Jerry Byrd
Gerald Lester Byrd (March 9, 1920 – April 11, 2005) was an American musician who played the lap steel guitar in country and Hawaiian music, as well as a singer-songwriter and the head of a music publishing firm. He appeared on numerous radio programs. |
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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 110 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decca | 74338 | 12/15/1947 | Mississippi gal | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
| Decca | 74339 | 12/15/1947 | The trouble with me is trouble | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
| Decca | 74340 | 12/15/1947 | Heart, please be still | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
| Decca | 74347 | 12/16/1947 | Waiting for a train | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
| Decca | 74348 | 12/16/1947 | I hope I'm wrong | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
| Decca | 74349 | 12/16/1947 | Forever is ending today | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
| Decca | 74350 | 12/16/1947 | Have you ever been lonely? | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
| Decca | L 4383 | 3/24/1947 | You hit the nail right on the head | Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
| Decca | L 4384 | 3/24/1947 | Two wrongs don't make a right | Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
| Decca | NT 108 | 8/11/1947 | That wild and wicked look in your eye | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
| Decca | NT 109 | 8/11/1947 | A lonely heart knows | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
| Decca | NT 110 | 8/11/1947 | Don't your face look red | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
| Decca | NT 111 | 8/11/1947 | Answer to Rainbow at midnight | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
| Decca | NT 120 | 8/13/1947 | Watching my past go by | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
| Decca | NT 121 | 8/13/1947 | A woman wrecked many a good | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
| Decca | NT 122 | 8/13/1947 | Headin' down the wrong highway | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
| Decca | NT 123 | 8/13/1947 | White Christmas | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
| Decca | BR 9045 | 11/22/1954 | One golden curl | Montana Slim | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
| Decca | BR 9046 | 11/22/1954 | My mountain high yodel song | Montana Slim | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
| Decca | BR 9047 | 11/22/1954 | I'm gonna tear down the mailbox | Montana Slim | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
| Decca | BR 9048 | 11/22/1954 | Maple leaf waltz | Montana Slim | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
| Decca | BR 9049 | 11/23/1954 | There's a tree on every road | Montana Slim | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
| Decca | BR 9050 | 11/23/1954 | I bought a rock for a Rocky Mountain gal | Montana Slim | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
| Decca | BR 9051 | 11/23/1954 | Shoo shoo shoo sh' la la-1 | Montana Slim | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
| Decca | BR 9052 | 11/23/1954 | The sunshine bird | Montana Slim | instrumentalist, steel guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Byrd, Jerry," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/201356.
Byrd, Jerry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/201356.
"Byrd, Jerry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.
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LCNAR: Byrd, Jerry (Guitarist) - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n94084284
Wikidata: Jerry Byrd - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1687803
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/304405565
MusicBrainz: Jerry Byrd - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/7a3a3896-4a91-4c0c-98c9-e4c2529ed47d
ISNI: 0000 0001 0914 4316 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000109144316
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