John Richard Duncan (October 5, 1938 Before he went to Nashville, Duncan attended Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas. He then spent a few years in Clovis, New Mexico.
"He grew up here in a small country town and loved music", Jim Harrell said. "His mother played herself and a lot of his cousins played with him." (Jim Harrell, owner and funeral director of Harrell Funeral Home in Dublin, which handled arrangements for his funeral)
After playing and singing with his musically gifted family for a few years, he auditioned demos in April 1959 for Norman Petty in Clovis. and his son John “Ike” Duncan, with wife Connie Duncan, who survived him.
Discography
Studio albums
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Album
! colspan="2"| Chart Positions
! rowspan="2"| Label
|-
! width="50"| <small>US Country</small>
! width="50"| <small>CAN Country</small>
|-
| 1968
| Johnny One Time
| align="center"| 40
| align="center"| —
| rowspan="4"| Columbia
|-
| 1969
| Back to Back <small>(w/ June Stearns)</small>
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
|-
| 1971
| There's Something About a Lady
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1973
| Sweet Country Woman
| align="center"| 34
| align="center"| —
|-
| You're Gonna Need a Man
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| Harmony
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1977
| Johnny Duncan
| align="center"| 21
| align="center"| —
| rowspan="8"| Columbia
|-
| Come a Little Bit Closer
| align="center"| 27
| align="center"| —
|-
| 1978
| The Best Is Yet to Come
| align="center"| 42
| align="center"| 8
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1979
| See You When the Sun Goes Down
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
|-
| Straight from Texas
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
|-
| rowspan="3"| 1980
| In My Dreams
| align="center"| 61
| align="center"| —
|-
| Nice 'n' Easy <small>(w/ Janie Fricke)</small>
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
|-
| You're on My Mind
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
|-
| 1986
| Faraway Hideaway
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| Pharaoh
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| 2005
| The Thing To Do
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| JRD Records
|}
Compilation albums
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Album
! <small>US Country</small>
! Label
|-
| 1976
| The Best
| align="center"| 5
| rowspan="3"| Columbia
|-
| 1978
| Greatest Hits
| align="center"| 45
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1998
| Pure Country
| align="center"| —
|-
| Classic Country
| align="center"| —
| Simitar
|-
| 2003
| It Couldn't Have Been Any Better
| align="center"| —
| Collector's Choice
|-
| 2018
| Thinkin' Of A Rendezvous ~ Columbia Country Hits 1969–1980
| align="center"| —
| T-Bird Americana
|}
Singles
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Single
! colspan="2"| Chart Positions
! rowspan="2"| Album
|-
! width="50"| <small>US Country</small>
! width="50"| <small>CAN Country</small>
|-
| 1967
| "Hard Luck Joe"
| align="center"| 54
| align="center"| —
| rowspan="3"| Johnny One Time
|-
| rowspan="3"| 1968
| "Baby Me Baby"
| align="center"| 67
| align="center"| —
|-
| "To My Sorrow"
| align="center"| 47
| align="center"| —
|-
| "Jackson Ain't a Very Big Town" <small>(w/ June Stearns)</small>
| align="center"| 21
| align="center"| —
| Back to Back
|-
| rowspan="3"| 1969
| "I Live to Love You"
| align="center"| 70
| align="center"| —
| Single only
|-
| "Back to Back (We're Strangers)" <small>(w/ June Stearns)</small>
| align="center"| 74
| align="center"| —
| Back to Back
|-
| "When She Touches Me"
| align="center"| 30
| align="center"| —
| Johnny One Time
|-
| rowspan="4"| 1970
| "Window Number Five"
| align="center"| 65
| align="center"| —
| You're Gonna Need a Man
|-
| "You're Gonna Need a Man"
| align="center"| 39
| align="center"| —
| rowspan="4"| There's Something About a Lady
|-
| "My Woman's Love"
| align="center"| 68
| align="center"| —
|-
| "Let Me Go (Set Me Free)"
| align="center"| 27
| align="center"| 43
|-
| rowspan="3"| 1971
| "There's Something About a Lady"
| align="center"| 19
| align="center"| —
|-
| "One Night of Love"
| align="center"| 39
| align="center"| —
| Sweet Country Woman
|-
| "Baby's Smile, Woman's Kiss"
| align="center"| 12
| align="center"| —
| You're Gonna Need a Man
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1972
| "Fools"
| align="center"| 19
| align="center"| 16
| Sweet Country Woman
|-
| "Here We Go Again"
| align="center"| 66
| align="center"| —
| Single only
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1973
| "Sweet Country Woman"
| align="center"| 6
| align="center"| 8
| Sweet Country Woman
|-
| "Talkin' with My Lady"
| align="center"| 18
| align="center"| 42
| The Best
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1974
| "The Pillow"
| align="center"| 47
| align="center"| —
| The Best Is Yet to Come
|-
| "Scarlet Water"
| align="center"| 66
| align="center"| —
| The Best
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1975
| "Charley Is My Name"
| align="center"| 57
| align="center"| —
| Johnny Duncan
|-
| "Jo and the Cowboy"
| align="center"| 26
| align="center"| 28
| rowspan="3"| The Best
|-
| rowspan="3"| 1976
| "Gentle Fire"
| align="center"| 86
| align="center"| —
|-
| "Stranger"
| align="center"| 4
| align="center"| 13
|-
| "Thinkin' of a Rendezvous"
| align="center"| 1
| align="center"| 1
| rowspan="2"| Johnny Duncan
|-
| rowspan="3"| 1977
| "It Couldn't Have Been Any Better"
| align="center"| 1
| align="center"| 1
|-
| "A Song in the Night"<sup>A</sup>
| align="center"| 5
| align="center"| 5
| rowspan="2"| Come a Little Bit Closer
|-
| "Come a Little Bit Closer" <small>(w/ Janie Fricke)</small>
| align="center"| 4
| align="center"| 2
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1978
| "She Can Put Her Shoes Under My Bed (Anytime)"
| align="center"| 1
| align="center"| 1
| rowspan="2"| The Best Is Yet to Come
|-
| "Hello Mexico (And Adios Baby to You)"
| align="center"| 4
| align="center"| 7
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1979
| "Slow Dancing"
| align="center"| 6
| align="center"| 8
| See You When the Sun Goes Down
|-
| "The Lady in the Blue Mercedes"
| align="center"| 9
| align="center"| 21
| rowspan="2"| Straight from Texas
|-
| rowspan="4"| 1980
| "Play Another Slow Song"
| align="center"| 17
| align="center"| 31
|-
| "I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (In My Dreams)"
| align="center"| 17
| align="center"| 48
| In My Dreams
|-
| "He's Out of My Life" <small>(w/ Janie Fricke)</small>
| align="center"| 17
| align="center"| 20
| Nice'n Easy
|-
| "Acapulco"
| align="center"| 16
| align="center"| —
| You're on My Mind
|-
| 1981
| "All Night Long"
| align="center"| 40
| align="center"| —
| Single only
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1986
| "The Look of a Lady in Love"
| align="center"| 69
| align="center"| —
| rowspan="2"| Faraway Hideaway
|-
| "Texas Moon"
| align="center"| 81
| align="center"| —
|}
- <sup>A</sup>"A Song in the Night" also peaked at No. 5 on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles.
References
External links
- Johnny Duncan Music