Roy Ayres
Roy Ayres (December 10, 1929 – June 9, 2012) was an American pedal steel guitar player. A Grand Ole Opry musician known for full chords and smooth tone, Ayres played steel guitar on all of Pee Wee King’s major hits, including “The Tennessee Waltz”. He recorded with scores of King Records artists and played steel guitar in the Durango Kid western series. He was also a member of the 1950s band Boyd Bennett and his Rockets. He was inducted into the Pioneers of Western Swing Hall of Fame in 2005 and the Western Swing Music Hall of Fame in 2006. In 2007, he was the 57th inductee into the International Steel Guitar Hall of Fame. Ayres was born in 1929, in Columbus, Mississippi. He has a master's degree in physics and was Director of String Instrument Development at Fender Musical Instruments Corporation. He later resided in Riverview, Florida, with his wife, Laurie. He died on June 9, 2012, at the age of 82. |
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 47 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | E0VB-3310 | 10-in. | 1/16/1950 | Blame it all on Nashville | Golden West Cowboys ; Pee Wee King ; Gene Stewart | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
Victor | E0VB-3311 | 10-in. | 1/16/1950 | The kissing dance | Golden West Cowboys ; Pee Wee King ; Gene Stewart | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
Victor | E0VB-3312 | 10-in. | 1/16/1950 | Rag mop | Golden West Cowboys ; Pee Wee King | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
Victor | E0VB-3747 | 10-in. | 8/7/1950 | We're gonna go fishin' (next Saturday night) | Golden West Cowboys ; Pee Wee King ; Gene Stewart | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
Victor | E0VB-3748 | 10-in. | 8/7/1950 | Cincinnatti dancing pig | Golden West Cowboys ; Pee Wee King ; Redd Stewart | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
Victor | E0VB-3749 | 10-in. | 8/7/1950 | River road two step | Golden West Cowboys ; Pee Wee King ; Redd Stewart | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
Victor | E0VB-3750 | 10-in. | 8/7/1950 | Mop rag boogie | Golden West Cowboys ; Pee Wee King ; Gene Stewart | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
Victor | E0VB-4198 | 10-in. | 4/16/1950 | What, where and when | Golden West Cowboys ; Pee Wee King | Vocal trio, with string band | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
Victor | E0VB-4199 | 10-in. | 4/16/1950 | Birmingham bounce | Golden West Cowboys ; Pee Wee King | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
Victor | E0VB-5822 | 10-in. | 10/21/1950 | No one but you | Golden West Cowboys ; Pee Wee King ; Gene Stewart ; Redd Stewart | Male vocal duet, with string band | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
Victor | E0VB-5823 | 10-in. | 10/21/1950 | Within my heart (la golondrina) | Golden West Cowboys ; Pee Wee King ; Redd Stewart | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
Victor | E0VB-5824 | 10-in. | 10/21/1950 | Helegged hilegged | Golden West Cowboys ; Pee Wee King ; Redd Stewart | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
Victor | D9VB-321 | 10-in. | 1/18/1949 | Waltz of the Alamo | Golden West Cowboys ; Pee Wee King ; Redd Stewart | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
Victor | D9VB-323 | 10-in. | 1/18/1949 | The color song (I lost my love) | Golden West Cowboys ; Pee Wee King ; Redd Stewart | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
Victor | E1VB-0449 | 10-in. | 3/4/1951 | The strange little girl | Golden West Cowboys ; Pee Wee King ; Redd Stewart ; The Three Dickens Sisters | Male vocal solo, with female vocal trio and string band | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
Victor | E1VB-0450 | 10-in. | 3/4/1951 | Chew tobacco rag | Golden West Cowboys ; Pee Wee King ; Redd Stewart | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
Victor | D7VB-1197 | 10-in. | 12/5/1947 | Juke box blues | Golden West Cowboys ; Pee Wee King ; Redd Stewart | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
Victor | D7VB-1198 | 10-in. | 12/5/1947 | Chattanooga Bess | Golden West Cowboys ; Pee Wee King ; Redd Stewart | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
Victor | D7VB-1199 | 10-in. | 12/5/1947 | Say good mornin' Nellie | Golden West Cowboys ; Pee Wee King ; Gene Stewart | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
Victor | D7VB-2300 | 10-in. | 12/5/1947 | Forty nine women | Golden West Cowboys ; Pee Wee King ; Gene Stewart | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
Victor | D7VB-2301 | 10-in. | 12/5/1947 | The ghost and honest Joe | Golden West Cowboys ; Pee Wee King ; Gene Stewart | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
Victor | D7VB-2302 | 10-in. | 12/5/1947 | New York to New Orleans | Golden West Cowboys ; Pee Wee King ; Gene Stewart | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
Victor | D7VB-2304 | 10-in. | 12/5/1947 | Quit honkin' that horn | Golden West Cowboys ; Pee Wee King ; Redd Stewart | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
Victor | D7VB-2309 | 10-in. | 12/2/1947 | Oh! Mo'nah | Golden West Cowboys ; Pee Wee King ; Redd Stewart | Male vocal solo, with vocal group and string band | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
Victor | D7VB-2310 | 10-in. | 12/2/1947 | Bull fiddle boogie | Golden West Cowboys ; Pee Wee King ; Redd Stewart | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, steel guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Ayres, Roy," accessed November 2, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/357367.
Ayres, Roy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 2, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/357367.
"Ayres, Roy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 November 2024.
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