Sunday, October 2, 2011

Tommy Downs

by Michel Ruppli, Mario Manciotti, Praguefrank
SESSIONS

1955 poss. Chicago, IL – Tommy Downs
001 LOVE INSURANCE Tiffany 45-1316 Kentucky Artists 932
002 I STOLE MY NEIGBOR’S WIFE 45-1316 Kentucky Artists 932
1956 poss. Chicago, IL – Tommy Downs
003 G8OW-2927? THAT’S WHY I CRY Tiffany 45-1321
004 G8OW-2928? FOOL’S ROMANCE Tiffany 45-1321
26 April 1961 unknown – Tommy Downs
005 UP WITH THE GLASSES Kernel 45-105
006 BIG INDIAN  Kernel 45-105
April 1963 King Recording Studio, 1540 Brewster Ave., Cincinnati, OH – Tommy Downs
007 K11548 MY MAKE BELIEVE BABY King 45-5919
008 K11549 BIG DEAL 45-5770
009 K11550 I CAN’T GET AROUND TO GETTING OVER YOU 45-5919
010 K11551  WHY DO TODAY WHAT I CAN PUT OFF 'TILL TOMORROW  45-5770
July 1963  poss. King Recording Studio, 1540 Brewster Ave., Cincinnati, OH – Tommy Downs
011 K11655 WILD CATTER  45-5796
012 K11656 BIG CASEY 47-5796
ca 1963 unknown – Tommy Downs
013 DON'T LET ME CROSS OVER Country & Western Hits 201
014 SLIPPING AROUND Country & Western Hits 201
015 ROOM FULL OF ROSES 202
016 2003 IS THIS ME CW 3001
017 2004 DON'T LET ME CROSS OVER CW 3001
1968 unknown – Tommy Downs
018 WORLD'S BIGGEST FOOL SPS 303
019 I'LL GO HOME AND CRY ALL NIGHT SPS 303


SINGLES
Tiffany (1955-56)
45-1316 Love Insurance / I Stole My Neigbor’s Wife – 55 (also on Kentucky Artists 932)
45-1321 That’s Why I Cry / Fool’s Romance - 56
Kernel (1961)
45-105 Up With The Glasses / Big Indian - 61
King
45-5770  Why Do Today What I Can Put Off'til Tomorrow / Big Deal – 07-63
45-5796  Big Casey / Wild Catter – 09-63
45-5919  I Can’t Get Around To Getting Over You / My Make Believe Baby - 08-64
Country & Western Hits
201 Don't Let Me Cross Over / Slipping Around – ca 63
202  Not What I Had In Mind (By Rink Hardin) / Room Full Of Roses (By Tommy Downs) – ca 63
CW 3001 Is This Me /  Don't Let Me Cross Over – 63
Spar (1968)
SPS 303 World's Biggest Fool / I'll Go Home And Cry All Night – 11-68 (rev. Cashbox Nov. 23)