Toby Dowdy

John Adams “Toby” Dowdy, *15-02-1920,  +23-08-1985
By Al Turner, Dave Sax, Dick Grant, Michel Ruppli, Thieu Van De Vorst
SESSIONS
ca July 1949 Radio Station WRUF, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL – Toby Dowdy and His Dixie Lily Highpointers (Toby Dowdy [vcl-1/fiddle], ? [gt], Junior Hall [steel], Slim Stanley [vcl-2/bass],  Raymond “Curley” McLean [sax])
001 2612  DON’T LEAVE IT ALL ALONE  -2 Mercury 6207X45
002 2613 RAINBOW   6207x45/CD D-187
BACM CD D-187 COUNTRY MUSIC ON THE MERCURY LABEL (UK, 2007)
December 1949 Radio Station WRUF, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL – Toby Doudy and His Dixie Lily Highpointers (Toby Dowdy [vcl-1/fiddle], ? [gt], Junior Hall [steel], Slim Stanley [vcl-2/bass],  Raymond “Curley” McLean [sax])
003 2654 GONNA GET GOING  6270X45
004 2655 SOMEBODY’S BEEN AROUND HERE   -1 6233X45
005 2656 MY LOVE IS GROWING STALE  6314X45
006 2657 THE ANGELS MUST HAVE CRIED LAST NIGHT-2   6233X45
June 1950  Radio Station WRUF, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL – Toby Dowdy and His Dixie Lily Highpointers (Toby Dowdy [vcl/fiddle], ? [gt], Junior Hall [steel], Slim Stanley [bass],  Raymond “Curley” McLean [sax])
007 YW-7020 DOWN IN YEBO CITY  6263X45
008 YW-7021 SILVER SPRINGS   6263x45
009 YW-7022 STEPPIN’ OUT    6270x45
February 1951  Radio Station WRUF, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL – Toby Dowdy and His Dixie Lily Highpointers (Toby Doudy [vcl/fiddle], ? [gt], Junior Hall [steel], Slim Stanley [bass],  Raymond “Curley” McLean [sax])
010 YW-7109 THE CHICKEN SONG (I AIN’T GONNA TAKE IT) 6314x45
1951 poss. Tennessee Recording Studio, 4th Ave., Nashville, TN – Toby Dowdy and The Band (Toby Dowdy [vcl/fiddle], ? [gt], Junior Hall [steel], Slim Stanley [bass],  Raymond “Curley” McLean [sax])
011 4050/E1QB 144246 CHEATIN’ ON YOUR BABY  Tennessee 796
012 4051/E1QB 144248  I’D CUT YOUR WATER OFF   796

SINGLES
Mercury (1949-1951)
6207 Don’t Leave It All On Me / Rainbow  - 27-09-49
6233x45 The Angels Must Have Cried Last Night / Somebody’s Been Around Here – 14-02-50
6263-X45 Down In Yebo City / Silver Springs – 20-06-50
6270-X45 Steppin‘ Out / Gonna Get Goin‘ – 22-08-50
6314-X45 My Love Is Growing Stale / The Chicken Song (I Ain’t Gonna Take It) – 20-03-51
Tennessee (1951)
796 I'd Cut Your Water Off / Cheatin' On Your Baby - 51