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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.

Birth and Death Data: Born March 9, 1920 (Ohio), Died April 11, 2005 (Honolulu)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1946 - 1965

Roles Represented in DAHR: steel guitar, guitar

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Recordings (Results 76-100 of 110 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca NA 10506 11/23/1958 My prairie rose Montana Slim instrumentalist, steel guitar  
Decca NA 10507 11/23/1958 Yodelin' my babies to sleep Montana Slim instrumentalist, steel guitar  
Decca NA 10508 11/23/1958 Born to lose Montana Slim instrumentalist, steel guitar  
Decca NA 11099 4/15/1960 Let me be the one Bobby Helms instrumentalist, steel guitar  
Decca NA 11100 4/15/1960 Someone for everyone Bobby Helms instrumentalist, steel guitar  
Decca NA 12990 7/6/1964 Pearly shells Burl Ives instrumentalist, steel guitar  
Decca NA 12991 7/6/1964 What little tears are made of? Burl Ives instrumentalist, steel guitar  
Decca NA 12992 7/6/1964 Short on love Burl Ives instrumentalist, steel guitar  
Decca NA 13277 2/9/1965 Drifting and dreaming Burl Ives instrumentalist, steel guitar  
Decca NA 13278 2/9/1965 Beyond the reef Burl Ives instrumentalist, steel guitar  
Decca NA 13279 2/9/1965 My isle of golden dreams Burl Ives instrumentalist, steel guitar  
Decca NA 13280 2/10/1965 Now is the hour Burl Ives instrumentalist, steel guitar  
Decca NA 13281 2/10/1965 Sweet Leilani Burl Ives instrumentalist, steel guitar  
Decca NA 13282 2/10/1965 The moon of Manakoora Burl Ives instrumentalist, steel guitar  
Decca NA 13283 2/10/1965 Song of the islands Burl Ives instrumentalist, steel guitar  
Decca NA 13284 2/11/1965 Keep your eyes on the hands Burl Ives instrumentalist, steel guitar  
Decca NA 13285 2/11/1965 Hawaiian bells Burl Ives instrumentalist, steel guitar  
Decca NA 13286 2/11/1965 Little brown gal Burl Ives instrumentalist, steel guitar  
Decca NA 13287 2/11/1965 On the beach at Waikiki Burl Ives instrumentalist, steel guitar  
Decca NA 13288 2/12/1965 Aloha Oe Burl Ives instrumentalist, steel guitar  
Decca NA 13289 2/12/1965 Thirty thousand feet over Denver Burl Ives instrumentalist, steel guitar  
Decca NA 13290 2/12/1965 Betsy the cow Burl Ives instrumentalist, steel guitar  
Decca CIN 6 8/10/1949 I would send roses (but they cost too much) Tennessee Border Boys, The ; Jimmy Work instrumentalist, steel guitar  
Decca CIN 7 8/10/1949 Surrounded by water and bars Tennessee Border Boys, The ; Jimmy Work instrumentalist, steel guitar  
Decca CIN 8 8/10/1949 Smokey mountain moon Tennessee Border Boys, The ; Jimmy Work instrumentalist, steel guitar  
(Results 76-100 of 110 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Byrd, Jerry," accessed March 28, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/201356.

Byrd, Jerry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/201356.

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

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URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/201356

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