The Duncan Sisters (1911-1959)
Last updated: 09.10.23
p_duncansis.jpg 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:
url15.gif Duncan Sisters Biography by wikipedia.org.  
url15.gif Duncan Sisters Biography by David Soren at arizona.edu  
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.
b000yt1yru_m.jpgI'm Following You!
Music by: Dave Dreyer.
Words by: Ballard McDonald
Performed by: Duncan Sisters
Publisher: Irving Berlin Inc.
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Printed: 1929. Sheet Music.
b001vo3xk8_m.jpgRememb'ring
Words and Music by: Duncan Sisters.
Performed by: Duncan Sisters
Publisher: Irving Berlin Inc.
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Printed: 1923. Sheet Music 5 pages.
b0057kkmsi_m.jpgI Never Had a Mammy
Words and Music by: Duncan Sisters.
Performed by: Duncan Sisters
Publisher: Irving Berlin Inc.
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Printed: 1923. Sheet Music.
     Performer CD Title Supplier
       
Folk Music CDs:
cd15.gif Duncan Sisters The Duncan Sisters
Music Halls
     Title Attribution Instruments Source Remarks
           
  As performer        
pdf15.gif Humming (1920) L. Breau (music)
R. Henderson (words)
Duncan Sisters (perf.)		 Piano, Voice Indiana wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Down by the Old Apple Tree (1922) J.A. Brennan (w&m)
A. Wilson (coauth.)
Duncan Sisters (perf.)		 Piano, Voice Indiana wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif I Want to Be Somebody's Baby (1920) J. Greer (w&m)
E. Smalle (coauth.)
Duncan Sisters (perf.)		 Piano, Voice Indiana wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Bull-Frog Patrol (1919), The J. Kern (music)
Anne Caldwell (words)
Duncan Sisters (perf.)		 Piano, Voice IMSLP Pub.


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pdf15.gif		 Baby Sister Blues (1922) H.I. Marshall (w&m)
Marion Sunshine (words)
Duncan Sisters (perf.)
Duncan Sisters (perf.)		 Piano, Voice

IMSLP
YorkSpace		 wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Oh Sing-A-Loo (1922) L. Pollack (music)
S. Mitchell (words)
L. Brown (words)
Duncan Sisters (perf.)		 Piano, Voice IMSLP wvicon.gif


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pdf15.gif		 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.)		 Piano, Voice

Greer
Indiana		 Pub.
pdf15.gif When Shall We Meet Again? (1921) R.A. Whiting (music)
Raymond B. Egan (words)
Duncan Sisters (perf.)		 Piano, Voice Kirk wvicon.gif
This list is arranged by composer and contains 37 works performed by Duncan Sisters who is featured on sheet music covers. It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: (w&m)
     Title Composer Attribution Remarks
         
perf15.jpg Mean Cicero Blues (1924) Billy Baskette Billy Waldron (words)
Duncan Sisters (perf.) 		wvicon.gif
perf15.jpg Topsy (1924) Billy Baskette Duncan Sisters (perf.)
perf15.jpg Humming (1920) Louis Breau Ray Henderson (words)
Duncan Sisters (perf.) 		wvicon.gif
perf15.jpg Down by the Old Apple Tree (1922) James Alexander Brennan(w&m) Al Wilson (co-author)
Duncan Sisters (perf.)
Morris & Flynn (perf.) 		wvicon.gif
perf15.jpg Aunt Susie's Picnic Day () Edward S. Brooks Harold Duncan (words)
Duncan Sisters (perf.)
perf15.jpg Sweet Onion Time (1924) Sam Coslow(w&m) Duncan Sisters (perf.) Pub.
perf15.jpg Gay Caballero (1929), A Frank Crumit Lou Klein (co-author)
Frank Crumit (perf.)
Duncan Sisters (perf.) 		wvicon.gif
perf15.jpg Kinky Kids' Parade (1925), The Walter Donaldson Gus Kahn (words)
Nora Bayes (perf.)
Duncan Sisters (perf.)
Mr & Mrs. Jesse Crawford (perf.) 		wvicon.gif
perf15.jpg Hoosier Hop (1929), The Dave Dreyer Ballard McDonald (words)
Duncan Sisters (perf.) 		wvicon.gif
perf15.jpg I'm Following You! (1929) Dave Dreyer Ballard McDonald (words)
Duncan Sisters (perf.) 		Pub.
perf15.jpg  ⇑Baby Sister Blues (1922) Duncan Sisters Henry I. Marshall (words)
Marion Sunshine (words)
Duncan Sisters (perf.) 		wvicon.gif
perf15.jpg Do, Re, Mi (1923) Duncan Sisters Duncan Sisters (perf.) Pub.
perf15.jpg I Never Had a Mammy (1923) Duncan Sisters(w&m) Duncan Sisters (perf.)
White Sisters (perf.) 		Pub.
perf15.jpg In the Autumn (1923) Duncan Sisters Duncan Sisters (perf.) Pub.
perf15.jpg Moon Am Shinin' (1923) Duncan Sisters Duncan Sisters (perf.) Pub.
perf15.jpg Rememb'ring (1923) Duncan Sisters(w&m) Duncan Sisters (perf.) Pub.
perf15.jpg Um Um Da Da (1923) Duncan Sisters Duncan Sisters (perf.) Pub.
perf15.jpg You'll Want Me Back Sometime (1923) Duncan Sisters Duncan Sisters (perf.) wvicon.gif
perf15.jpg Stick in the Mud (1924) Duncan Sisters Duncan Sisters (perf.) Pub.
perf15.jpg Tom-Boy Blues (1924) Duncan Sisters Duncan Sisters (perf.) Pub.
perf15.jpg Vocalizing (1924) Duncan Sisters Duncan Sisters (perf.)
perf15.jpg  ⇑Cross Word Puzzle Blues (1925) Duncan Sisters Duncan Sisters (perf.) Pub.
perf15.jpg Daniel in the Lion's Den (1917) Fred Fisher Joseph McCarthy (words)
Duncan Sisters (perf.) 		wvicon.gif
perf15.jpg I Want to Be Somebody's Baby (1920) Jessie Greer(w&m) Ed Smalle (co-author)
Duncan Sisters (perf.) 		wvicon.gif
perf15.jpg Ti-pi-tin (1938) María Grever(w&m) Duncan Sisters (perf.) Pub.
perf15.jpg Bull-Frog Patrol (1919), The Jerome Kern Anne Caldwell (words)
Duncan Sisters (perf.) 		Pub.
perf15.jpg Baby Sister Blues (1922) Henry I. Marshall(w&m) Marion Sunshine (words)
Duncan Sisters (perf.) 		wvicon.gif
perf15.jpg Black and Blue Blues (1928) Chas H. Marsh Duncan Sisters (perf.) wvicon.gif
perf15.jpg Argentines, the Portuguese and the Greeks (1925), The Carey Morgan Arthur Swanstrom (words)
Nora Bayes (perf.)
Eddie Cantor (perf.)
Tom G Clare (perf.)
Duncan Sisters (perf.)
Edward Meeker (perf.) 		wvicon.gif
perf15.jpg Oh Sing-A-Loo (1922) Lew Pollack Sidney D. Mitchell (words)
Lew Brown (words)
Duncan Sisters (perf.) 		wvicon.gif
perf15.jpg In a Little Dutch Kindergarten (1937) L. Rosenstock Herre De Vos (words)
Alfred Bryan (words)
Duncan Sisters (perf.) 		wvicon.gif
perf15.jpg Cry Baby (1926) Walter Smith(w&m) Duncan Sisters (perf.) wvicon.gif
perf15.jpg  ⇑Forsaken Blues (1924) Charles T. Straight Don Morgan (words)
Duncan Sisters (perf.) 		Pub.
perf15.jpg I Ain't-En Got-En No Time to Have the Blues (1919) Harry von Tilzer Andrew B. Sterling (words)
Duncan Sisters (perf.)
Billy Murray (perf.)
Ed Smalle (perf.) 		Pub.
perf15.jpg Loch Lomand in Swingtime (1938) Unknown Duncan Sisters (perf.)
perf15.jpg When Shall We Meet Again? (1921) Richard A. Whiting Raymond B. Egan (words)
Duncan Sisters (perf.)
Lewis James (perf.)
Gladys Rice (perf.)
Wilton Sisters (perf.) 		wvicon.gif
perf15.jpg Happy-Go-Lucky Days (1926) Al Wilson James Alexander Brennan (co-author)
Duncan Sisters (perf.)
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 12 works by Duncan Sisters (1911-1959). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: pdf15.gif (w&m)
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
Baby Sister Blues 1922 Henry I. Marshall (words)
Marion Sunshine (words)
Duncan Sisters (perf.) 		 wvicon.gif youtube15.jpg
Do, Re, Mi 1923 Duncan Sisters (perf.)  wvicon.gif
I Never Had a Mammy (w&m) 1923 Duncan Sisters (perf.)
White Sisters (perf.) 		 amazon15.gif Pub.
In the Autumn 1923 Duncan Sisters (perf.)  Pub.
Moon Am Shinin' 1923 Duncan Sisters (perf.)  Pub.
Rememb'ring (w&m) 1923 Duncan Sisters (perf.)  amazon15.gif Pub.
Um Um Da Da 1923 Duncan Sisters (perf.)  Pub.
You'll Want Me Back Sometime 1923 Duncan Sisters (perf.)  wvicon.gif
Stick in the Mud 1924 Duncan Sisters (perf.)  wvicon.gif
Tom-Boy Blues 1924 Duncan Sisters (perf.)  Pub.
Vocalizing 1924 Duncan Sisters (perf.)
⇑ Cross Word Puzzle Blues 1925 Duncan Sisters (perf.)  Pub.
     Composer Title Performer
       
youtube15.jpg The Termite's Love Song 1942 (3:03) Duncan Sisters
youtube15.jpg D. Dreyer The Hoosier Hop 1929 (5:10) Duncan Sisters
youtube15.jpg D. Dreyer I'm Following You 1930 (3:09) Duncan Sisters
youtube15.jpg Duncan Sisters Baby Sister Blues (2:31) Duncan Sisters
youtube15.jpg C.H. Marsh Black and Blue Blues (3:19) Duncan Sisters
youtube15.jpg A. Wilson Happy Go Lucky Days 1926 (3:18) Duncan Sisters