Byrd Moore

Birth and Death Data: Born 1899 (Virginia), Died 1949 (Wise County)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1929

Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, baritone vocal, leader

Notes: Sometimes listed as Bird Moore.

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia W149240 10-in. 10/23/1929 Frankie Silvers Byrd Moore and his Hot Shots Female-male vocal trio, with fiddle (violin) and 2 guitars leader, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, baritone vocal  
Columbia W149241 10-in. 10/23/1929 The hills of Tennessee Byrd Moore and his Hot Shots Female-male vocal trio, with fiddle (violin) and 2 guitars leader, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, baritone vocal  
Columbia W149242 10-in. 10/23/1929 Careless love Byrd Moore and his Hot Shots Female-male vocal trio, with fiddle (violin) and 2 guitars leader, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, baritone vocal  
Columbia W149243 10-in. 10/23/1929 Three men went a-hunting Byrd Moore and his Hot Shots Female-male vocal trio, with fiddle (violin) and 2 guitars leader, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, baritone vocal  
OKeh W80460 10-in. 2/21/1927 Hand me down my walking cane Dixie Entertainers ; Earl Johnson Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, guitar  
OKeh W80461 10-in. 2/21/1927 Ain't nobody's business Dixie Entertainers ; Earl Johnson Instrumental trio, with male vocal trio vocalist, baritone vocal, instrumentalist, guitar  
OKeh W80462 10-in. 2/21/1927 Dixie Dixie Entertainers ; Earl Johnson Instrumental trio, with male vocal trio vocalist, baritone vocal, instrumentalist, guitar  
OKeh W80463 10-in. 2/21/1927 Hen cackle Dixie Entertainers ; Earl Johnson Instrumental trio, with male vocal duet instrumentalist, guitar  
OKeh W80464 10-in. 2/21/1927 Bully of the town Dixie Entertainers ; Earl Johnson Instrumental trio, with male vocal duet vocalist, baritone vocal, instrumentalist, guitar  
OKeh W80465 10-in. 2/21/1927 I'm satisfied Dixie Entertainers ; Earl Johnson Instrumental trio, with male vocal duet instrumentalist, guitar  
OKeh W80466 10-in. 2/21/1927 Three nights' experience Dixie Entertainers ; Earl Johnson Male vocal duet, with instrumental trio instrumentalist, guitar  
OKeh W80467 10-in. 2/21/1927 Johnson's old grey mule Dixie Entertainers ; Earl Johnson Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio and talk instrumentalist, guitar  
OKeh W80625 10-in. 3/23/1927 Boil dem cabbage down Dixie Entertainers ; Earl Johnson Instrumental trio, with male vocal trio vocalist, baritone vocal, instrumentalist, guitar  
OKeh W80626 10-in. 3/23/1927 John Henry blues Dixie Entertainers ; Earl Johnson Instrumental trio, with male vocal trio vocalist, baritone vocal, instrumentalist, guitar  
OKeh W80659 10-in. 3/23/1927 I don't love nobody Dixie Entertainers ; Earl Johnson ; Byrd Moore Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo vocalist, baritone vocal, instrumentalist, guitar  
OKeh W80660 10-in. 3/23/1927 Shortenin' bread Dixie Entertainers ; Earl Johnson Instrumental trio, with male vocal trio vocalist, baritone vocal, instrumentalist, guitar  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Moore, Byrd," accessed June 8, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110603.

Moore, Byrd. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved June 8, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110603.

"Moore, Byrd." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 8 June 2023.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110603

External Sources

Allmusic: Byrd Moore

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Moore, Byrd, 1889-1949 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no97066033

Wikidata: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1018569

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/71000250

MusicBrainz: Byrd Moore - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/06781ab5-f198-4f92-add2-231a77ea3a36

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