The Duncan Sisters (1911-1959)
Last updated: 18.03.25
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:
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Music Halls
     Title Attribution Instruments Source Remarks
           
  As performer        


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pdf15.gif		 Down by the Old Apple Tree (1922) A. Wilson (music)
J.A. Brennan (coauth.)
Duncan Sisters (perf.)
Duncan Sisters (perf.)		 Piano, Voice

Indiana
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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 Feather Your Nest (1920) J. Kendis (w&m)
J. Brockman (coauth.)
Howard E. Johnson (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 wvicon.gif


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

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


IMSLP
Indiana		 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.)
Duncan Sisters (perf.)		 Piano, Voice

Greer
Indiana
Sheet Music Singer		 Pub.


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pdf15.gif		  ⇑Down by the Old Apple Tree (1922) A. Wilson (music)
J.A. Brennan (coauth.)
Duncan Sisters (perf.)
Duncan Sisters (perf.)		 Piano, Voice

Sheet Music Singer
Sheet Music Singer		 Pub.
The peformer is featured on 41 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
         
perf15.jpg Mean Cicero Blues (1924) Billy Baskette Billy Waldron (words)
Duncan Sisters (perf.)
perf15.jpg Topsy (1924) Billy Baskette Duncan Sisters (perf.)
perf15.jpg Humming (1920) Louis Breau Ray Henderson (words)
Duncan Sisters (perf.)
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.)
perf15.jpg Gay Caballero (1929), A Frank Crumit Lou Klein (co-author)
Frank Crumit (perf.)
Duncan Sisters (perf.)
perf15.jpg Kinky Kids' Parade (1925), The Walter Donaldson Gus Kahn (words)
Duncan Sisters (perf.)
perf15.jpg Hoosier Hop (1929), The Dave Dreyer Ballard McDonald (words)
Duncan Sisters (perf.)
perf15.jpg I'm Following You! (1929) Dave Dreyer Ballard McDonald (words)
Duncan Sisters (perf.)
perf15.jpg I'm Sailing on a Sunbeam (1929) Dave Dreyer(w&m) Ballard MacDonald (co-author)
Duncan Sisters (perf.)
perf15.jpg  ⇑Daniel in the Lion's Den (1917) Fred Fisher Joseph McCarthy (words)
Duncan Sisters (perf.)
perf15.jpg I Want to Be Somebody's Baby (1920) Jessie Greer(w&m) Ed Smalle (co-author)
Duncan Sisters (perf.)
perf15.jpg Ti-Pi-Tin (1938) María Grever Raymond Leveen (words)
Duncan Sisters (perf.)
perf15.jpg 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.)
perf15.jpg Bull-Frog Patrol (1919), The Jerome Kern Anna Caldwell (words)
Duncan Sisters (perf.)
perf15.jpg I'm Following You! (1929) Ballard MacDonald(w&m) Dave Dreyer (co-author)
Duncan Sisters (perf.)
perf15.jpg Baby Sister Blues (1922) Henry I. Marshall(w&m) Marion Sunshine (words)
Duncan Sisters (perf.)
perf15.jpg Black and Blue Blues (1928) Chas H. Marsh Duncan Sisters (perf.)
perf15.jpg Argentines, the Portuguese and the Greeks (1925), The Carey Morgan Arthur Swanstrom (words)
Duncan Sisters (perf.)
perf15.jpg Oh Sing-A-Loo (1922) Lew Pollack Sidney D. Mitchell (words)
Lew Brown (words)
Duncan Sisters (perf.)
perf15.jpg In a Little Dutch Kindergarten (1937) L. Rosenstock Herre De Vos (words)
Alfred Bryan (words)
Duncan Sisters (perf.)
perf15.jpg  ⇑I Want to See My Ida Hoe in Idaho (1918) Herbert Rule Duncan Sisters (perf.)
Fred Stone (perf.)
perf15.jpg Cry Baby (1926) Walter Smith(w&m) Duncan Sisters (perf.)
perf15.jpg Forsaken Blues (1924) Charles T. Straight Don Morgan (words)
Duncan Sisters (perf.)
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.)
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.)
perf15.jpg Down by the Old Apple Tree (1922) Al Wilson James Alexander Brennan (co-author)
Duncan Sisters (perf.)
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)
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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