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: 1940 - 1956

Roles Represented in DAHR: Dobro, banjo, vocalist, guitar

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 71 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	HCO2203	10-in.	1/28/1947	I talk to myself about you	Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, Dobro
Columbia	HCO2204	10-in.	1/28/1947	Freight train blues	Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, Dobro
Columbia	HCO2207	10-in.	1/28/1947	Wabash Cannon Ball	Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, Dobro
Columbia	HCO2211	10-in.	1/28/1947	Blue eyes crying in the rain	Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, Dobro
Columbia	HCO2213	10-in.	1/28/1947	The devil's train	Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, Dobro
Columbia	HCO2214	10-in.	1/28/1947	Short-changed in love	Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, Dobro
Columbia	C3702	10-in.	4/29/1941	Things that might have been	Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, Dobro
Columbia	C3703	10-in.	4/29/1941	You're my darling	Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, Dobro
Columbia	C3706	10-in.	4/29/1941	I know we're saying goodbye	Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, Dobro
Columbia	C3707	10-in.	4/29/1941	Brother take warning	Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys	String band, with male vocal duet	instrumentalist, Dobro
Columbia	C3708	10-in.	4/29/1941	The great judgment morning	Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, Dobro
Columbia	C3711	10-in.	4/29/1941	You are my love	Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, Dobro
Columbia	C3712	10-in.	4/29/1941	Branded wherever I go	Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys	String band, with male vocal duet	instrumentalist, Dobro
Columbia	C3713	10-in.	4/29/1941	No letter in the mail	Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, Dobro
Columbia	C3714	10-in.	4/29/1941	Are you thinking of me darling?	Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, Dobro
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	instrumentalist, Dobro
Columbia	C4311	10-in.	12/19/1944	Blues in my mind	Roy Acuff ; Smoky Mountain Boys	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, Dobro
Columbia	C4312	10-in.	12/19/1944	(I heard a) silver trumpet	Roy Acuff ; Smoky Mountain Boys	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, Dobro
Columbia	C4313	10-in.	12/19/1944	Easy rockin' chair	Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, Dobro
Columbia	C4315	10-in.	12/19/1944	Wait for the light to shine	Roy Acuff ; Smoky Mountain Boys	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, Dobro
Columbia	C4428	10-in.	8/2/1945	No one will ever know	Roy Acuff ; Smoky Mountain Boys	Male vocal with string band	instrumentalist, Dobro
Columbia	C4430	10-in.	8/2/1945	I think I'll go home and cry	Roy Acuff ; Smoky Mountain Boys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, Dobro
Columbia	C4431	10-in.	8/2/1945	We live in two different worlds	Roy Acuff ; Smoky Mountain Boys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, Dobro
Columbia	C4432	10-in.	8/2/1945	Pins and needles (in my heart)	Roy Acuff ; Smoky Mountain Boys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, Dobro
Columbia	CCO4514	10-in.	3/11/1946	Golden treasure	Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, Dobro

(Results 1-25 of 71 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bashful Brother Oswald," accessed April 24, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/205415.

Bashful Brother Oswald. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/205415.

"Bashful Brother Oswald." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 April 2024.

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