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 (Results 26-50 of 63 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
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  
(Results 26-50 of 63 records)

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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