Little Arthur Duncan

Life Duncan was born in Indianola, Mississippi. In 1950, aged 16, he moved to Chicago, Illinois, and became acquainted with Little Walter, who helped him to learn the rudiments of harmonica playing, and Jimmy Reed. He found work playing the harmonica accompanying Earl Hooker, John Brim and Floyd Jones. He worked in construction during the 1960s and 1970s, so was limited to playing and singing in the evenings. Live in Chicago followed in 2000. However, a subsequent lengthy illness and hospitalization prevented Duncan from building on this success.

Compilation albums Year Title Record label Notes 1998 Blues Across America: The Chicago Scene Cannonball Records with Duncan, Detroit Junior, Mark Hummel, and Robert Plunkett 2002 Harmonica Blues OrgyDelmark Records with Duncan, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, Martin Lang, and Easy Baby