Byrd Moore

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

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1930

Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, baritone vocal, leader, vocalist, yodeling

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 vocalist, baritone vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, leader  
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 vocalist, baritone vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, leader  
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 vocalist, baritone vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, leader  
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 vocalist, baritone vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, leader  
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 instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, baritone vocal  
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 instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, baritone vocal  
OKeh W80626 10-in. 3/23/1927 John Henry blues Dixie Entertainers ; Earl Johnson Instrumental trio, with male vocal trio instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, baritone vocal  
OKeh W80659 10-in. 3/23/1927 I don't love nobody Dixie Entertainers ; Earl Johnson ; Byrd Moore Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, baritone vocal  
OKeh W80660 10-in. 3/23/1927 Shortenin' bread Dixie Entertainers ; Earl Johnson Instrumental trio, with male vocal trio instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, baritone vocal  
Gennett 13901 10-in. 6/22/1928 Mamma toot your whistle Byrd Moore Male vocal solo, with banjo and guitar instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, baritone vocal  
Gennett 13902 10-in. 6/22/1928 The bully of the town Byrd Moore Male vocal solo, with banjo and guitar instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, baritone vocal  
Gennett 13903 10-in. 6/22/1928 All night long Byrd Moore Male vocal solo, with banjo and guitar instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, baritone vocal  
Gennett 13904 10-in. 6/22/1928 How I got my wife Byrd Moore Male vocal solo, with banjo and guitar instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, baritone vocal  
Gennett 13905 10-in. 6/22/1928 Way down in Florida on a bum Byrd Moore Male vocal solo, with banjo and guitar instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, baritone vocal  
Gennett 13906 10-in. 6/22/1928 Harvey Logan Byrd Moore Male vocal solo, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, baritone vocal  
Gennett 13907 10-in. 6/22/1928 Bed bugs makin' their last go round Byrd Moore Male vocal solo, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, baritone vocal  
Gennett 13908 10-in. 6/22/1928 Hobo's paradise Byrd Moore Male vocal solo, with banjo and guitar instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, baritone vocal  
Gennett 13909 10-in. 6/22/1928 Careless lover Byrd Moore Male vocal solo, with banjo and guitar instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, baritone vocal  
Gennett 13910 10-in. 6/22/1928 On the banks of the old Tennessee Byrd Moore Male vocal solo, with banjo and guitar instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, baritone vocal  
Gennett 14389 10-in. 10/29/1928 She is a flower from the fields of Alabama Rutherford and Burnett Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 14390 10-in. 10/29/1928 Under the pale moonlight Rutherford and Burnett Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 14391 10-in. 10/29/1928 The spring roses Rutherford and Burnett Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 14392 10-in. 10/29/1928 Knoxville rag Taylor, Moore and Burnett Fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 14393 10-in. 10/29/1928 Grandma's rag Richard Burnett ; Byrd Moore ; Dick Taylor Fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 14394 10-in. 10/29/1928 Cumberland Gap Moore, Burnett and Rutherford Fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 14395 10-in. 10/29/1928 Build me a bungalow big enough for two Leonard Rutherford Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 14396 10-in. 10/29/1928 Lost John Leonard Rutherford Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 14397 10-in. 10/30/1928 Sleeping Lula Moore, Burnett and Rutherford Instrumental trio instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 14398 10-in. 10/30/1928 Good night waltz Rutherford and Moore Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar vocalist, baritone vocal, instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 14400 10-in. 10/30/1928 Snatch 'em back blues Byrd Moore Male vocal solo, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, baritone vocal  
Gennett 14401 10-in. 10/30/1928 Back water blues Byrd Moore Male vocal solo, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, baritone vocal  
Gennett 15020 10-in. 4/10/1929 Birmingham jail Robinette and Moore Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar vocalist, baritone vocal, instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 15021 10-in. 4/10/1929 Good bye sweetheart Robinette and Moore Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar vocalist, baritone vocal, instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 15022 10-in. 4/10/1929 When the snowflakes fall again Byrd Moore Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar vocalist, baritone vocal, instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 15027 10-in. 4/10/1929 Mama don't allow no low down hangin' around Byrd Moore ; Melvin Robinette Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar vocalist, baritone vocal, instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 15028 10-in. 4/10/1929 Flop eared mule Robinette and Moore [instrumental] Fiddle (violin) and guitar duet instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 15029 10-in. 4/10/1929 Favorite two step Byrd Moore ; Melvin Robinette Fiddle (violin) and guitar duet instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 15030 10-in. 4/10/1929 That old tiger rag Robinette and Moore [instrumental] Fiddle (violin) and guitar duet instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 15036 10-in. 4/11/1929 Last days in Georgia Robinette and Moore [instrumental] Fiddle (violin) and guitar duet instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 16259 10-in. 2/13/1930 Cincinnati rag Byrd Moore and Clarence Greene Fiddle (violin) and guitar duet instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 16260 10-in. 2/13/1930 Pig angle Byrd Moore and Clarence Greene Fiddle (violin) and guitar duet instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 16261 10-in. 2/13/1930 Pride of the ball Clarence Greene ; Byrd Moore Fiddle (violin) and guitar duet instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 16262 10-in. 2/13/1930 In the hills of Tennessee Clarence Greene ; Byrd Moore Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar vocalist, baritone vocal, instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 16263 10-in. 2/13/1930 West Virginia Sally Ann Allen D. Cole ; Byrd Moore Fiddle (violin) and guitar duet instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 16264 10-in. 2/14/1930 Eagle Rock blues Byrd Moore Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, baritone vocal, instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 16265 10-in. 2/14/1930 The lonesome valley Clarence Green ; Byrd Moore Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar vocalist, baritone vocal, instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 16267 10-in. 2/14/1930 Frankie Silver's confession Clarence Green ; Byrd Moore Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar vocalist, baritone vocal, instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 16269 10-in. 2/14/1930 Boatman's dance Allen D. Cole ; Byrd Moore Fiddle (violin) and guitar duet instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 16274 10-in. 2/14/1930 The up north blues Byrd Moore Male vocal solo, with banjo vocalist, baritone vocal  
Gennett 16276 10-in. 2/14/1930 Got the guitar blues Bert Moss Male vocal solo and yodeling, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, yodeling  
Gennett 17087 10-in. 9/27/1930 Killin blues Jess Johnston ; Byrd Moore Fiddle (violin) and guitar duet instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 17089 10-in. 9/27/1930 My trouble blues Jess Johnston ; Byrd Moore Fiddle (violin) and guitar duet instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 17091 10-in. 9/27/1930 Jake leg blues Bert Moss Male vocal solo and yodeling, with guitar vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, yodeling  
Gennett 17092 10-in. 9/27/1930 Lovin' blues Byrd Moore Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, baritone vocal, instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 17166 10-in. 10/14/1930 Root hog or die Byrd Moore Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars vocalist, baritone vocal, instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 17167 10-in. 10/14/1930 It might have been worse Jess Johnston ; Byrd Moore Male vocal duet, with 2 guitars vocalist, baritone vocal, instrumentalist, guitar  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Moore, Byrd," accessed May 5, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110603.

Moore, Byrd. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 5, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110603.

"Moore, Byrd." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 5 May 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

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

External Sources

Discogs: Byrd Moore

Allmusic: Byrd Moore

Linked Open Data Sources

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

Wikidata: Byrd Moore - 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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