Bill Dowdy

 William H. Dowdy

by Henk Scholts
SESSIONS  
ca. June 1949 unknown  – Tommy Thompson
001 3188? YOU’VE BROKEN ALL YOUR VOWS 4 Star 1340
002 3189 SLEEPY WALTZ 1340
ca. August or September 1949  unknown - Tommy Thompson and All The Boys
003 3291 DINNER WITH JOLE BLON  1359
004 3292 I‘M SENDING YOU MY HEART  1359
Bill Dowdy sang on some unrecognized 4-Star tracks above
1950 KTAE Radio Station, Taylor, TX - Bill Dowdy and The Melody Masters (William H. "Bill" Dowdy [vcl/rh gt], Jimmy Heap [ld gt], Perk Williams, Horace Barnett [rh gt], Butterball Haris[steel], Bill Glendening [bass], Perk Williams [fiddle], Arlie Carter [piano])
005 THE WEDDING WALTZ Empire 103
006 ALWAYS IN MY DREAMS 103
Note : only known vocal tracks on early recordings listed
September 2004 Terra Nova Studio, 5446 Hwy 290 W, Austin, TX – Bill Dowdy and Paul Schlesinger (Bill Dowdy [gt/ bass], Paul Schlesinger [fiddle]. Producer: Paul Schlesinger)
007 AN OLD WATER MILL
008 LA GOLONDRINA
009 SPANISH EYES
010 THE DAY YOU LEFT ME
011 CHARMAINE
012 MARIA ELENA
013 LONG JOHN
014 YOU DON'T KNOW ME
015 MEXICALI ROSE
016 STAR DUST
017 LONE STAR RAG
018 CARELESS HANDS
019 GREEN MEADOW WALTZ
020 ALWAYS IN MY DREAMS
021 A MAIDEN'S PRAYER
022 WESTPHALIA WALTZ
023 BY A WINDOW AT THE END OF THE LANE
024 MY WAY
Tracks above issued on album Our Way

ALBUMS
PHS no # (UPC 0750532941929) Our Way: An Old Water Mill; La Golondrina;  Spanish Eyes; The Day You Left Me; Charmaine;  Maria Elena;  Long John;  You Don't Know Me; Mexicali Rose;  Star Dust;  Lone Star Rag;  Careless Hands;  Green Meadow Waltz;  Always in My Dreams;  A Maiden's Prayer;  Westphalia Waltz;  By a Window at the End of the Lane; My Way - 05 w. Paul Schlesinger (reissued in 2011)

SINGLES
4-Star (1949) Tommy Thompson
1340 You’ve Broken All Your Vows /  Sleepy Waltz – 49
1359 Dinner With Jole Blon / I’m Sending You My Heart – 49
Empire (1950)
E 103 The Wedding Waltz / Always In My Dreams - 50