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Born June 31, 1877 in Pahrump, West Virginia, Algernon Otmer Duvall began his musical career on the vaudeville stage as end-man in Lew Dockstader's Minstrels. He fought in a bicycle squadron in Ypres during World War I, where he received a crippling dose of the Hun's mustard. Returning home, he made ends meet working at a sausage factory in Harrington Delaware from 1921 until 1989. He took up the banjo in 1991 as physical therapy for his pleurisy. He went on to master the alto kazoo at the age of 118. "Al" Duvall attributes his remarkable longevity to a daily dram of Hamlin's Quinsy Balsam.


DISOGRAPHY.


CORONERS AND KNIVESAL DUVALL : RECLUSES UNITE (2008) CD.

1.Where The Comet Falls 2.Bareknuckle Ballerina 3.O! Anomia 4.The Gals in the Chorus 5.Slick Hamtree 6.Penny For Your Thoughts 7.Handsome Pete's Last Ride 8.Dark Inside 9.Me, Myself & You 10.The Statue of Virtue 11.Welfare Island 12.The Wreck of the General Slocum 13.I Married A Milliner 14.(We're) The Marathon Dance Band 15.Poor Carrie Anne 16.The Busker 17.Skowhegan

REVIEWS.

"Al Duvall’s Recluses Unite…appears to be an attempt at a Tiny Tim revival, as Brooklyn-based songster Duvall picks up his banjo and sings 17 songs which are freakish pastiches of Edwardian, Music-Hall and early country songs (the sort of material for which Tiny Tim had genuine affection, and he included a vast cache of near-forgotten material in his repertoire). Even the CD label is printed to look like an old 78 disc. Al Duvall’s variant on these genres is to add a slightly more salacious and disreputable streak to these songs with his inventively twisted black-comedy lyrics, throwing in dirty punchlines and shades of modern depravity that our Edwardian ancestors would have blanched at. There’s also however an equally strong streak of utter weirdness and lowbrow surrealism, not too far away from the malarkey of Charles Gocher or Revd Fred Lane. When delivered in Duvall’s deadpan singing voice, this tends to leave a very odd taste in the mouth." - Ed Pinsent, Sound Projector.


the timid mischeifAL DUVALL : THE TIMID MISCHIEF: CD (2006).
1.Bury Me In Shellac 2.Barstow Blues 3.Poppycock & Tommyrot 4.The Day Bartender 5.Mary Mack 6.Labias & Genitalmen 7.Tea With Lady Drake 8.The Abandoned Matinee 9.All Whistle and No Train 10.Squirrel Shucking Bee, Part One 11.The Maid of the Marshes 12.Penny Champagne 13.The Dirty Half-Mile 14.Hildegard 15.After the Luau

REVIEWS:

"When listening to Al Duvall’s 2006 release ‘The Timid Mischief or Oh Anomia’ one thing becomes abundantly clear, the Vaudeville and Americana styles which can only be properly captured with the banjo of old are alive and well. Al’s a card shuffler on this record, he rolls through his songs, stacking the deck, serving drinks, and peppering the atmosphere with his own brand of old time undertones. It’s witty folk music with a snap, the equivalent of sipping off the last bottle of Kentucky bourbon. The originality of his sound in these modern times is a taste that should be acquired, and unlike Kentucky bourbon it leaves no bitter aftertaste. The lyrics have a wonderful twist of dark humor intermingled with the topics that take you from general observations to stories from the old days. Take the sixth track for example, ‘Labias & Genitalman’ he sings “…he chews on mothballs to purify his breath, She’s the lily of the valley of the shadow of death, I shall perform the aforementioned vice, Until hell freezes over, Then I’ll do it on ice…”. In fact his lyrics strike with all of the bravado of a Tom Waits album, but with a twinge of the old Vaudeville stage thrown in for good measure. The longer the album goes on you realize that you’re listening to something that is as rare treat as one can find in music today. A soothing, but potent mixture of old sounds and new ideas. His voice makes the most impact, a slick water voice that seems to croon to the heavens. No matter if he’s singing about grifting in Milwaukee or skinning squirrels, you’ll enjoy this album." - folkitup.


Rabbits foot factoryAL DUVALL : RABBIT'S FOOT FACTORY: CD (2004). SUNSHIP RECORDS


1.Out On the Barge 2.Smorgasbord Sam 3.Pantomime Horse 4.Beachcombing 5.The Freeze Came Down 6.Blubber For Sale 7.Beggar's Dozen 8.Green-Eyed Squatter 9.Bread & Water 10.Dagger D 11.Doctor Red Hots 12.Steam Grate 13.Macabaret 14.Jubilatin' Mama 15.The Dissector 16.When Dorey's Behind the Door 17.Invisible Wig

"This guy is a singer/songwriter who lives in Brooklyn, New York. At first I thought his music was a little too old-timey, with the overt banjo and comedy/vaudeville stylings, and the certainty I felt that he wears a fedora hat and probably even suspenders when he plays shows. But the more I listen, it's starting to sound LEGITIMATELY old-timey, like that modern master of sick time-warp vaudeville Charlie Gocher (of the Sun City Girls) is old-timey, like Wisconsin Death Trip is old-timey. Not a bad one, this Al Duvall. "Dagger D" is a weird one, with the lyrics "His name is Dagger D / A dagger does have he / And a hearing aid he made from someone's ear." In fact, all of these songs have an underlying twistedness to them, as if not a lyric goes by that couldn't be sung by some personable and charming serial killer, somewhere." - BLASTITUDE


CORONERS AND KNIVESAL DUVALL : CORONER & KNIVES: CD (2004).

1.Saxonburg, Ohio 2.The Trashman's Daughter 3.Shibber and Moan 4.Riot In Chinatown 5.Madame Bowery 6.Steeplechase Bound 7.Dreaming Of A Good Night's Sleep 8.Nymph Du Prairie 9.William Knave 10.Times Ain't Like They Used To Was 11.Pick 'Em Clean 12.Hornin' Zeese 13.Sixes and Sevens 14.Crouching In The Thicket 15.The Elf-Shot Ploughman 16.Coroner & Knives 17.Penny Hang.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please come closer! That’s it gather round, for you are about to witness the finest in Vaudevillian wonder. Witness Al Duvall and his troupe of skilled players as the recreate all your favourite rags and skiffles about that oh so murky underbelly of society you have heard so much about but can barely believe! Open your ears my friends to salty tales that will pollute your simple minds forever more! Ahh Ha Ha…

Sorry about that. Well as you may have guessed Al Duvall is a gentleman with an ear for music but a mind for the past. On these two titles respectively covering his recordings from the period of 1999 – 2004 he weaves exquisite tales of a world long gone with a generous helping of whimsy and absurdity. The result is a collection of ragtime ditties that sound like they should have been dug up in a sealed crate in the bowery slums, buried in their own time for being far to racy.

In a time where an increasing amount of people are treading a similar musical path and treading it well it would be easy for Duvall to merely be one in the masses. However his ability to spin a truly bizarre yarn coupled with an authentic voice mean that these two releases are elevated to the top of their game. I suggest you grab your hat and cane and get yourself down to the phonograph store forthwith and allow yourself the illicit aural pleasures or Mr. Duvall. Go on now, make haste!" -

Luke Drozd - tastyfanzine.


HEY RUBEAL DUVALL : HEY RUBE : CD (2003).
1.On the Corduroy Road 2.The Blood of the Hog 3.Sally Shaw 4.When It's Ice Chopping Time (In Chippewa Falls) 5.Constable Scott 6.Ether Cone 7.He Gone Done Gone 8.Delmarva 9.Lantana10.For Shame, Captain Charlie 11.Closing Time 12.Harlem Sunset 13.(There's Gonna Be a) Cockfight 14.Minor Key 15.Mendo Shine 16.Stuck On a Hat-Check Girl 17.The Hickory Hotel 18.Battlin' Brannigan's Back In Town 19.The Neptune Inn

the butlers revengeAL DUVALL : THE BUTLER'S REVENGE: CD (2001). V/VM TEST


1.Lantana 2. Down by the Phosphate Mine 3.Five Against One 4.Dry Belly Blues 5.In the Shack 6.Blend It 7.The Spree 8.Admiral of the Narrow Seas 9.Stevedore's Back 10.Reconstruction 11.Riding the Pooch 12.Flophouse Polka 13.Desirable Melba 14.Jubilatin' Mama15.Cubanola Shuffle 16.Sacrificial Hootenanny 17.Fire Up the Still 18.Miss Grey 19.Newport News