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 1-25 of 110 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | D9VB-0856 | 10-in. | 2/2/1949 | My home is the dust of the road | Ernie Lee ; Southerners (Ernie Lee) | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Victor | D9VB-0857 | 10-in. | 2/2/1949 | You can't pick a rose in December | Ernie Lee ; Southerners (Ernie Lee) | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Victor | D9VB-0858 | 10-in. | 2/2/1949 | You're next door to heaven (when you're in Tennessee) | Ernie Lee ; Southerners (Ernie Lee) | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Victor | D9VB-0859 | 10-in. | 2/2/1949 | Pray, pray, pray | Ernie Lee ; Southerners (Ernie Lee) | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Victor | D9VB-0860 | 10-in. | 2/2/1949 | I never see Maggie alone | Ernie Lee ; Southerners (Ernie Lee) | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Victor | D9VB-0861 | 10-in. | 2/2/1949 | The gods were angry with me | Ernie Lee ; Southerners (Ernie Lee) | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Victor | D9VB-0862 | 10-in. | 2/2/1949 | Keep walkin' | Ernie Lee ; Southerners (Ernie Lee) | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Victor | D9VB-0863 | 10-in. | 2/2/1949 | One two three four five foot six | Ernie Lee ; Southerners (Ernie Lee) | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Victor | D9VB-0864 | 10-in. | 2/3/1949 | I'll do as much for you someday | Slim Whitman | Male vocal solo, with string band and yodeling | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Victor | D9VB-0865 | 10-in. | 2/3/1949 | I'll never pass this way again | Slim Whitman | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Victor | D9VB-0866 | 10-in. | 2/3/1949 | Please paint a rose on the garden wall | Slim Whitman | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Victor | D9VB-0867 | 10-in. | 2/3/1949 | Tears can never drown the flame (that's in my heart) | Slim Whitman | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Victor | D9VB-0868 | 10-in. | 2/3/1949 | I'm casting my lasso towards the sky | Slim Whitman | Male vocal solo, with string band and yodeling | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Victor | D9VB-0869 | 10-in. | 2/3/1949 | Wabash waltz | Slim Whitman | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Victor | D9VB-0870 | 10-in. | 2/3/1949 | I'm crying for you | Slim Whitman | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Victor | D9VB-0871 | 10-in. | 2/3/1949 | Birmingham jail | Slim Whitman | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Decca | 73678 | 9/17/1946 | Filipino baby | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
| Decca | 73679 | 9/17/1946 | Drivin' nails in my coffin | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
| Decca | 73680 | 9/17/1946 | Rainbow at midnight | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
| Decca | 73681 | 9/17/1946 | I don't blame you | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
| Decca | 73682 | 9/18/1946 | The last goodbye | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
| Decca | 73683 | 9/18/1946 | Get in or get out of my heart | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
| Decca | 73684 | 9/18/1946 | How can I be sure | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
| Decca | 73685 | 9/18/1946 | Those tears in your eyes | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
| Decca | 74337 | 12/15/1947 | It's a lonely world | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, steel guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Byrd, Jerry," accessed April 20, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/201356.
Byrd, Jerry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 20, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/201356.
"Byrd, Jerry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 20 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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