The Duncan Sisters (1911-1959)

Overview

According to the Internet source given below, The Duncan Sisters [Rosetta (1894-1959) and Vivian Duncan (1897-1986)] were an American vaudeville duo born in Los Angeles, California.
Their stage careers started being cast in The Kiddies' Revue by Gus Edwards in 1911. They went on to perform in vaudeville, night-clubs and on stage in New York and London. Their greatest success was the Broadway production Topsy and Eva which ran from December 23, 1924 until May 9, 1925. They wrote and published many on their songs as well as being recording artists along with making a few film appearances.
In later years they remained popular night club entertainers and made television appearances.
Rosetta died in Berwyn, Illinois and Vivian in Beverly Hills, California.

Websites:
	Duncan Sisters	Biography by wikipedia.org.
	Duncan Sisters	Biography by David Soren at arizona.edu
	DAHR: Duncan Sisters	List of 43 historic recordings from 1917 to 1935.

The Duncan Sisters (1911-1959) has at least 3 item(s) at the Amazons which you can order on-line by clicking the item's order icon.

I'm Following You!
Music by: Dave Dreyer.
Words by: Ballard McDonald
Performed by: Duncan Sisters

Publisher:	Irving Berlin Inc.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1929.	Sheet Music.

Rememb'ring
Words and Music by: Duncan Sisters.
Performed by: Duncan Sisters

Publisher:	Irving Berlin Inc.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1923.	Sheet Music 5 pages.

I Never Had a Mammy
Words and Music by: Duncan Sisters.
Performed by: Duncan Sisters

Publisher:	Irving Berlin Inc.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1923.	Sheet Music.

	Title (Release Year)	Composer	Performers	Issue


Historic Records
Adventures of Topsy and Eva. Episode 1, The (1933)	Duncan Sisters	Duncan Sisters	Victor: MS-76054
Adventures of Topsy and Eva. Episode 2, The (1933)	Duncan Sisters	Duncan Sisters	Victor: MS-76055
Cross Word Puzzle Blues (1924)	Duncan Sisters	Duncan Sisters	Victor: B-31179
Hem of His Garment, The (1935)	Duncan Sisters	Duncan Sisters	Decca: 90326
I Will Never Move Again (1935)	Duncan Sisters	Duncan Sisters	Decca: 90329
In Sweet Onion Time (1924)	Duncan Sisters	Duncan Sisters	Victor: C-31157
Jesus You Taught Me How to Smile (1935)	Duncan Sisters	Duncan Sisters	Decca: 90328
Mammanys Blues (1917)	Duncan Sisters	Duncan Sisters	Victor: [Trial 1917-11-19-03]
Message to Mother, A (1935)	Duncan Sisters	Duncan Sisters	Decca: 90327
Music Lesson, The (1923)	Duncan Sisters	Duncan Sisters	Victor: B-27655
as Performer
Aunt Susie's Picnic Day (1923)	E.S. Brooks	Duncan Sisters	Victor: B-28972
I'm Following You! (1930)	D. Dreyer	Duncan Sisters	Victor: BVE-57976
Argentines, the Portuguese and the Greeks, The (1923)	C. Morgan	Duncan Sisters	Victor: B-27660
Adventures of Topsy and Eva. Episode 1, The (1933)	Duncan Sisters	Duncan Sisters	Victor: MS-76054
Adventures of Topsy and Eva. Episode 2, The (1933)	Duncan Sisters	Duncan Sisters	Victor: MS-76055
Cross Word Puzzle Blues (1924)	Duncan Sisters	Duncan Sisters	Victor: B-31179
Hem of His Garment, The (1935)	Duncan Sisters	Duncan Sisters	Decca: 90326
I Will Never Move Again (1935)	Duncan Sisters	Duncan Sisters	Decca: 90329
In Sweet Onion Time (1924)	Duncan Sisters	Duncan Sisters	Victor: C-31157
Jesus You Taught Me How to Smile (1935)	Duncan Sisters	Duncan Sisters	Decca: 90328
Mammanys Blues (1917)	Duncan Sisters	Duncan Sisters	Victor: [Trial 1917-11-19-03]
Message to Mother, A (1935)	Duncan Sisters	Duncan Sisters	Decca: 90327
Music Lesson, The (1923)	Duncan Sisters	Duncan Sisters	Victor: B-27655

CDs

	Performer	CD Title	Supplier


	Folk Music CDs:
	Duncan Sisters	The Duncan Sisters

Music Halls

	Title	Attribution	Instruments	Source	Remarks


As performer
Humming (1920)	L. Breau (music) R. Henderson (words) Duncan Sisters (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Indiana
I Want to Be Somebody's Baby (1920)	J. Greer (w&m) E. Smalle (coauth.) Duncan Sisters (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Indiana
Feather Your Nest (1920)	J. Kendis (music) J. Brockman (coauth.) Howard E. Johnson (coauth.) Duncan Sisters (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Indiana
Bull-Frog Patrol (1919), The	J. Kern (music) Anne Caldwell (words) Duncan Sisters (perf.)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP
Baby Sister Blues (1922)	H.I. Marshall (music) Marion Sunshine (words) Duncan Sisters (perf.) Duncan Sisters (perf.) Duncan Sisters (perf.)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP Sheet Music Singer YorkSpace
Oh Sing-A-Loo (1922)	L. Pollack (music) S. Mitchell (words) L. Brown (words) Duncan Sisters (perf.) Duncan Sisters (perf.) Duncan Sisters (perf.)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP Indiana Sheet Music Singer
I Ain't-En Got-En No Time to Have the Blues (1919)	H. von Tilzer (music) Andrew B. Sterling (words) Duncan Sisters (perf.) Duncan Sisters (perf.) Duncan Sisters (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Greer Indiana Sheet Music Singer	Pub.
⇑Down by the Old Apple Tree (1922)	A. Wilson (music) J.A. Brennan (coauth.) Duncan Sisters (perf.) Duncan Sisters (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Indiana Sheet Music Singer

Titles

The peformer is featured on 51 sheet music/recording covers. It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: (w&m) ER

	Title	Composer	Attribution	Remarks


Mean Cicero Blues (1924)	Billy Baskette	Billy Waldron (words) Duncan Sisters (perf.)
Topsy (1924)	Billy Baskette	Duncan Sisters (perf.)
Humming (1920)	Louis Breau	Ray Henderson (words) Duncan Sisters (perf.)
Aunt Susie's Picnic Day (1923)	Edward S. Brooks	Harold Duncan (words) Duncan Sisters (perf.)
Sweet Onion Time (1924)	Sam Coslow(w&m)	Duncan Sisters (perf.)
Gay Caballero (1929), A	Frank Crumit	Lou Klein (co-author) Frank Crumit (perf.) Duncan Sisters (perf.)
Kinky Kids' Parade (1925), The	Walter Donaldson	Gus Kahn (words) Duncan Sisters (perf.)
Hoosier Hop (1929), The	Dave Dreyer	Ballard McDonald (words) Duncan Sisters (perf.)
I'm Following You! (1929)	Dave Dreyer	Ballard McDonald (words) Duncan Sisters (perf.)
I'm Sailing on a Sunbeam (1929)	Dave Dreyer(w&m)	Ballard MacDonald (co-author) Duncan Sisters (perf.)
⇑Daniel in the Lion's Den (1917)	Fred Fisher	Joseph McCarthy (words) Duncan Sisters (perf.)
I Want to Be Somebody's Baby (1920)	Jesse Greer(w&m)	Ed Smalle (co-author) Duncan Sisters (perf.)
Ti-Pi-Tin (1938)	María Grever(w&m)	Raymond Leveen (words) Duncan Sisters (perf.)
Feather Your Nest (1920)	James Kendis(w&m)	James Brockman (co-author) Howard E. Johnson (co-author) Anna Chandler (perf.) Duncan Sisters (perf.) Etti Hager (perf.)
Bull-Frog Patrol (1919), The	Jerome Kern	Anna Caldwell (words) Duncan Sisters (perf.)
I'm Following You! (1929)	Ballard MacDonald(w&m)	Dave Dreyer (co-author) Duncan Sisters (perf.)
Baby Sister Blues (1922)	Henry I. Marshall(w&m)	Marion Sunshine (words) Duncan Sisters (perf.)
Black and Blue Blues (1928)	Chas H. Marsh	Duncan Sisters (perf.)
Argentines, the Portuguese and the Greeks (1920), The	Carey Morgan	Arthur Swanstrom (words) Duncan Sisters (perf.)
Oh Sing-A-Loo (1922)	Lew Pollack	Sidney D. Mitchell (words) Lew Brown (words) Duncan Sisters (perf.)
In a Little Dutch Kindergarten (1937)	L. Rosenstock	Herre De Vos (words) Alfred Bryan (words) Duncan Sisters (perf.)
⇑I Want to See My Ida Hoe in Idaho (1918)	Herbert Rule	Duncan Sisters (perf.) Fred Stone (perf.)
Cry Baby (1926)	Walter Smith(w&m)	Duncan Sisters (perf.)
Forsaken Blues (1924)	Charles T. Straight	Don Morgan (words) Duncan Sisters (perf.)
I Ain't-En Got-En No Time to Have the Blues (1919)	Harry von Tilzer	Andrew B. Sterling (words) Duncan Sisters (perf.)
Loch Lomand in Swingtime (1938)	Unknown	Duncan Sisters (perf.)
When Shall We Meet Again? (1921)	Richard A. Whiting	Raymond B. Egan (words) Duncan Sisters (perf.)
Down by the Old Apple Tree (1922)	Al Wilson	James Alexander Brennan (co-author) Duncan Sisters (perf.)
Happy-Go-Lucky Days (1926)	Al Wilson	James Alexander Brennan (co-author) Duncan Sisters (perf.)

Works

This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 26 works by Duncan Sisters (1911-1959). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys:

(w&m)

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


Mammanys Blues (w&m)	1917	Duncan Sisters (perf.)
Baby Sister Blues	1922	Henry I. Marshall (words) Marion Sunshine (words) Duncan Sisters (perf.)
Do, Re, Mi	1923	Duncan Sisters (perf.)
I Never Had a Mammy (w&m)	1923	Duncan Sisters (perf.) White Sisters (perf.)	Pub.
In the Autumn	1923	Duncan Sisters (perf.)	Pub.
Just in Love With Me (w&m)	1923
Lickin's (w&m)	1923	Duncan Sisters (perf.)
Moon Am Shinin'	1923	Duncan Sisters (perf.)	Pub.
Music Lesson, The (w&m)	1923	Duncan Sisters (perf.)
Rememb'ring (w&m)	1923	Duncan Sisters (perf.)	Pub.
Um Um Da Da	1923	Duncan Sisters (perf.)	Pub.
⇑ You'll Want Me Back Sometime	1923	Duncan Sisters (perf.)
In Sweet Onion Time (w&m)	1924	Duncan Sisters (perf.)
Stick in the Mud	1924	Duncan Sisters (perf.)
Tom-Boy Blues	1924	Duncan Sisters (perf.)	Pub.
Vocalizing	1924	Duncan Sisters (perf.)
Cross Word Puzzle Blues (w&m)	1925	Frederick Herendeen (words) Duncan Sisters (perf.)	Pub.
Adventures of Topsy and Eva. Episode 1, The (w&m)	1933	Duncan Sisters (perf.)
Adventures of Topsy and Eva. Episode 2, The (w&m)	1933	Duncan Sisters (perf.)
Hem of His Garment, The (w&m)	1935	Duncan Sisters (perf.)
I Will Never Move Again (w&m)	1935	Duncan Sisters (perf.)
Jesus You Taught Me How to Smile (w&m)	1935	Duncan Sisters (perf.)
Message to Mother, A (w&m)	1935	Duncan Sisters (perf.)
⇑ Jerk Mazurk (w&m)	1942
Land of the Free (w&m)	1942
Love Is a Merry Go Round (w&m)	1942

Videos

	Composer	Title	Performer


	The Termite's Love Song 1942 (3:03)	Duncan Sisters
D. Dreyer	The Hoosier Hop 1929 (5:10)	Duncan Sisters
D. Dreyer	I'm Following You 1930 (3:09)	Duncan Sisters
Duncan Sisters	Baby Sister Blues (2:31)	Duncan Sisters
C.H. Marsh	Black and Blue Blues (3:19)	Duncan Sisters
A. Wilson	Happy Go Lucky Days 1926 (3:18)	Duncan Sisters