Dottsy
Dottsy Brodt Dwyer (born April 6, 1953 in Seguin, Texas, United States)[1] is an American country music singer. She grew up in Seguin. Between 1975 and 1981, she recorded as Dottsy for the RCA Records label.[1] During that timespan, she charted thirteen cuts on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, including the Top Ten "(After Sweet Memories) Play Born to Lose Again."[1] Four of her other songs reached Top 20 on the same chart.[2]
Dottsy | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Dottsy Brodt |
| Born | April 6, 1953 |
| Origin | Seguin, Texas, U.S. |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1975–present |
| Labels | RCA Tanglewood Heart of Texas Records |
She returned to her hometown where her family has deep roots. She married and took time off needed to raise her children, while being active in local groups. After her children finished college, Dottsy signed with Heart of Texas Records and in 2010 released an album entitled Meet Me in Texas. She has been performing on a circuit of mostly small towns in Texas, usually touring with other artists from the label.
Dottsy's favorite venue is the Texas Theatre in Seguin, an 80-year-old one-time movie house. She helped the Seguin Conservation Society raise funds to restore the small movie palace.
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| US Country | ||
| 1976 | The Sweetest Thing
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27 |
| 1979 | Tryin' to Satisfy You
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— |
| 2010 | Meet Me In Texas
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Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | CAN Country | |||
| 1975 | "Storms Never Last" | 17 | 5 | The Sweetest Thing |
| "I'll Be Your San Antone Rose" | 12 | 7 | ||
| 1976 | "The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known)" | 86 | — | |
| "Love Is a Two-Way Street" | 68 | — | single only | |
| 1977 | "(After Sweet Memories) Play Born to Lose Again" | 10 | 6 | Tryin' to Satisfy You |
| "It Should Have Been Easy" | 22 | — | ||
| 1978 | "Here in Love" | 20 | — | single only |
| "I Just Had You on My Mind" | 21 | — | Tryin' to Satisfy You | |
| 1979 | "Tryin' to Satisfy You" | 12 | 18 | |
| "Slip Away" | 22 | 27 | ||
| "When I'm Gone" | 34 | — | singles only | |
| 1981 | "Somebody's Darling, Somebody's Wife" | 32 | — | |
| "Let the Little Bird Fly" | 58 | — | ||
References
- Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 725. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
- Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 128. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.