John Duffey

Real name: John Humbird Duffey, Jr.
Born: March 4, 1934
Died: December 10, 1996
Country: United States
IPI: 00008757960 8 works
Affiliation: BMI
Comments: Bluegrass musician (mandolin, guitar, dobro) and singer.
Member of: The Country Gentlemen Mandolin (1957-1969)
The Seldom Scene (1971-1996)

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Originals

	Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
	You Left Me Alone	John Duffy and The Country Gentlemen	1963	(2 artists)
i	Turkey Knob	Charley Waller, John Duffey, Eddie Adcock & The Country Gentlemen	1960	(14 artists)
	The Hills and Home	Charlie Waller and John Duffey and The Country Gentlemen	September 1959	(2 artists)

Covers by John Duffey

	Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
	Wild Side of Life	Eddie Adcock - John Duffey - Tom Gray - Charlie Waller	1989	Vernon Dalhart, Jimmy Heap and The Melody Masters - Vocal by Perk Williams
i	Weeping Willow	Charley Waller, John Duffey, Eddie Adcock & The Country Gentlemen	1960	Henry Whitter
	Wait a Little Longer Please Jesus	Eddie Adcock - John Duffey - Tom Gray - Charlie Waller	1989	Chester Smith
	The Long Black Veil	Charley Waller, John Duffey, Eddie Adcock & The Country Gentlemen	1960	Lefty Frizzell
	The Little Sparrow	Charley Waller, John Duffey, Eddie Adcock & The Country Gentlemen	1960	(unknown)
i	The Double Eagle	Charley Waller, John Duffey, Eddie Adcock & The Country Gentlemen	1960	(unknown)
	Swing Low Sweet Chariot	John Duffey & Lucky Chatman & The Ozark Mountain Boys	1961	Standard Quartette
	Stewball	Eddie Adcock - John Duffey - Tom Gray - Charlie Waller	1989	(unknown)
	Roving Gambler	Charley Waller, John Duffey, Eddie Adcock & The Country Gentlemen	1960	Samantha Bumgarner
i	Red Wing	John Duffy and The Country Gentlemen	1963	(unknown), (unknown)
	Put My Little Shoes Away	John Duffey & Lucky Chatman & The Ozark Mountain Boys	1959	Henry Whitter REL, Riley Puckett REC
	Poor Ellen Smith	Charlie Waller and John Duffey and The Country Gentlemen	September 1960	Henry Whitter
	Paul and Silas	Charley Waller, John Duffey, Eddie Adcock & The Country Gentlemen	1960	(unknown)
	Pallet on the Floor	John Duffy and The Country Gentlemen	1963	Virginia Liston
	Nine Pound Hammer	John Duffy and The Country Gentlemen	1963	Al Hopkins and His Buckle Busters (The Hill Billies [US])
	Nearer My God to Thee	John Duffy and The Country Gentlemen	1963	(unknown), Baldwin's Cadet Band, (unknown)
	Knoxville Girl	John Duffy and The Country Gentlemen	1963	Arthur Tanner
	Katy Dear	John Duffy and The Country Gentlemen	1963	(unknown), (unknown)
	Jesse James	Charley Waller, John Duffey, Eddie Adcock & The Country Gentlemen	1960	Bentley Ball
	I'll Be Here in the Morning	Eddie Adcock - John Duffey - Tom Gray - Charlie Waller	1989	Townes Van Zandt
	Have Thine Own Way	Charley Waller, John Duffey, Eddie Adcock & The Country Gentlemen	1960	(unknown)
	Fare Thee Well	Eddie Adcock - John Duffey - Tom Gray - Charlie Waller	1989	Ewan MacColl & A.L. Lloyd, Bob Dylan
	East Virginia Blues	John Duffy and The Country Gentlemen	1963	Buell Kazee
	Drifting Too Far	Charley Waller, John Duffey, Eddie Adcock & The Country Gentlemen	1960	Carolina Gospel Singers
	Darling Alalee	Charley Waller & John Duffey with The Country Gentlemen	1960	Carroll C. Clark
	Casey's Last Ride	Eddie Adcock - John Duffey - Tom Gray - Charlie Waller	1989	Kris Kristofferson
	(Back Home Again In) Indiana	Eddie Adcock - John Duffey - Tom Gray - Charlie Waller	1989	George J. Gaskin, Knickerbocker Male Quartette
	A Good Woman's Love	Charley Waller, John Duffey, Eddie Adcock & The Country Gentlemen	1960	Hank Locklin
	500 Miles	John Duffy and The Country Gentlemen	1963	Fiddlin' John Carson, The Journeymen

Songs written by John Duffey

Original songs

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
Bringing Mary Home	John Duffey, Joe Kingston, Chaw Mank	The Country Gentlemen	February 23, 1965	Covered by (34 artists)
Christmas Time Back Home	John Duffey, Ann Hill	The Country Gentlemen	November 1, 1962	Covered by (2 artists)
Don't Bother with White Satin	John Duffey, Ann Hill	The Seldom Scene	July 21, 1973	Covered by Blue Denim
High Lonesome	Kay Adelman, John Duffey	The Country Gentlemen	March 1958	Covered by Bill Emerson featuring Charlie Waller
Sunrise	John Duffey	The Country Gentlemen	November 6, 1961	Covered by Sam Bush and Béla Fleck
The Hills and Home	John Duffey	Charlie Waller and John Duffey and The Country Gentlemen	June 30, 1959	Covered by (2 artists)
Victim to the Tomb	John Duffey	The Country Gentlemen	March 19, 1961	Covered by (5 artists)
Wear a Red Rose	John Duffey	The Country Gentlemen	February 1961	Covered by (2 artists)

Releases

Albums

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Classic Country Gents Reunion	Eddie Adcock - John Duffey - Tom Gray - Charlie Waller	1989	Sugar Hill
Country Songs, Old and New	Charley Waller, John Duffey, Eddie Adcock & The Country Gentlemen	1960	Folkways
Hootenanny - A Blue Grass Special	John Duffy and The Country Gentlemen	1963	Design Records

Singles

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
A Letter to Tom	Charlie Waller & John Duffey with The Country Gentlemen	March 1960	Starday Records
Blue Grass	John Duffey & Lucky Chatman & The Ozark Mountain Boys	1959	Fonotone
Blue Grass Special	John Duffey & Lucky Chatman & The Ozark Mountain Boys	1961	Fonotone
Poor Ellen Smith	Charlie Waller and John Duffey and The Country Gentlemen	September 1960	Starday Records
The Hills and Home	Charlie Waller and John Duffey and The Country Gentlemen	September 1959	Starday Records