Johnny Duncan

Johnny Duncan, country singer and songwriter, was born on October 5, 1938, in Dublin, Texas. He grew up in a musical family and was close to his cousins, Jim, Eddie, and Dan Seals. Jimmy Seals and Dan Seals went on to achieve fame in Seals & Crofts and England Dan and John Ford Coley, respectively. As a boy, Duncan was influenced by such crooners as Eddy Arnold, Frank Sinatra, and Perry Como. He was also inspired by his mother, who played rhythm guitar and taught the instrument to Duncan.