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 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
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 51-54 of 54 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | CO45068 | 10-in. | 1/16/1951 | Advice to Joe | Roy Acuff ; Smoky Mountain Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, harmony vocal | |
| Columbia | CO45069 | 10-in. | 1/16/1951 | When my money run out (I lost all my friends) | Roy Acuff ; Smoky Mountain Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, harmony vocal | |
| Columbia | CO45905 | 10-in. | 5/11/1951 | In the shadow of the Smokies | Roy Acuff ; Smoky Mountain Boys | Male vocal solo, with string band | vocalist, harmony vocal | |
| Columbia | CO46931 | 10-in. | 9/24/1951 | Just a friend | Roy Acuff ; Smoky Mountain Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, harmony vocal |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bashful Brother Oswald," accessed January 6, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/371479.
Bashful Brother Oswald. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 6, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/371479.
"Bashful Brother Oswald." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 6 January 2026.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
External Sources
Wikipedia: Bashful Brother Oswald
Discogs: Bashful Brother Oswald
IMDb: Bashful Brother Oswald
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Bashful Brother Oswald - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n95073946
Wikidata: Bashful Brother Oswald - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q809965
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/51875756
MusicBrainz: Bashful Brother Oswald - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/be5bcd6d-f8f7-4a9f-9f4d-89838958923c
Fast: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/359367 - http://id.worldcat.org/fast/359367
Wikipedia content provided under the terms of the Creative Commons BY-SA license
Feedback
Send the Editors a message about this record.