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 101-114 of 114 records)

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	NA 13290	2/12/1965	Betsy the cow	Burl Ives	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	CIN 6	8/10/1949	I would send roses (but they cost too much)	Tennessee Border Boys, The ; Jimmy Work	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	CIN 7	8/10/1949	Surrounded by water and bars	Tennessee Border Boys, The ; Jimmy Work	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	CIN 8	8/10/1949	Smokey mountain moon	Tennessee Border Boys, The ; Jimmy Work	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	CIN 9	8/10/1949	Who's been here since I been gone	Tennessee Border Boys, The ; Jimmy Work	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	N 513	12/14/1947	Let's say goodbye like we said hello	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	N 514	12/14/1947	Takin' it easy here	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	N 515	12/14/1947	Seaman's blues	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	N 516	12/14/1947	How can I forget you	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	N 517	12/14/1947	Yesterday's winner is a loser today	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	N 518	12/14/1947	I'm with a crowd but so alone	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	C 25509	2/10/1947	So round, so firm, so fully packed	Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	C 25510	2/10/1947	Don't look now	Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	C 25511	2/10/1947	A hundred and sixty acres	Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, steel guitar

(Results 101-114 of 114 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Byrd, Jerry," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/201356.

Byrd, Jerry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/201356.

"Byrd, Jerry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.