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 (Results 51-75 of 80 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	DAL1176	10-in.	2/24/1941	I knew the moment I lost you	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	Male vocal solo, with string band	vocalist, songwriter
Columbia	DAL1180	10-in.	2/26/1941	Take me back to Tulsa	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	Male vocal solo, with string band	vocalist
Brunswick	DAL127	10-in.	9/23/1935	Get with it	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, songwriter
Brunswick	DAL129	10-in.	9/23/1935	I can't give you anything but love	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Brunswick	DAL133	10-in.	9/23/1935	St Louis blues	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal duet	speaker
Brunswick	DAL134	10-in.	9/23/1935	Good old Oklahoma	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal duet	vocalist, songwriter
Brunswick	DAL138	10-in.	9/23/1935	Never no more blues	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	vocalist
Brunswick	DAL229	10-in.	6/8/1937	Never no more hard times blues	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, yodeling
Brunswick	DAL230	10-in.	6/7/1937	Sunbonnet Sue	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	vocalist
Brunswick	DAL235	10-in.	6/9/1937	The new St. Louis blues	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	speaker
Brunswick	DAL239	10-in.	6/9/1937	Oozlin' daddy blues	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	vocalist
Brunswick	DAL577	10-in.	5/17/1938	Oh you beautiful doll	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	vocalist
Brunswick	DAL583	10-in.	5/17/1938	Empty bed blues	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	vocalist
Brunswick	DAL618	10-in.	11/28/1938	The convict and the rose	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	vocalist
Brunswick	DAL623	10-in.	11/29/1938	Ida Red	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	vocalist
Brunswick	DAL627	10-in.	11/29/1938	I wonder if you feel the way I do	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	vocalist
Brunswick	DAL630	10-in.	11/30/1938	The waltz you saved for me	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	vocalist
Brunswick	DAL633	10-in.	11/29/1938	Drunkard blues	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	vocalist
Decca	L 7579		2/26/1954	The parting of the ways	Tommy Duncan and his Playboys		vocalist
Decca	L 7580		2/26/1954	Wastin' your life away	Tommy Duncan and his Playboys		vocalist
Decca	L 7581		2/26/1954	I just can't take it anymore	Tommy Duncan and his Playboys		vocalist
Decca	L 7582		2/26/1954	Walkin' in the shadow of the blues	Tommy Duncan and his Playboys		vocalist
Decca	L 7963		11/1/1954	Leavin' today	Tommy Duncan		vocalist
Decca	L 7964		11/1/1954	My son, my son	Tommy Duncan		vocalist
Decca	L 7965		11/1/1954	San Antonio rose	Tommy Duncan		vocalist

(Results 51-75 of 80 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Duncan, Tommy," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/100089.

Duncan, Tommy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/100089.

"Duncan, Tommy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.