Hey everybody. My name is Travis Toy, and I am a professional musician in Nashville, TN. Let me tell you a little about myself...I was born and raised in Midway, KY. I started playing the drums at age 11, and quickly moved on to other stringed instruments. My dad, Ron Toy, was a multi-instrumentalist who influenced and encouraged me to pursue music. At the age of 13 I fell in love with the sound of Pedal Steel Guitar, and dedicated the next several years of my life to an intense study of the instrument. Along the way I also picked up guitar, bass, dobro, and banjo. I moved to Nashville in December of '99 to pursue my dream of a career in music. I quickly began working as a road musician, and before long found myself on stage with many of my musical heroes. I am very blessed to do what I love for a living, and I will never take it for granted. For those that are interested, I've listed some of my live, television, and recording credits below. Thanks for visiting my page, and feel free to leave a comment or send me a message.
TELEVISION APPEARANCES:
American Idol
The Grand Ole Opry
Dancing With The Stars
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Late Show with David Letterman
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Jimmy Kimmel Live
ESPN's Cold Pizza
The Grammy Awards
The Country Music Association Awards (CMA)
The Academy Of Country Music Awards (ACM)
The Country Music Television Awards (CMT)
The American Music Awards (AMA)
The People's Choice Awards
CMT's Most Wanted Live
The Oprah Winfrey Show
Good Morning America
The Today Show
The View
The CBS Early Show
The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
The Ellen Show
Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve
The Wayne Brady Show
Mountain Stage
LIVE & STUDIO:
Bryan White - '01 Tour & Studio (Pedal Steel, Dobro, Guitar)
Shannon Brown - '01-'02 Tour (Pedal Steel)
Kevin Denney - '02 Tour (Lead Guitar)
James Otto - Studio (Dobro)
The Dixie Bee Liners - Studio (Dobro)
Josh Turner - Live Performances (Dobro)
Steve Wariner - Live Performances (Pedal Steel, Dobro)
Vince Gill - Live Performances (Pedal Steel, Dobro)
Kelly Clarkson - Live Performance (Pedal Steel)
LeeAnn Womack - Live Performance (Pedal Steel)
Jamie O'Neal - Live Performances & Studio (Pedal Steel, Dobro)
Dan Tyminski - Live Performances (Dobro)
The Del McCoury Band - Live Performances (Dobro)
Alison Krauss - Live Performance (Dobro)
Jedd Hughes - Live Performances (Pedal Steel, Dobro, Guitar)
Patty Loveless - '03-'04 Tour (Pedal Steel, Dobro, Guitar)
Rascal Flatts - '04 - Current Tour & Studio (Pedal Steel, Dobro, Guitar, Banjo, Bass)
Some pictures of me out on the road...
Who I'd like to meet:
Myself in another 20 years, just to see if sitting too close to this computer winds up burning my eyes out.
Hey Travis: It has been forever since I posted. We can't win! Problems with the new house, car and truck have problems and Fan-Fest 2009 had problems; no Rascal Flatts thanks!! to good old mother nature. After they announced the storm and tornado approaching, we sat out on that cold, LP Field concourse floor for an hour and a half. Hard on the exterior of the body, but even more when we got in at midnight, Flatts had left for Oklahoma. So sad to have missed you all. No luck! Sat and talked to some girls for the hour and half from somewhere 12 miles north of Lexington. Had a great conversation. Hope we see all of you soon. Good luck an take care!
Just trying to spread the news about my song “Angel Kisses” soon to be released on compilation CD and will be sent to radio stations throughout the US and Canada. If I already left this comment please forgive me. Thank you :) I hope you have a great 4th Be safe!!
Travis Welcome to our GYPSYBILLY music world where Pedal steel is well appreciated and part of. Great work with the Rascal Flatts. Hope to catch you in CA. Best to you and Thank you. The Vignatis
Hey Travis, it's been a while so I thought I'd check in on you. Hope you're doing well. Let me know if you need anything in the way of Shubb. Keep kickin' it!! Gary
Labeling Deloris is really starting to gain momentum in Nashville, so a huge shout-out to everyone who has played a role in that!
April 9th at the Mercy Lounge, we have another FREE opportunity for you to come check us out! The show starts at 9pm and we will be performing with NashVillBilly and Deep Fried, and as always, we promise not to disappoint!!!
See you this Thursday night and don’t forget, it’s FREE, so bring all your friends!
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