Willie Duncan was born in
Iserlohn
Iserlohn (; Westphalian: ''Iserlaun'') is a city in the Märkischer Kreis district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the largest city by population and area within the district and the Sauerland region.
Geography
Iserlohn is locat ...
on 20 April 1955. The left-handed guitarist/vocalist joined the
Spider Murphy Gang in 1982.
Willie Duncan came to Germany in 1977 from
Hitchin
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History
Hitchin is first noted as the central place of the Hicce peopl ...
,
Hertfordshire
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, England. Leaving behind Trevor Walter who was later drummer for
Johnny Wakelin
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Career
Wakelin had his first outings in clubs in his hometown but without big success. Di ...
In Zaire and
The Look
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"I Am the Beat". Claymore formed with his friends Martin Binks on drums and Steve Hyde on bass. They recorded their first song with singer Dave Jackson.
The Willie Duncan Band released the first single "Sommerferien" in 1983. The LP was released in 1984 titled ''Sightseeing Tour''> As a guitarist Willie Duncan worked with
Jürgen Drews
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Life
Drews was born in Nauen near Berlin, and brought up in Schleswig. After finishing school, he went on to study medicine at the Univer ...
and Juliane Werding.
Discography
As
producer and guitarist he recorded the following;
* Paul Daly-Ten Years Gone
* John Smith and Friends-Line by Line
* Dave Bonney and the Saviours-That's the way it is
* Dave Bonney-Baptized by Fire
* Rocka Ritch-Süchtig
* Delaurian-The Blue Album
* Pickup-Pickup
* Guenther Sigl-Habe die Ehre(2010)
;with Spider Murphy Gang
* 1989: ''In Flagranti''
* 1990: ''Hokuspokus''
* 1997: ''Keine Lust auf schlechte Zeiten''
* 1997: ''Rock'n'Roll Story''
* 1999: ''Das komplette Konzert''
* 2002: ''Radio Hitz''
* 2004: ''Skandal im Lustspielhaus''
DVD;
*2004: ''25 Jahre Rock'n'Roll'' (Limited edition)
(340 minute concert: 16 Nov 2002)
*2004: ''Unplugged im Maximilianeum''
(143 minute concert: 15 April 2004)
*2008: ''30 Jahre Rock'n'Roll''
(269 minute concert: 3 Nov 2007)
References
*
German Singles Chart Archives from 1956Spider Murphy mit ein Schotte an der Gitarre
External links
Willie Duncan's Official websiteReverbnation: Willie Duncan pageSpider Murphy Gang Official websiteSpider Murphy Gang Fan siteE.M.I. Spider Murphy Gang page Lefty Guitar Players (book)
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1955 births
German male musicians
Living people