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 1-25 of 80 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-070336	10-in.	10/29/1941	Time changes everything	Wayne King Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal trio	composer
Columbia	H372	10-in.	7/23/1941	Blue Bonnet Lane	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	vocalist
Columbia	H374	10-in.	7/23/1941	Lil Liza Jane	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	vocalist
Columbia	H375	10-in.	7/23/1941	Please don't leave me	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	vocalist
Columbia	H377	10-in.	7/23/1941	Cherokee maiden	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	vocalist
Columbia	H378	10-in.	7/24/1941	Ride on! (my prairie pinto)	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	vocalist
Columbia	H382	10-in.	7/24/1941	Dusty skies	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	vocalist
Columbia	H844	10-in.	7/15/1942	Goodbye, Liza Jane	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal trio	composer, lyricist
Columbia	DAL981	10-in.	4/16/1940	New San Antonio rose	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist
Columbia	H1241	10-in.	1/26/1945	Hang your head in shame	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	vocalist
Columbia	H1242	10-in.	1/24/1945	Smoke on the water	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	vocalist
Columbia	H1245	10-in.	1/26/1945	Roly poly	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	vocalist
Columbia	H1246	10-in.	1/26/1945	You don't care what happens to me	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	vocalist
Columbia	H1247	10-in.	1/26/1945	Stay a little longer	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, composer, lyricist
Columbia	H1250	10-in.	1/28/1945	You should have thought of that before	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	vocalist
Columbia	H1251	10-in.	1/28/1945	I can't go on this way	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	vocalist
Columbia	H1366	10-in.	4/20/1945	Stars and stripes on Iwo Jima	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	vocalist
Columbia	H1367	10-in.	4/20/1945	Silver dew on the blue grass tonight	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	vocalist
Columbia	H1369	10-in.	4/20/1945	New Spanish two step	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, composer, lyricist
Columbia	C1475	10-in.	9/29/1936	She's killing me	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	vocalist
Columbia	C1480	10-in.	9/29/1936	Get along home Cindy	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	vocalist
Columbia	C1481	10-in.	9/29/1936	Trouble in mind	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	vocalist
Columbia	C1482	10-in.	9/29/1936	What's the matter with the mill?	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solos	vocalist
Columbia	C1484	10-in.	9/29/1936	Basin Street blues	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	vocalist
Columbia	C1485	10-in.	9/29/1936	Red hot gal of mine	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	vocalist

(Results 1-25 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.