Jerry Byrd

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.

Birth and Death Data: Born March 9, 1920 (Ohio), Died April 11, 2005 (Honolulu)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1946 - 1965

Roles Represented in DAHR: electric steel guitar, guitar

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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 114 records)

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
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
Decca	74338	12/15/1947	Mississippi gal	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	74339	12/15/1947	The trouble with me is trouble	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	74340	12/15/1947	Heart, please be still	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	74347	12/16/1947	Waiting for a train	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	74348	12/16/1947	I hope I'm wrong	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	74349	12/16/1947	Forever is ending today	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	74350	12/16/1947	Have you ever been lonely?	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	L 4383	3/24/1947	You hit the nail right on the head	Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	L 4384	3/24/1947	Two wrongs don't make a right	Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	NT 108	8/11/1947	That wild and wicked look in your eye	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	NT 109	8/11/1947	A lonely heart knows	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	NT 110	8/11/1947	Don't your face look red	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	NT 111	8/11/1947	Answer to Rainbow at midnight	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	NT 120	8/13/1947	Watching my past go by	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	NT 121	8/13/1947	A woman wrecked many a good	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	NT 122	8/13/1947	Headin' down the wrong highway	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	NT 123	8/13/1947	White Christmas	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	BR 9045	11/22/1954	One golden curl	Montana Slim	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	BR 9046	11/22/1954	My mountain high yodel song	Montana Slim	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	BR 9047	11/22/1954	I'm gonna tear down the mailbox	Montana Slim	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	BR 9048	11/22/1954	Maple leaf waltz	Montana Slim	instrumentalist, steel guitar

(Results 26-50 of 114 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Byrd, Jerry," accessed November 2, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/201356.

Byrd, Jerry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 2, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/201356.

"Byrd, Jerry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 November 2024.