GREAT JOHNNY DUNCAN 78 BLUE BLUE HEARTACHE / JIG ALONG HOME COLUMBIA DB 3996 E-

Description: A ROCK-A-BILLY SKIFFLE HIT BY JOHNNY DUNCAN AND HIS BLUE GRASS BOYS ON A COLUMBIA 78 The American-born British skiffle star Johnny Duncan (not to be confused with the Texas-born country singer of the same name from the 1970s) brought a brand of country music to England during the late 1950s, enjoying considerable success in the process. His popularity lasted only for the duration of the British skiffle boom, from the summer of 1957 to the end of that year, beginning with "Last Train to San Fernando" (a British number two hit) and ending with "Blue Blue Heartache" and "Footprints in the Snow." The latter had been a hit for bluegrass legend Bill Monroe and Duncan claimed to have been a member of Monroe's band, but the doubts about that claim were only one area of mystery behind this most elusive figure ever to achieve stardom in country music (after a fashion) or to become a recording star England. Duncan claimed Tennessee as his place of birth, and gave his year of birth as Sept. 7, 1931, but none of this information could ever be verified. The date may have been real, but the Tennessee birthplace was later deemed to be a complete fabrication, to make his status as a singer of folk- and country-style music more authentic. He was probably born in Michigan, and was stationed in England during his American military service. He married in England, and Duncan and his wife apparently went to America in the mid-1950s, after the end of his military service, but they came back to England in 1955 when his wife fell ill. He'd done some singing, and on seeing the new level of interest in American music, Duncan decided to try his luck at a musical career. The "Southern" accent with which he presented himself was later deemed to be an affectation, but it fooled many at the time. BLUE BLUE HEARTACHE B SIDE:- JIG ALONG HOME UK Columbia DB 3996 10" 78rpm SHELLACcondition = E- JOHNNY DUNCAN UK 78s DISCOGRAPHY Columbia DB39251957Kaw-Liga/ Ella Speed Columbia DB39591957Last Train To San Fernando/ Rock-A-Billy Baby#2Columbia DB39961957Blue Blue Heartache/ Jig Along Home#27Columbia DB40291957Footprints In The Snow/ Get Along Home Cindy#27Columbia DB4074 1958Goodnight Irene/ If You Love Me Baby Columbia DB41181958Itching For My Baby/ I Heard The Bluebirds Sing Columbia DB41671958All Of The Monkeys Ain't In The Zoo/ More And More Columbia DB41791958My Lucky Love/ Geisha Girl BUY NOW! POSTAGE STUFF 78 RPM RECORDS NEED CAREFULLY PACKING, AND I CLAIM TO HAVE THE BEST PACKAGING IN THE WORLD FOR DISPATCHING THEM! THE GREG'S GREAT'S SYSTEM CONSISTS OF A SPECIALLY DESIGNED INNER BOX MADE OUT OF 1" THICK POLYSTYRENE, WHICH THEN GOES INSIDE A DOUBLE CORRUGATED STIFF OUTER CARDBOARD CARTON. THE BOXES CAN TAKE UP TO 21 RECORDS, I SEND OUT ON AVERAGE ABOUT 30 PARCELS A WEEK AND DISPATCH IS NORMALLY DONE ONCE A WEEK

Price: 11 GBP

Location: cambridge, Cambridgeshire

End Time: 2025-01-19T18:46:52.000Z

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