Welby Toomey

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1925 - 1926

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist

Notes: pseud John Ferguson is in VIAF, but his real name is Welby Toomey

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Gennett 12355 12-in. 9/30/1925 The golden willow tree Edgar Boaz ; Welby Toomey Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist  
Gennett 12356 10-in. 9/30/1925 Meet me in the moonlight alone Edgar Boaz ; Welby Toomey Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist  
Gennett 12357 12-in. 9/30/1925 Frankie's gamblin' man Edgar Boaz ; Welby Toomey Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist  
Gennett 12412 10-in. 11/13/1925 Frankie's gamblin' man Edgar Boaz ; Welby Toomey Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist  
Gennett 12413 10-in. 11/13/1925 The golden willow tree Edgar Boaz ; Welby Toomey Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist  
Gennett 12414 10-in. 11/13/1925 Thrills that I can't forget Edgar Boaz ; Welby Toomey Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist  
Gennett 12415 10-in. 11/13/1925 I'll take low and go down Edgar Boaz ; Welby Toomey Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist  
Gennett 12416 10-in. 11/13/1925 Goodbye little girl Edgar Boaz ; Welby Toomey Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist  
Gennett 12417 10-in. 11/13/1925 Railroad daddy Edgar Boaz ; Fiddlin' Doc Roberts ; Welby Toomey Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar vocalist  
Gennett 12420 10-in. 11/14/1925 I wish I was single again Edgar Boaz ; Welby Toomey Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist  
Gennett 12421 10-in. 11/14/1925 Where are your smiles Welby Toomey Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist  
Gennett 12422 10-in. 11/14/1925 Wild Bill Jones Edgar Boaz ; Welby Toomey Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist  
Gennett 12572 10-in. October 1926 The death of John Henry Welby Toomey Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar vocalist  
Gennett 12573 10-in. October 1926 The drunkard's dream Welby Toomey Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar vocalist  
Gennett 12576 10-in. October 1926 Abraham and Isaac Welby Toomey Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar vocalist  
Gennett 12577 10-in. October 1926 Roving gambler Welby Toomey Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar vocalist  
Gennett 12580 10-in. October 1926 Someday we'll meet again Welby Toomey Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar vocalist  
Gennett 12581 10-in. October 1926 Little brown jug Welby Toomey Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar vocalist  
Gennett 12582 10-in. October 1926 I had but fifteen cents Welby Toomey Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar vocalist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Toomey, Welby," accessed January 4, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/367223.

Toomey, Welby. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 4, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/367223.

"Toomey, Welby." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 4 January 2026.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/367223

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