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Chanteur
Country US né Thomas Elmer Duncan, le 11 Janvier 1911 près de Whitney (Texas).
Tommy Duncan est décédé le 25 Juillet 1967 à San Diego (Californie).
As the
lead singer for the classic lineup of Bob
Wills' Texas Playboys, Tommy Duncan was the definitive Western swing
vocalist. Crossing the smooth croon of Bing Crosby with the twang of
Jimmie Rodgers and the bluesy
inclinations of Emmett Miller, Duncan had a warm, distinctive, and welcoming
voice that helped the Playboys cross over to a wider audience. Not only was he a
wonderful, trendsetting vocalist, Duncan also wrote many of the Texas Playboys'
biggest hits, including "Time Changes Everything," "Stay a Little Longer," "Take
Me Back to Tulsa," "New Spanish Two Step," and "Bubbles in My Beer." Throughout
the '30s and '40s, he was remained with
Wills, leaving in 1948 when tensions between the two musicians became too
great. Following his departure, Duncan launched a solo career that resulted in
one major hit single, "Gamblin' Polka Dot Blues." Throughout the '50s, he sang
both as a solo artist and a member of the Miller Brothers Band. In 1960, he and
Wills patched up their differences and
recorded several albums. Following his reunion with
Wills, he began touring as a solo artist,
and he remained on the road until his death in 1967.
Duncan was hired by Wills in 1933 to
fill the vacant spot left in the Light Crust
Doughboys by vocalist/pianist Milton Brown,
who had left the band when W. Lee O'Daniel, the sponsor of the group's radio
show, refused to let the band play dances.
Wills auditioned a total of 67 singers before hiring Duncan. Later that year,
Wills was fired from the radio station
by O'Daniel for showing up drunk, Duncan chose to join
Bob's new band, the Texas Playboys,
instead of staying with the Light Crust
Doughboys.
Once the Texas Playboys settled in Tulsa in 1934, Duncan moved to permanent lead
vocalist, leaving the piano to Alton Stricklin. Over the next eight years, the
group had a regular show on Tulsa's KVOO and recorded a number of hit singles
for the American Recording Company, including "Right or Wrong" and "New San
Antonio Rose." In 1942, Duncan left the band to join the Army and fight in World
War II. His departure began a wave of defections from the Playboys, as many of
the members enlisted in the service. The Playboys' popularity crumbled with the
absence of so many key musicians, yet they bounced back up the charts once
Duncan and several other members rejoined following the end of the war.
Duncan stayed with Wills until 1948,
when the fiddler fired the singer, believing that Tommy was commanding too much
attention. Upon leaving the Playboys, Duncan formed a Western swing band with
several former members of the Texas Playboys and signed to Capitol Records. "Gamblin'
Polka Dot Blues," his debut single, was a hit upon its summer release in 1949,
peaking at number eight on the charts. After touring with the band during 1948
and 1949, Duncan joined the Miller Brothers Band in the early '50s. Over the
course of the early '50s, he recorded with the Miller Brothers on Intro Records,
as well as solo for Coral. During the latter half of the decade, Duncan recorded
for a variety of small labels, including Cheyenne, Fire, and Award. Despite his
constant touring and recording, Duncan failed to have much success, primarily
because Western swing had fallen out of favor with many contemporary country
fans.
Wills and Duncan patched up their
differences and reunited in 1960, recording a number of sessions that were
released as albums and singles over the next two years. One single, "The Image
of Me," became a minor Top 40 country hit in early 1961. Following his brief
reunion with Wills, Duncan continued to
tour as a solo artist throughout the rest of the decade, usually employing a
house band as his supporting group. In 1966, Duncan released his last single, "I
Brought It on Myself"/"Let Me Take You Out," on Smash Records. The following
year, he suffered a major heart attack and died in July, leaving behind a legacy
of classic recordings and songs.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Duncan
Talents : Vocals, Songwriter, Piano
Style musical : Western Swing, Traditional Country
CHATTANOOGA SHOE SHINE BOY
(1950)
RELAX AND TAKE IT EASY (1952)
NANCY
JANE (1952)
TOMATO CAN
(1952)
HOUND DOG
(1953)
DADDY
LOVES MUMMYO (1956)
HELLO
MR WORRY (1959)
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Years in activity :
| 1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 | 10 | 20 |
DISCOGRAPHY
78 t. & Singles
| 12/1938 | 78 t. VOCALION 04515 (US) | Oh, Lady Be Good (Bob WILLS) / Oh! You Beautiful Doll (Bob WILLS & Tommy DUNCAN) |
| 06/1949 | 78 t. CAPITOL 57-40178 (US) | Gambling Polka Dot Blues / September |
| 1949 | 78 t. CAPITOL 15381 (US) | I'm Through Wasting Time On You / Worried Over You |
| 10/1949 | 78 t. CAPITOL 57-40247 (US) | Tommy DUNCAN & The WESTERN ALL STARS - You Put Me On My Feet (When You Took Her Off My Hands) / Just A Plain Old Country Boy |
| 01/1950 | 78 t. CAPITOL 40282 (US) |
Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy
/ Never No More Blues |
| 021950 | SP CAPITOL 895 (US) | In The Jailhouse Now / I Don't Believe |
| 1950 | SP NATURAL 8101 (US) | Tommy DUNCAN & HIS WESTERN ALL STARS - All Star Boogie / High Country |
| 1951 | SP INTRO 6013 (US) | Sick, Sober, And Sorry / Mississippi River Blues |
| 1951 | SP INTRO 6018 (US) | There's Not A Cow In Texas (If You're Not The One I Love) / See Who's Sorry Now |
| 1951 | SP INTRO 6026 (US) | My Sweet Wildflower / Wrong Road Home Blues |
| 1951 | SP INTRO 6027 (US) | Sweet Mama Hurry Home Or I'll Be Gone / I'm Suing You |
| 1951 | SP INTRO 6029 (US) | Jesus Is Mine / Take Your Burden To The Lord |
| 1951 | SP INTRO 6030 (US) | Got A Letter From My Kid Today / The California Waltz |
| 1952 | SP INTRO 6037 (US) |
Relax And Take It Easy
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Move A Little Closer |
| 1952 | SP INTRO 6049 (US) | I Was Just Walking Out The Door / I've Turned A Gadabout |
| 1952 | SP INTRO 6054 (US) |
The Gossip Song /
Nancy Jane
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| 1952 | SP INTRO 6059 (US) | I Don't Want To Hurt You / Who Drank My Beer (While I Was In The Rear) |
| 1952 | SP INTRO 6060 (US) |
Excuse Me, I Gotta Go /
Tomato Can
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| 1952 | SP INTRO 6065 (US) | Where Oh Where Has My Little Love Gone / Beneath A Neon Star In A Honky Tonk |
| 04/1953 | SP INTRO 6071 (US) |
Tommy DUNCAN & The MILLER BROS.
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I Guess You Were Right /
Hound Dog
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| 1953 | SP INTRO 6073 (US) | It May Take A Long, Long Time / Grits And Gravy Blues |
| 1953 | SP INTRO 6080 (US) | Stars Over San Antoine / I Reckon I'm A Texan |
| 1953 | SP INTRO 6086 (US) | The Tennessee Churchbells / That Uncertain Feeling |
| 03/1954 | SP CORAL 9-64173 (US) | The Parting Of The Way / Wastin' Your Life Away |
| 08/1954 | SP CORAL 9-64182 (US) | I Just Can't Take It Anymore / Walkin' In The Shadow Of The Blues |
| 12/1954 | SP CORAL 9-61321 (US) | Tommy DUNCAN & The PLAYBOYS - My Son My Son / Leavin' Today |
| 1954 ? | SP RIVERS 1010 (US) | Remember Me / Worried Mind |
| 04/1955 | SP CORAL 9-61391 (US) | San Antonio Rose / Time Changes Everything |
| 08/1955 | SP CORAL 9-61474 (US) | Somebody's Pushin' / I'll Never Worry You |
| 07/1956 | SP CORAL 9-61662 (US) | Mirror On The Wall / Sending Your Pictures Back |
| 04/1956 | SP FIRE 101 (US) |
Tommy DUNCAN with Bill WOODS' ORCHESTRA
- Daddy Loves Mummyo
/ Crazy Mixed Up Kid |
| 19?? | SP CARAVAN 1957 (US) | I Want My Gal / The Day You Left Me |
| 09/1959 | SP AWARD AW 158/9 (US) | Frankie-Jean / Let Your Troubles Go Down With The Sun |
| 19?? | SP AWARD 1807 (US) | I'll Be There Next Sunday / I Wish I Hadn't Called You |
| 1959 | SP CHEYENNE BJ-108 (US) |
Frankie-Jean /
Hello Mr Worry
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| 1959 ? | SP ARROW AW 158/9 (US) | Frankie-Jean / Let your Trouble Go Down With The Sun |
| 195? | SP HILLCREST HC-1807 (US) | I Wish I Hadn't Called You / I'll Be There Next Sunday |
| 05/1960 | SP LIBERTY F-55260 (US) | Heart To Heart Talk / What's The Matter With The Mill |
| 08/1960 | SP LIBERTY F-55264 (US) | Bob WILLS & Tommy DUNCAN - Goodbye Liza Jane / The Image Of Me |
| 02/1961 | SP LIBERTY F-55311 (US) | After All / It May Be Too Late |
| 09/1961 | SP LIBERTY F-55378 (US) | Bob WILLS & His TEXAS PLAYBOYS - Vocals: Tommy DUNCAN - Siesta / I'm Crying My Heart Out |
| 04/1962 | SP LIBERTY F-55450 (US) | Oklahoma Gals / Tomorrow I'll Cry |
| 07/1963 | SP LIBERTY F-55594 (US) | Rosetta / Blues In A |
| 1963 | SP LIBERTY F-54522 (US) | Heart To Heart Talk / What's The Matter With The Mill? |
| 1964 | SP FALEW FAL 104 (US) | Dance, Dance, Dance / Let's Try It Over Again |
| 1964 | SP FALEW FAL 107 (US) | Dance, Dance, Dance / We Belong Together |
| 1966 | SP MOSRITE M-280 (US) | Hang Your Head In Shame / Magnolia Waltz |
| 12/1966 | SP SMASH S-2073 (US) | I Brought It On Myself / Let Me Take You Out |
| 1975 | SP UNITED ARTISTS UA-XW041 (US) | Bob WILLS & Tommy DUNCAN - San Antonio Rose / Heart To Heart Talk |
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Albums
| 08/1960 | LP 12" LIBERTY LRP-3173 (mono) / LST-7173 (stereo) (US) |
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TOGETHER AGAIN - Bob WILLS & Tommy DUNCAN - Take Me Back To Tulsa / The Kind Of Love I Can't Forget / Time Changes Everything / Stay A Little Longer / You Don't Love Me But I'll Always Care / San Antonio Rose / Spanish Two-Step / Dusty Skies / Keeper Of My Heart / Maiden's Prayer / Ida Red Likes The Boogie / Goodnight Little Sweetheart | |||
| 12/1960 | LP 12" LIBERTY LRP-3182 (mono) / LST-7182 (stereo) (US) |
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A LIVING LEGEND - Bob WILLS & Tommy DUNCAN - Right Or Wrong / Convict And The Rose / Hang Your Head In Shame / Wabash Blues / Silver Bells / Trouble In Mind / Heart To Heart Talk / Li'l Liza Jane / I Wonder If You Feel The Way I Do / My Confession / It Makes No Difference Now / Playboy Medley | |||
| 08/1961 | LP 12" LIBERTY LRP-3194 (mono) / LST-7194 (stéréo) (US) |
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MR. WORDS & MR. MUSIC - Bob WILLS & Tommy DUNCAN - Deep Water / Blues For Dixie / Bubbles In My Beer / Tie Me To Your Apron Strings Again / Mississippi River Blues / Snow Deer / Rolly Poley / Good Ole Oklahoma / Walkin' In The Shadow Of The Blues / Jobob Rag / After All / Cindy | |||
| 07/1963 | LP 12" LIBERTY LRP-3303 (mono) / LST-7303 (stéréo) (US) |
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BOB WILLS SINGS & PLAYS - Bob WILLS & Tommy DUNCAN - Rosetta / Blues In "A" / Sitting On Top Of The World / Yearning / My Mary / Don't Let The Deal Go Down / South / Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone / Maiden's Prayer / My Confession / Boot Hill Drag / Snap Your Fingers | |||
| 1966 | LP 12" SUNSET SUM-1108 (mono) / SUS-5108 (stéréo) (US) |
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BOB WILLS & TOMMY DUNCAN TOGETHER ! - San Antonio Rose / Time Changes Everything / Stay A Little Longer / Take Me Back / Convict & The Rose / Goodnight Little Sweetheart / Kind Of Love / Li'l Liza Jane / Playboy / Medley : Wabash Blues | |||
| 1967 | LP 12" MOSRITE MLP-300 (US) |
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RECORDED LIVE FROM THE RIVERSIDE BALLROOM, PHOENIX, ARIZONA - BOB FITE & THE WESTERN PLAYBOYS with TOMMY DUNCAN - Blues Like Midnight / Hang Your Head In Shame / Dusty Skies / Roly Poly / Release Me / Time Changes Everything / That's Your Red Wagon / Day You Left Me / Deep Water / The Kind Of Love I Can't Forget / Milk Cow Blues / I Wonder If You Feel The Way I Do | |||
| 1969 | LP 12" SUNSET SUS-5248 (US) |
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THE VOICE AND THE BAND OF BOB WILLS - A COUNTRY WALK - Bob WILLS & Tommy DUNCAN - Rosetta / Sitting On Top Of The World / Yearning / My Mary / Don't Let The Deal Go Down / South / Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone / Maiden's Prayer / My Confession / Boot Hell Drag | |||
| 1971 | 2 LP 12" UNITED ARTIST UAS-9962 (US) |
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LEGENDARY MASTERS - HALL OF FAME -
Bob WILLS & Tommy DUNCAN :
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| 19?? | LP 12" HMC BOUSS 19115 (US) |
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WALKING IN THE SHADOW OF THE BLUES - Take Me Back To Tulsa / Gambling Polka Dot Blues / Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy / Never No' Mo' Blues / Mississippi River Blues / Wrong Road Home Blues / Nancy Jane / Grits And Gravy Blues / Hound Dog / Walkin' In The Shadow Of The Blues / The Parting Of The Ways / Roly Poly | |||
| 1980 | LP 12" DELTA DLP-1110 (US) |
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TAKE ME BACK TO TULSA - Bob WILLS & Tommy DUNCAN - Bob WILLS & Tommy DUNCAN : Opening Theme / Ross FRANKLIN : Narration / Bob WILLS & Tommy DUNCAN : Lone Star Rag / Ross FRANKLIN : Narration / Bob WILLS & Tommy DUNCAN : A Good Man Is Hard To Find / La Golondrina / Ross FRANKLIN & Bob WILLS : Narration / Bob WILLS & Tommy DUNCAN : My Confession / Ross FRANKLIN & Bob WILLS : Narration / Bob WILLS & Tommy DUNCAN : Take Me Back To Tulsa / Closing Theme / Opening Theme / UNKNOWN ARTIST : Narration / Bob WILLS & Tommy DUNCAN : Liberty / Ross FRANKLIN & Bob WILLS : Narration / Bob WILLS & Tommy DUNCAN : Empty Chair At The Table / Ross FRANKLIN & Bob WILLS : Narration / Bob WILLS & Tommy DUNCAN : I'm Talkin' About You / Ross FRANKLIN : Narration / Bob WILLS & Tommy DUNCAN : Stardust / Ross FRANKLIN : Closing | |||
| 1983 | LP 12" DELTA DLP-1181 (US) |
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RIGHT OR WRONG - BOB WILLS & TOMMY DUNCAN - Opening Theme / Jessie Polka / Narration / Right Or Wrong / Narration / Little Coquette / Get Along Home / Twinkle Twinkle Little Star / Opening Theme / Seven Comes Eleven / Basin Street / Sugar Blues / Honeysuckle Rose / Closing Theme | |||
| 1984 | LP 12" LONGHORN LHC-1237 (US) |
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FOR THE LAST TIME - (RECORDED LIVE AT THE RIVERSIDE BALLROOM, PHOENIX, ARIZONA) - Blues Like Midnight / Hang Your Head To Shame / Dusty Skies / Roly¨Poly / Release Me / Time Changes Everything / That's Your Red Wagon / The Day You Left Me / Deep Water / The Kind Of Low I Can't Forget / Milk Cow Blues / I Wonder If You Feel The Way I Do | |||
| 198? | LP 12" COWGIRLBOY LP 5063 (US) |
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I RECKON I´M A TEXAN - Sick, Sober And Sorry / Mississippi River Blues / See Who´s Sorry Now / There´s Not A Cow In Texas (If You´re Not The One I Love) / Stars Over San Antone / I Reckon I´m A Texan / I´m Suing You / Sweet Mama Hurry Home Or I´ll Be Gone / I Just Can´t Take It Any More / Walkin´ In The Shadow Of The Blues / Mirror On The Wall / Sending Your Picture Back / The Parting Of The Ways / Wastin´ Your Life Away / Somebody´s Pushin´ / I´ll Never Worry You | |||
| 12/1990 | CD CURB D2-77389 (US) |
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GREATEST HITS - BOB WILLS & TOMMY DUNCAN - Faded Love / Bubbles In My Beer / Keeper Of My Heart / Deep In The Heart Of Texas / New San Antonio Rose / South Of The Border / Across The Alley From The Alamo / Cimarron / Heart To Heart Talk / Image Of Me / Ida Red | |||
| 1992 | CD CEMA 9193 (US) |
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SAN ANTONIO ROSE AND OTHER HITS - BOB WILLS & TOMMY DUNCAN - San Antonio Rose / Stay All Night (Stay A Little Longer) / A Maiden's Prayer / Bubbles In My Beer / It Makes No Difference Now / Take Me Back To Tulsa / Time Changes Everything / Heart To Heart Talk / Right Or Wrong / Roly Poly | |||
| 11/1994 | 3 CD LIBERTY CDP8-30275-2 (US) |
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ENCORE -
BOB WILLS
& TOMMY DUNCAN :
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| 11/1996 | CD BEAR FAMILY BCD 15907 (GER) |
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TEXAS MOON - I'm Thru Wastin' Time On You / Take Me Back To Tulsa / Worried Over You / Time Changes Everything / September / Gamblin' Polka Dot Blues / You Put Me On My Feet (When You Took Her Off My Hands) / Just A Plain Old Country Boy / In The Jailhouse Now / Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy / I Don't Believe You're Mine Any More / Never No' Mo' Blues / Texas Moon / Just A Little Bit Jealous / We Got Good Business / Please Come Back Home / High Country / All Star Boogie / There's Not A Cow In Texas (If Your Not The One I Love) / See Who's Sorry Now / Sick, Sober, And Sorry / Mississippi River Blues / Wrong Road Home Blues / Sweet Mama Hurry Home Or I'll Be Gone / My Sweet Wildflower / I'm Suing You | |||
| 11/1996 | CD BEAR FAMILY BCD 15957 (GER) |
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BENEATH NEON STAR IN HONKY TONK - The Gossip Song / California Waltz / Got A Letter From My Kid Today / Jesus Is Mine / Take Your Burden To The Lord / Nancy Jane / Relax And Take It Easy / Move A Little Closer / I Was Just Walking Out The Door / I've Turned A Gadabout / I Hit The Jackpot (When I Won You) / I Don't Want To Hurt You / Excuse Me, I Gotta Go / Tomato Can / Who Drank My Beer (While I Was In The Rear) / Where Oh Where Has My Little Love Gone / It May Take A Long, Long Time / Grits And Gravy Blues / Beneath A Neon Star In A Honky Tonk / Stars Over San Antone / I Reckon I'm A Texan / I Guess You Were Right / Tennessee Churchbells / Hound Dog / That Certain Feeling / San Antonio Rose / Daddy Loves Mommyo / Crazy Mixed Up Kid | |||
| 04/2000 | CD DCC COMPACT 183 (US) |
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HALL OF FAME - BOB WILLS & TOMMY DUNCAN - Playboy Medley / My Confession / Blues In A / Silver Bells (That Ring In The Night) / Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone? / The Jobob Rag / Sitting On Top Of The World / Boot Heel Drag / Yearning / Ida Red Likes To Boogie / Stay A Little Longer / It Makes No Difference Now / Wabash Blues / Take Me Back To Tulsa / The Kind Of Love I Can't Forget / Li'l Liza Jane / A Maiden's Prayer / Blues For Dixie / Bubbles In My Beer / Hang Your Head In Shame / Time Changes Everything / San Antonio Rose |
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| 03/2008 | CD JASMINE JASM-CD-3585 (UK) |
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DOG HOUSE BLUES - Tommy Duncan Featuring Bob WILLS & Billy JACK Wills - San Antonio Rose (Tommy DUNCAN) / Out Of Gas (Bob WILLS & Billy JACK) / I'll Never Worry You (Tommy DUNCAN) / I've Got A New Road Under My Wheels (Bob WILLS & His TEXAS PLAYBOYS) / I Just Can't Take It Any More (Tommy DUNCAN & His PLAYBOYS) / Down In Old Mexico (Bob WILLS & Billy JACK) / Mirror On The Wall (Tommy DUNCAN) / Bottle Baby Boogie / (Bob WILLS & His TEXAS PLAYBOYS) / Sending Your Picture Back (Tommy DUNCAN) / Hey Lula (Hey Lu-La) (Bob WILLS & Billy JACK) / Somebody's Pushin' (Tommy DUNCAN) / I Hit The Jackpot (When I Won You) (Bob WILLS & His TEXAS PLAYBOYS) / Lilly Dale (Bob WILLS & Billy JACK) / Walkin' In The Shadow Of The Blues (Tommy DUNCAN & His PLAYBOYS) / Now That We Have Said Goodbye (Bob WILLS & Billy JACK) / My Son My Son (Tommy DUNCAN) / I Don't Want To Live Alone (Bob WILLS & Billy JACK) / The Parting Of The Ways (Tommy DUNCAN & His PLAYBOYS) / Cadillac In Model "A" (Bob WILLS & His TEXAS PLAYBOYS) / Leavin' Today (Tommy DUNCAN) / Dog House Blues (Bob WILLS & His TEXAS PLAYBOYS) / Tobacco Chewing Boogie (Bob WILLS & Billy JACK) / Wastin' Your Life Away ((Tommy DUNCAN & His PLAYBOYS) / Time Changes Everything (Tommy DUNCAN) | |||
| ???? | CD TRG PRODUCTIONS ? (US) |
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TOMMY DUNCAN - LIVE 1949-1966 - Dusty Skies / My Adobe Hacienda / Roly Poly / Ida Red / Southland / Mom And Dad Waltz / The Waltz You Saved For Me / Lady Of Spain / When Irish Eyes Are Smiling / Stay A Little Longer / It Makes No Difference Now / Home in San Antone / Everlovin' Marshall / Saturday Night In San Antone / Rock-A-Bye Jailbird / Blues Like Midnight / Hang Your Head In Shame / Dusty Skies / Roly Poly / Release Me / Time Changes Everything / That's Your Red Wagon / The Day You Left Me / Deep Water / The Kind Of Love I Can't Forget / Milkcow Blues / I Wonder If You Feel The Way I Do |
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