Johnny Duncan (singer)

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Johnny Duncan (born October 5, 1938 in Dublin , Texas as John Richard Duncan , † August 14, 2006 in Fort Worth ) was an American country singer and a cousin of the musician Dan Seals .

Life

Duncan was born in Dublin , Texas . Before moving to Nashville , Tennessee , he attended Texas Christian University in Fort Worth . He then spent several years, from 1959 to 1964, in Clovis , New Mexico .

In Franklin , Tennessee , he worked as a DJ and had his own breakfast show on a local television station. In the 1960s he had his first recording contract with Columbia Records . Between 1967 and 1970 none of his records made it into the top 20 of the charts. The single Sweet Country Woman reached number six in 1973. Between 1973 and 1979 Duncan had ten top 10 hits, including Thinkin 'Of A Rendezvous , It Couldn't Have Been Any Better, and She Can Put Her Shoes Under My Bed (Anytime) , which topped the country charts. In 1977 Duncan had a hit with his duet Come A Little Bit Closer with Janie Fricke .

Duncan last lived with his wife and five children in Fort Worth , where he died on August 14, 2006, at the age of 67, after a heart attack .

Discography

Albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
Country Country
1968 Johnny One Time Country40 (4 weeks)
Country
1973 Sweet Country Woman Country34 (13 weeks)
Country
1977 Johnny Duncan Country21 (11 weeks)
Country
Come a little bit closer Country26 (10 weeks)
Country
1978 The Best Is Yet to Come Country42 (10 weeks)
Country
1980 In My Dreams Country61 (5 weeks)
Country

More albums

  • 1969: Back to Back (with June Stearns)
  • 1971: There's Something About a Lady
  • 1973: You're Gonna Need a Man
  • 1979: See You When the Sun Goes Down
  • 1979: Straight from Texas
  • 1980: Nice'n Easy (with Janie Fricke )
  • 1980: You're on My Mind
  • 1986: Faraway Hideaway
  • 2005: The Thing To Do

Compilations

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
Country Country
1976 The Best Country5 (19 weeks)
Country
1978 Greatest hits Country45 (3 weeks)
Country

More compilations

  • 1998: Pure Country
  • 1998: Classic Country
  • 2003: It Couldn't Have Been Any Better
  • 2018: Thinkin 'Of A Rendezvous ~ Columbia Country Hits 1969–1980

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
Country Country
1967 Hard Luck Joe
Johnny One Time 		Country54 (7 weeks)
Country
1968 Baby Me Baby
Johnny One Time 		Country67 (3 weeks)
Country
To My Sorrow
Johnny One Time 		Country47 (9 weeks)
Country
Jackson Ain't a Very Big Town
Back to Back 		Country21 (8 weeks)
Country
with June Steams
1969 I Live to Love You
 Country70 (4 weeks)
Country
Back to Back (We're Strangers)
Back to Back 		Country74 (3 weeks)
Country
with June Steams
When She Touches Me
Johnny One Time 		Country30 (12 weeks)
Country
1970 Window Number Five
You're Gonna Need a Man 		Country65 (6 weeks)
Country
You're gonna need a man
you're gonna need a man 		Country39 (10 weeks)
Country
My Woman's Love
There’s Something About a Lady 		Country68 (3 weeks)
Country
Let Me Go (Set Me Free)
There's Something About a Lady 		Country27 (13 weeks)
Country
1971 There's Something About a Lady
There's Something About a Lady 		Country19 (13 weeks)
Country
One Night of Love
Sweet Country Woman 		Country39 (9 weeks)
Country
Baby's Smile, Woman's Kiss
You're Gonna Need a Man 		Country12 (13 weeks)
Country
1972 Fools
Sweet Country Woman 		Country19 (12 weeks)
Country
Here We Go Again
 Country66 (5 weeks)
Country
1973 Sweet Country Woman
Sweet Country Woman 		Country6 (16 weeks)
Country
Talkin 'with My Lady
The Best 		Country18 (14 weeks)
Country
1974 The Pillow
The Best Is Yet to Come 		Country47 (9 weeks)
Country
Scarlet Water
The Best 		Country66 (9 weeks)
Country
1975 Charley Is My Name
Johnny Duncan 		Country57 (8 weeks)
Country
Jo and the Cowboy
The Best 		Country26 (14 weeks)
Country
1976 Gentle Fire
The Best 		Country86 (7 weeks)
Country
Stranger
The Best 		Country4 (20 weeks)
Country
Thinkin 'of a rendezvous
Johnny Duncan 		Country1 (17 weeks)
Country
1977 It Couldn't Have Been Any Better
Johnny Duncan 		Country1 (15 weeks)
Country
A Song in the Night
Come a Little Bit Closer 		Country5 (16 weeks)
Country
Come a Little Bit Closer
Come a Little Bit Closer 		Country4 (16 weeks)
Country
with Janie Fricke
1978 She Can Put Her Shoes Under My Bed (Anytime)
The Best Is Yet to Come 		Country1 (17 weeks)
Country
Hello Mexico (And Adios Baby to You)
The Best Is Yet to Come 		Country4 (14 weeks)
Country
1979 Slow Dancing
See You When the Sun Goes Down 		Country6 (14 weeks)
Country
The Lady in the Blue Mercedes
Straight from Texas 		Country9 (12 weeks)
Country
1980 Play Another Slow Song
Straight from Texas 		Country17 (14 weeks)
Country
I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (In My Dreams)
In My Dreams 		Country17 (14 weeks)
Country
He's Out of My Life
Nice'n Easy 		Country17 (14 weeks)
Country
with Janie Fricke
Acapulco
You're on My Mind 		Country16 (14 weeks)
Country
1981 All night long
 Country40 (10 weeks)
Country
1986 The Look of a Lady in Love
Faraway Hideaway 		Country69 (6 weeks)
Country
Texas Moon
Faraway Hideaway 		Country81 (2 weeks)
Country

Web links

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  1. ↑ For more information on his three top hits, see Roland, Tom: The Billboard Book Of Number One Country Hits . New York City / New York: Billboard Books; London: Guinness Publishing Ltd., 1991, pp. 182f, pp. 192f, p. 212
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel: The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits. 1944-2006 . 2nd Edition. New York, NY: Billboard Books, 2006, p. 112
  3. ↑ a b c Chart sources: US
personal data
SURNAME Duncan, Johnny
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Duncan, John Richard (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American country singer
DATE OF BIRTH October 5, 1938
PLACE OF BIRTH Dublin , Texas
DATE OF DEATH August 14, 2006
Place of death Fort Worth