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 51-75 of 114 records)

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	BR 9049	11/23/1954	There's a tree on every road	Montana Slim	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	BR 9050	11/23/1954	I bought a rock for a Rocky Mountain gal	Montana Slim	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	BR 9051	11/23/1954	Shoo shoo shoo sh' la la-1	Montana Slim	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	BR 9052	11/23/1954	The sunshine bird	Montana Slim	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	BR 9053	11/23/1954	Kissin' on the sly	Montana Slim	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	BR 9054	11/23/1954	The Alpine milkman	Montana Slim	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	BR 9074	3/24/1955	It's the same world (wherever you go)	Wanda Jackson	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	BR 9075	3/24/1955	Tears at the Grand Ole Opry	Wanda Jackson	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	BR 9076	3/24/1955	Don't do the things he'd do	Wanda Jackson	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	BR 9077	3/25/1955	Nobody's darlin' but mine	Wanda Jackson	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	NA 9144	6/6/1955	Paradise waltz	Jerry Byrd	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	NA 9145	6/6/1955	Sweet corn	Jerry Byrd	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	NA 9146	6/6/1955	Come a little closer	Jerry Byrd	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	NA 9220	11/5/1955	La Golondrina	Jerry Byrd	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 9221	11/5/1955	The one rose (that's left in my heart)	Jerry Byrd	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 9222	11/5/1955	The moon of Manakoora	Jerry Byrd	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 9223	11/5/1955	The teen-agers waltz	Jerry Byrd	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 9371	4/28/1956	Strawberry roan	Montana Slim	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	NA 9372	4/28/1956	Silver bell yodel	Montana Slim	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	NA 9373	4/28/1956	My little lady	Montana Slim	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	NA 9374	4/28/1956	Away out on the mountain	Montana Slim	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	NA 9638	1/20/1957	La Rosita	Jerry Byrd	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	NA 9639	1/20/1957	Steelin' the blues	Jerry Byrd	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	NA 9640	1/20/1957	Remington ride	Jerry Byrd	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	NA 9850	6/16/1957	Dance of the golden rod	Jerry Byrd	instrumentalist, steel guitar

(Results 51-75 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.