Rudy Lyle

Rudy R. Lyle (March 17, 1930 – February 11, 1985) was an American bluegrass banjo player, mostly known for being a member of Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys in the period 1949–1954.

Birth and Death Data: Died February 11, 1985

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1949 - 1954

Roles Represented in DAHR: banjo, vocalist

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 37 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia CO41836 10-in. 10/22/1949 Travellin' this lonesome road Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys String band, with male vocal duet instrumentalist, banjo  
Columbia CO41837 10-in. 10/22/1949 Blue grass stomp Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys ; Bill Monroe String band instrumentalist, banjo  
Columbia CO41838 10-in. 10/22/1949 The girl in the blue velvet band Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys ; Bill Monroe String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, banjo  
Decca NA 2076 2/3/1950 Blue grass ramble (Instrumental) Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys instrumentalist, banjo  
Decca NA 2077 2/3/1950 New mule skinner blues Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys instrumentalist, banjo  
Decca NA 2078 2/3/1950 My little Georgia Rose Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys instrumentalist, banjo  
Decca NA 2079 2/3/1950 Memories of you Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys instrumentalist, banjo  
Decca NA 2080 2/3/1950 I'm on my way to the old home-1 Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys instrumentalist, banjo  
Decca NA 2081 2/3/1950 Alabama waltz Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys instrumentalist, banjo  
Decca NA 2082 2/3/1950 I'm blue, I'm lonesome-1 Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys instrumentalist, banjo  
Decca NA 2120 4/8/1950 The old fiddler-2 Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys instrumentalist, banjo  
Decca NA 2254 10/15/1950 Uncle Pen-1 Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys instrumentalist, banjo  
Decca NA 2255 10/15/1950 When the golden leaves begin to fall-1 Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys instrumentalist, banjo  
Decca NA 2256 10/15/1950 Lord protect my soul-2 Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys vocalist  
Decca NA 2257 10/15/1950 River of death-2 Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys vocalist  
Decca NA 2324 1/20/1951 Letter from my darlin' Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys instrumentalist, banjo  
Decca NA 2325 1/20/1951 On the old Kentucky shore Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys instrumentalist, banjo  
Decca NA 2326 1/20/1951 Rawhide(Instrumental) Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys instrumentalist, banjo  
Decca NA 2327 1/20/1951 Poison love Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys instrumentalist, banjo  
Decca NA 2371 3/29/1951 Brake man's blues Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys instrumentalist, banjo  
Decca NA 2372 3/29/1951 Travelin' blues Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys instrumentalist, banjo  
Decca NA 2373 3/29/1951 When the cactus is in bloom Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys instrumentalist, banjo  
Decca NA 2420 7/1/1951 Rotation blues Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys instrumentalist, banjo  
Decca NA 2421 7/1/1951 Lonesome truck driver's blues Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys instrumentalist, banjo  
Decca NA 2422 7/6/1951 Sugar coated love Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys instrumentalist, banjo  
(Results 1-25 of 37 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lyle, Rudy," accessed January 4, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/206074.

Lyle, Rudy. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 4, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/206074.

"Lyle, Rudy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 4 January 2026.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/206074

External Sources

Discogs: Rudy Lyle

Linked Open Data Sources

Wikidata: Rudy Lyle - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7377656

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/79715727

MusicBrainz: Rudy Lyle - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/3a78791e-be51-43cc-b2af-f5e18dc18de4

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