Last Train to San Fernando (1996)

About this title: This is the only collection of Johnny Duncan's material, and it is expensive, costing over $100 for four compact discs. Duncan did authentic American versions of country, calypso, bluegrass, and blues numbers, which were mainly of interest in England at a time when American stuff sold well in England. That would seem to make this collection irrelevant today, except that he was a good singer -- even if he wasn't the Southerner he claimed to be -- and he had a good band behind him, especially guitar legend Denny Wright, who had also played with Lonnie Donegan. The stuff is lively and ... read more

Tracks:

1. Last Train to San Fernando [Padmore/Devere]
2. Rock-A-Billy Baby [Duncan]
3. Footprints in the Snow [Traditional]
4. Blue Blue Heartache [Duncan]
5. Jig Alone Home [Guthrie/Roberts]
6. If You Love Me Baby [Duncan]
7. Goodnight Irene [Leadbelly/Lomax]
8. Freight Train Blues [Lair]
9. Press On [Traditional/Duncan]
10. Johnny's Blue Yodel [Rodgers]
11. Out of Business [Bruner/Lyle]
12. Get Alone Home, Cindy [McDuff]
13. Old Blue [Lomax]
14. Calamity Mose [May]
15. Just a Little Lovin' [Arnold/Clements]
16. Which Way Did He Go? [Ducan/Duncan]
17. More and More [Kilgore]
18. Just a Closer Walk With Thee [Traditional]
19. Travelin' Blues [Rodgers]
20. St. James Infirmary [Primrose/Traditiona]
21. Mind Your Own Business [Williams]
22. Kaw-Liga [Williams/Rose]
23. Ella Speed [Leadbelly/Ledbetter]
24. Doin' My Time [Skinner]
25. Where Could I Go But to the Lord [Traditional/Duncan]
26. Can't You Line 'Em [Traditional/Duncan]
27. Gipsy Davy [Traditional/Duncan]
28. Blue Yodel [Rodgers]
29. Blowin' Down This Old Dusty Road [Traditional/Duncan]
30. Itching for My Baby [Barton]
31. I Heard the Bluebirds Sing [Pharis]
32. More and More [Kilgore]
33. Yonder Comes a Sucker [Public Domain]
34. Geisha Girl [Williams]
35. All of the Monkeys Ain't in the Zoo [Collins]
36. This Train [Traditional/Duncan]
37. Rosalie (Down in the Willow Garden0 [Traditional/Duncan]
38. Hey, Good Lookin' [Williams]
39. Wedding Bells [Boone]
40. Moanin' the Blues [Williams]
41. Cold, Cold Heart [Williams]
42. Jambalaya (On the Bayou) [Williams]
43. Your Cheatin' Heart [Williams]
44. Long Gone Lonesome Blues [Williams]
45. Half as Much [Williams]
46. May You Never Be Alone [Williams]
47. Salute to Hank Williams [Duncan]
48. My Son Calls Another Man Daddy [Williams]
49. My Lucky Love [Tanner]
50. Anytime [Lawson]
51. Kansas City [Leiber/Stoller]
52. That's All Right, Darlin' [Lomax]
53. Yellow Yellow Moon [Page]
54. Rockabilly Medley (Raise a Ruckus Tonight/Rockabilly Baby/Detour) [Duncan/Westmoreland]
55. Waltz Medley (Home on the Range/Tennessee Waltz/The Love Song of ...) [King-Stewart/Stewar]
56. Railroad Medley (Pan American Queen/I'm Moving On/Last Train to ...) [Williams/Rose/Snow/]
57. Gospel Medley (Old Time Religion/Just a Little Talk With Jesus/Let the [Public Domain]
58. Sleepy-Eyed John [Atchison]
59. Tobacco Road [Loudermilk]
60. She's My Baby

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.