Bashful Brother Oswald

Beecher Ray "Pete" Kirby (December 26, 1911 – October 17, 2002), better known as Bashful Brother Oswald, was an American country musician who popularized the use of the resonator guitar and Dobro. He played with Roy Acuff's Smoky Mountain Boys and was a member of the Grand Ole Opry. Though he released only a few recordings as a solo artist, he played as a session musician on numerous records, including the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's 1972 album Will the Circle be Unbroken.

Birth and Death Data: Born 1911 (Sevier County), Died October 17, 2002 (Madison)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1939 - 1951

Roles Represented in DAHR: steel guitar, harmony vocal, guitar, lead vocal

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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 54 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	CO45069	10-in.	1/16/1951	When my money run out (I lost all my friends)	Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys	String band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, harmony vocal
Columbia	CO46931	10-in.	9/24/1951	Just a friend	Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys	String band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, harmony vocal
Columbia	H813	10-in.	6/1/1942	Write me sweetheart	Roy Acuff ; Smoky Mountain Boys	String band, with male vocal duet	instrumentalist, steel guitar, vocalist, harmony vocal
Columbia	H822	10-in.	6/4/1942	Not a word from home	Roy Acuff ; Smoky Mountain Boys	String band, with male vocal duet	instrumentalist, steel guitar, vocalist, harmony vocal
Columbia	C3705	10-in.	4/29/1941	Just inside the pearly gates	Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys	String band, with male vocal duet	vocalist, harmony vocal
Columbia	C3704	10-in.	4/29/1941	It won't be long (till I'll be leaving)	Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys	String band, with male vocal duet	vocalist, harmony vocal
Columbia	C3707	10-in.	4/29/1941	Brother take warning	Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys	String band, with male vocal duet	vocalist, harmony vocal
Columbia	C3712	10-in.	4/29/1941	Branded wherever I go	Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys	String band, with male vocal duet	vocalist, harmony vocal
Columbia	C3715	10-in.	4/29/1941	I called and nobody answered	Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys	String band, with male vocal duet	vocalist, harmony vocal
Brunswick	DAL958	10-in.	4/12/1940	Mule skinner blues (Blue yodel #8)	Roy Acuff ; Smoky Mountain Boys	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Brunswick	DAL949	10-in.	4/11/1940	The streamlined cannon ball	Roy Acuff ; Smoky Mountain Boys	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, guitar
Brunswick	DAL948	10-in.	4/11/1940	Beneath that lonely mound of clay	Roy Acuff ; Smoky Mountain Boys	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Brunswick	DAL952	10-in.	4/12/1940	Blue eyed darling	Roy Acuff ; Smoky Mountain Boys	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Brunswick	DAL944	10-in.	4/11/1940	Come back little pal	Roy Acuff ; Smoky Mountain Boys	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Brunswick	DAL953	10-in.	4/12/1940	The precious jewel	Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, steel guitar, vocalist, harmony vocal
Columbia	C3700	10-in.	4/29/1941	Be honest with me	Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Columbia	C3701	10-in.	4/29/1941	Worried mind	Roy Acuff ; Smoky Mountain Boys	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Columbia	C4314	10-in.	12/19/1944	It's too late now to worry anymore	Roy Acuff ; Smoky Mountain Boys	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Columbia	C4315	10-in.	12/19/1944	Wait for the light to shine	Roy Acuff ; Smoky Mountain Boys	Male vocal solo, with string band	vocalist, harmony vocal
Columbia	CCO4521	10-in.	3/11/1946	Tell me now or tell me never	Roy Acuff ; Smoky Mountain Boys	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Columbia	CCO4519	10-in.	3/11/1946	Waiting for my call to glory	Roy Acuff ; Smoky Mountain Boys	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Columbia	CCO4520	10-in.	3/11/1946	Gone, gone, gone (but not forgotten)	Roy Acuff ; Smoky Mountain Boys	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Columbia	HCO4516	10-in.	3/11/1946	Let me be the first to say I'm sorry	Roy Acuff ; Smoky Mountain Boys	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Columbia	HCO2205	10-in.	1/28/1947	(Our own) Jole Blon	Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Columbia	HCO2206	10-in.	1/28/1947	Tennessee Central (Number 9)	Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, steel guitar

(Results 26-50 of 54 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bashful Brother Oswald," accessed June 2, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/371479.

Bashful Brother Oswald. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved June 2, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/371479.

"Bashful Brother Oswald." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 June 2024.

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