- Born
- January 23, 1897
- Died
- May 1, 1989
- Country
- United States
- Comments
- Country singer active from 1925 to 1927. He is considered to be the first country singer from Kentucky to record.
- Buy
Title | Performer | Release date | Originally by | ||
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Frankie's Gamblin' Man | Welby Toomey - Edgar Boaz | February 1926 | The Leighton Brothers REC, Paul Biese Trio REL | ||
Little Brown Jug | Welby Toomey | February 1927 | Steve Porter | ||
Roving Gambler | Welby Toomey | January 1927 | Samantha Bumgarner | ||
The Death of John Henry | Welby Toomey | January 1927 | Fiddlin' John Carson | ||
The Golden Willow Tree | Welby Toomey - Edgar Boaz | February 1926 | (unknown) | ||
Wild Bill Jones | Welby Toomey | January 1926 | Eva Davis |
Title | Performer | Release date | Label | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Frankie's Gamblin' Man | Welby Toomey - Edgar Boaz | February 1926 | Gennett | |
Little Brown Jug - In the Shadow of the Pine | Welby Toomey - Dock Roberts | February 1927 | Gennett | |
The Death of John Henry | Welby Toomey | January 1927 | Gennett | |
Wild Bill Jones | Welby Toomey | January 1926 | Gennett |