Johnny Duncan & The Bluegrass Boys

b. John Franklin Duncan, 7 Sept 1932, Oliver Springs, near Knoxville, Tennessee, USA, d. 15 July 2000, Taree, New South Wales, Australia. Duncan sang from an early on age inside a chapel choir and, when aged 13, he became a member of a gospel quartet. At 16, he remaining Tennessee for Tx even though there, he shaped a nation group. Duncan was drafted in to the US military in 1952 and published in Britain. He wedded an English female, Betty, in 1953. After his demobilization, they visited the united states. Betty returned house for Xmas 1955 and, as she dropped ill and required a surgical procedure, Duncan worked in the united kingdom for his father-in-law. He fulfilled jazz band innovator Chris Barber, who was simply looking to change Lonnie Donegan. Donegan got formed his personal skiffle group, a style he had began with Barber’s music group. Barber was impressed by Duncan’s nose vocal delivery and physical resemblance to Donegan and instantly recruited him, and he became a member of them the next night time at London’s Royal Event Hall. In 1957 Duncan remaining the music group and known as his personal group the Blue Lawn Kids in homage to Expenses Monroe, however they had been all English – Denny Wright (acoustic guitar), Jack port Fallon (bass), Danny Levan (violin) and Lennie Hastings (drums). Although advertised like a skiffle designer, Duncan was a directly nation performer, both with regards to preparations and repertoire. ‘Last Teach To San Fernando’, a Trinidad calypso he re-arranged, steamed up the united kingdom charts, however the conversation cord was drawn right before it reached the very best. The b-side, ‘Rock-A-Billy Baby’, was similarly solid. Duncan was presented on BBC Tv’s 6.5 Special and hosted radio programs for the BBC and Radio Luxembourg, but he only got two even more Top 30 entries, ‘Blue Blue Heartache’ and ‘Footprints In The Snow’, which both reached number 27. Duncan eventually worked being a country vocalist in UK night clubs and encouraged regional skill. In 1974 he emigrated to Melbourne, Australia, and continuing to function there until his loss of life from cancers in 2000.