Slim Bryant

Thomas Hoyt Bryant (December 7, 1908 – May 28, 2010) known professionally as Slim Bryant, was an American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist born in Atlanta, Georgia. He was one of the last country musician's who had started recording in the 1920s. He started playing guitar in his youth and he would become billed on radio as "The Boy With A Thousand Fingers" and by the 1930s became famous as member of The Georgia Wildcats, his crisp modern guitar-playing would be admired by virtuoso Les Paul.

As a songwriter, he composed some 200 songs, but was best known for writing commercial radio jingles for large corporations, like US Steel, Alcoa, Westinghouse, Chevrolet and for Iron City Beer for the Pittsburgh Brewing Company.

Birth and Death Data: Born December 7, 1908 (Atlanta), Died May 28, 2010 (Pennsylvania)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929 - 1946

Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, vocalist, composer, songwriter, lyricist

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Recordings (Results 76-79 of 79 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 65710 10-in. 6/1/1939 Fire in the mountain ; Ida Red/Sally Goodin Clayton McMichen instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 65711 10-in. 6/1/1939 Soldier's joy ; Arkansas traveler ; Mississippi sawyer Clayton McMichen instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 65712 10-in. 6/1/1939 Sourwood mountain ; Peter went a-fishin' ; Sugar in the gourd .. Clayton McMichen instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 65713 10-in. 6/1/1939 Devil's dream ; Rickett's hornpipe ; Fisher's hornpipe Clayton McMichen instrumentalist, guitar  
(Results 76-79 of 79 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bryant, Slim," accessed March 28, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110743.

Bryant, Slim. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110743.

"Bryant, Slim." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 28 March 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110743

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