Bashful Brother Oswald

Beecher Ray "Pete" Kirby (December 26, 1911 – October 17, 2002), better known as Bashful Brother Oswald, was an American country musician who popularized the use of the resonator guitar and Dobro. He played with Roy Acuff's Smoky Mountain Boys and was a member of the Grand Ole Opry.

Though he released only a few recordings as a solo artist, he played as a session musician on numerous records, including the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's 1972 album Will the Circle be Unbroken.

Birth and Death Data: Born 1911 (Sevier County), Died October 17, 2002 (Madison)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1939 - 1951

Roles Represented in DAHR: steel guitar, harmony vocal, guitar, lead vocal

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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 54 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia C4315 10-in. 12/19/1944 Wait for the light to shine Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys String band, with male vocal solo vocalist, harmony vocal  
Columbia HCO4516 10-in. 3/11/1946 Let me be the first to say I'm sorry Roy Acuff ; Smoky Mountain Boys Male vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, steel guitar  
Columbia CCO4519 10-in. 3/11/1946 Waiting for my call to glory Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, steel guitar  
Columbia CCO4520 10-in. 3/11/1946 Gone, gone, gone (but not forgotten) Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, steel guitar  
Columbia CCO4521 10-in. 3/11/1946 Tell me now or tell me never Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, steel guitar  
Columbia CCO4893 10-in. 11/18/1947 When they take that last look at me Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys Male vocal solo, with string band vocalist, harmony vocal  
Columbia CCO4894 10-in. 11/18/1947 This world can't stand long Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys String band, with male vocal solo vocalist, harmony vocal  
Columbia CCO4899 10-in. 11/18/1947 I had a dream Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys String band, with male vocal solo vocalist, harmony vocal  
Columbia CO40406 10-in. 1/16/1949 Take an old cold 'tater (and wait) Little Jimmy Dickens Male vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, steel guitar  
Columbia CO40407 10-in. 1/16/1949 Pennies for Papa Little Jimmy Dickens Male vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, steel guitar  
Columbia CO40410 10-in. 1/15/1949 Were you there when they crucified my Lord Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys String band, with male vocal solo vocalist, harmony vocal  
Columbia CO40411 10-in. 1/15/1949 Sweeter than the flowers Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys String band, with male vocal solo vocalist, harmony vocal  
Columbia CO40412 10-in. 1/15/1949 Tennessee waltz Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys String band, with male vocal solo vocalist, harmony vocal  
Columbia CO40413 10-in. 1/15/1949 The pale horse and his rider Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys String band, with male vocal solo vocalist, harmony vocal  
Columbia CO45066 10-in. 1/16/1951 Baldknob Arkansas Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys String band, with male vocal solo and vocal chorus vocalist, harmony vocal  
Columbia CO45068 10-in. 1/16/1951 Advice to Joe Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys String band, with male vocal solo vocalist, harmony vocal  
Columbia CO45069 10-in. 1/16/1951 When my money run out (I lost all my friends) Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys String band, with male vocal solo vocalist, harmony vocal  
Columbia CO45905 10-in. 5/11/1951 In the shadow of the Smokies Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys Male vocal solo, with string band vocalist, harmony vocal  
Columbia CO46931 10-in. 9/24/1951 Just a friend Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys String band, with male vocal solo vocalist, harmony vocal  
Brunswick MEM40 10-in. 7/5/1939 Smoky Mountain moon Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, steel guitar  
Brunswick DAL944 10-in. 4/11/1940 Come back little pal Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, steel guitar  
Brunswick DAL948 10-in. 4/11/1940 Beneath that lonely mound of clay Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, steel guitar  
Brunswick DAL949 10-in. 4/11/1940 The streamlined cannon ball Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick DAL951 10-in. 4/12/1940 Farther along Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys String band, with male vocal solo vocalist, harmony vocal  
Brunswick DAL952 10-in. 4/12/1940 Blue eyed darling Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, steel guitar  
(Results 26-50 of 54 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bashful Brother Oswald," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/371479.

Bashful Brother Oswald. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/371479.

"Bashful Brother Oswald." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.

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URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/371479

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