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Jerry Byrd

Gerald Lester Byrd (March 9, 1920 – April 11, 2005) was an American musician who played the lap steel guitar in country and Hawaiian music, as well as a singer-songwriter and the head of a music publishing firm. He appeared on numerous radio programs.

Birth and Death Data: Born March 9, 1920 (Ohio), Died April 11, 2005 (Honolulu)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1946 - 1965

Roles Represented in DAHR: steel guitar, guitar

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Recordings (Results 101-110 of 110 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca CIN 9 8/10/1949 Who's been here since I been gone Tennessee Border Boys, The ; Jimmy Work instrumentalist, steel guitar  
Decca N 513 12/14/1947 Let's say goodbye like we said hello The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb instrumentalist, steel guitar  
Decca N 514 12/14/1947 Takin' it easy here The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb instrumentalist, steel guitar  
Decca N 515 12/14/1947 Seaman's blues The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb instrumentalist, steel guitar  
Decca N 516 12/14/1947 How can I forget you The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb instrumentalist, steel guitar  
Decca N 517 12/14/1947 Yesterday's winner is a loser today The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb instrumentalist, steel guitar  
Decca N 518 12/14/1947 I'm with a crowd but so alone The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb instrumentalist, steel guitar  
Decca C 25509 2/10/1947 So round, so firm, so fully packed Ernest Tubb instrumentalist, steel guitar  
Decca C 25510 2/10/1947 Don't look now Ernest Tubb instrumentalist, steel guitar  
Decca C 25511 2/10/1947 A hundred and sixty acres Ernest Tubb instrumentalist, steel guitar  
(Results 101-110 of 110 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Byrd, Jerry," accessed May 21, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/201356.

Byrd, Jerry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 21, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/201356.

"Byrd, Jerry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 May 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/201356

External Sources

Wikipedia: Jerry Byrd

Discogs: Jerry Byrd

IMDb: Jerry Byrd

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Byrd, Jerry (Guitarist) - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n94084284

Wikidata: Jerry Byrd - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1687803

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/304405565

MusicBrainz: Jerry Byrd - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/7a3a3896-4a91-4c0c-98c9-e4c2529ed47d

ISNI: 0000 0001 0914 4316 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000109144316

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/344520

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