, 1911 (Hillsboro), Died July 25, 1967 (San Diego)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1935 - 1955

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, songwriter, composer, lyricist, speaker, arranger, harmony vocal, tenor saxophone, yodeling

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 26-50 of 80 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	C1495	10-in.	9/30/1936	Mean mama blues	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	vocalist
Columbia	C1500	10-in.	9/30/1936	Bring it on down to my house	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solos	vocalist
Columbia	C1503	10-in.	9/30/1936	Right or wrong	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	vocalist
Columbia	C1504	10-in.	9/30/1936	Swing blues no.1	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	vocalist
Columbia	H1551	10-in.	10/3/1945	Empty chair at the Christmas table	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	vocalist
Columbia	H1553	10-in.	10/3/1945	White cross on Okinawa	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	vocalist
Columbia	HCO2004	10-in.	9/4/1946	Cotton eyed Joe	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	Male vocal solo, with string band	vocalist, arranger
Columbia	HCO2007	10-in.	9/5/1946	Sugar moon	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	vocalist
Columbia	HCO2010	10-in.	9/5/1946	Brain cloudy blues	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, songwriter
Columbia	HCO2012	10-in.	9/6/1946	There's a big rock in the road	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	Male vocal solo, with string band	vocalist
Columbia	HCO2018	10-in.	9/6/1946	The kind of love I can't forget	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	vocalist
Columbia	CCO4858	10-in.	10/15/1947	The devil ain't lazy	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	vocalist
Columbia	CCO4859	10-in.	10/15/1947	A sweet kind of love	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	vocalist
Columbia	CCO4861	10-in.	10/15/1947	Cowboy stomp	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band	vocalist
Columbia	CCO4862	10-in.	10/15/1947	Misery	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, songwriter
Columbia	CCO4864	10-in.	10/15/1947	Bob Wills schottische	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band	speaker
Columbia	CCO4866	10-in.	10/16/1947	Texarkana baby	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	vocalist
Columbia	CCO4867	10-in.	10/16/1947	Good time cake-walk	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	vocalist
Columbia	CCO4868	10-in.	10/16/1947	Can't get enough of Texas	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	vocalist
Columbia	CCO4869	10-in.	10/16/1947	You're there	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	vocalist
Columbia	CCO4871	10-in.	10/16/1947	New Texas Playboy rag	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	vocalist
Columbia	CCO4873	10-in.	10/16/1947	Deep water	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	vocalist
Columbia	DAL978	10-in.	4/15/1940	Time changes everything	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	vocalist
Columbia	DAL979	10-in.	4/15/1940	Medley of Spanish waltzes	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, harmony vocal
Columbia	DAL1170	10-in.	2/24/1941	New worried mind	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist

(Results 26-50 of 80 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Duncan, Tommy," accessed November 6, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/100089.

Duncan, Tommy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 6, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/100089.

"Duncan, Tommy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 6 November 2024.