Thomas Elmer Duncan (January 11, 1911 – July 25, 1967), [1] was an American Western swing vocalist and songwriter who gained fame in the 1930s as a founding member of The Texas Playboys. [2] He recorded and toured with bandleader Bob Wills on and off into the early 1960s.

Thomas Elmer Duncan (January 11, 1911 - July 25, 1967), better known as Tommy Duncan, was the most important vocalist in the history of Western Swing, who gained fame in the early pioneering days of the genre in the 1930s as a member of the Light Crust Doughboys and founding member of Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys.

Dec 1, 1994 · Tommy Duncan was the first member of Wills's band to volunteer for the armed services after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. He rejoined Wills in 1944 as the war neared its end and as Bob Wills was becoming even more famous in music and the movies.

May 25, 2011 · Callaway and half a dozen Baylor students are researching singer-songwriter Duncan of the band Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys for a documentary In the Shadow of the King -- The Tommy Duncan Story. They are shooting videos of interviews with Duncan's family, the founder of his fan club and musicians that played with him.

Jun 26, 2023 · The Prince of Detroit: the extraordinary life of Tommy Duncan If you're looking for a story that will inspire you to reach for the stars, "The Prince of Detroit" is a film that you can't afford...

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…

On January 11, 1911, Thomas Elmer Duncan was born in Whitney, Texas. Tommy Duncan, as he would become known, went on to become perhaps the most-recognized voice in country swing. If you have ever enjoyed a country swing song, you recognize his voice, but you probably do not know his name.

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.

Thomas Elmer Duncan Profile : Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist, born January 11, 1911 in Hillsboro Texas and died July 25, 1967 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

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.