Billy Byrd
William Lewis Byrd (17 February 1920 – 7 August 2001) was an American country lead guitarist (with some jazz leanings) and studio musician who performed with Ernest Tubb, the Oak Ridge Quartet, Tex Ritter, George Hamilton IV, Jimmy Dickens and others. He helped to popularize the role of the electric lead guitarist in country music and, with fellow guitarist Hank Garland, was responsible for input into the design of the Gibson Byrdland guitar, named after parts of the names of both players. |
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Recordings (Results 51-75 of 208 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decca | NA 2310 | 1/17/1951 | The chicken song-2 | Red Foley ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 2337 | 3/9/1951 | The strange little girl-1 | Red Foley ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, lead guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 2411 | 6/15/1951 | Hey la la-1, 2 | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 2412 | 6/15/1951 | Rose of the mountain-2, 3 | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 2413 | 6/15/1951 | Precious little baby | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 2414 | 6/15/1951 | I'm in a crowd but so alone | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 2540 | 11/13/1951 | So many times | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 2541 | 11/13/1951 | My mother must have been a girl like you | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 2542 | 11/13/1951 | Somebody's stolen my honey | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 2543 | 11/13/1951 | A heartsick soldier on a heartbreak ridge | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 2544 | 11/14/1951 | I'm in love with Molly | Red Foley ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 2545 | 11/14/1951 | Too old to cut the mustard-1 | Red Foley ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 2546[a] | 11/14/1951 | Greensleeves | Red Foley ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 2550 | 11/30/1951 | Missing in action | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 2551 | 11/30/1951 | I'll miss you when you go | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 2656 | 2/29/1952 | That heart belongs to me | Webb Pierce | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 2657 | 2/29/1952 | I just can't be true | Webb Pierce | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 2658 | 2/29/1952 | So used to loving you | Webb Pierce | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 2659 | 2/29/1952 | I haven't got the heart | Webb Pierce | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 2735 | 6/16/1952 | Dear Judge | Ernest Tubb and his Texas Troubadours | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 2736 | 06/16/1952 | Don't brush them on me | Ernest Tubb and his Texas Troubadours | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 2737 | 6/16/1952 | I love everything | Ernest Tubb and his Texas Troubadours | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 2833 | 9/28/1952 | Somebody loves you | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 2834 | 9/28/1952 | Don't trifle on your sweetheart | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 2835 | 9/28/1952 | We need God for Christmas | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Byrd, Billy," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110929.
Byrd, Billy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110929.
"Byrd, Billy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.
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LCNAR: Byrd, Billy - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no98049897
Wikidata: Billy Byrd - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q11854248
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/56226851
MusicBrainz: Billy Byrd - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/8c063c20-d5fe-4d7b-b953-d5bcbf901150
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