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: 1940 - 1956
Roles Represented in DAHR: Dobro, banjo, vocalist, guitar
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 78 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia | HCO2203 | 10-in. | 1/28/1947 | I talk to myself about you | Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, Dobro | |
Columbia | HCO2204 | 10-in. | 1/28/1947 | Freight train blues | Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, Dobro | |
Columbia | HCO2207 | 10-in. | 1/28/1947 | Wabash Cannon Ball | Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, Dobro | |
Columbia | HCO2211 | 10-in. | 1/28/1947 | Blue eyes crying in the rain | Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, Dobro | |
Columbia | HCO2213 | 10-in. | 1/28/1947 | The devil's train | Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, Dobro | |
Columbia | HCO2214 | 10-in. | 1/28/1947 | Short-changed in love | Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, Dobro | |
Columbia | C3702 | 10-in. | 4/29/1941 | Things that might have been | Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, Dobro | |
Columbia | C3703 | 10-in. | 4/29/1941 | You're my darling | Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, Dobro | |
Columbia | C3706 | 10-in. | 4/29/1941 | I know we're saying goodbye | Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, Dobro | |
Columbia | C3707 | 10-in. | 4/29/1941 | Brother take warning | Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys | String band, with male vocal duet | instrumentalist, Dobro | |
Columbia | C3708 | 10-in. | 4/29/1941 | The great judgment morning | Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, Dobro | |
Columbia | C3711 | 10-in. | 4/29/1941 | You are my love | Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, Dobro | |
Columbia | C3712 | 10-in. | 4/29/1941 | Branded wherever I go | Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys | String band, with male vocal duet | instrumentalist, Dobro | |
Columbia | C3713 | 10-in. | 4/29/1941 | No letter in the mail | Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, Dobro | |
Columbia | C3714 | 10-in. | 4/29/1941 | Are you thinking of me darling? | Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, Dobro | |
Columbia | C3715 | 10-in. | 4/29/1941 | I called and nobody answered | Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys | String band, with male vocal duet | instrumentalist, Dobro | |
Columbia | C4311 | 10-in. | 12/19/1944 | Blues in my mind | Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, Dobro | |
Columbia | C4312 | 10-in. | 12/19/1944 | (I heard a) silver trumpet | Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, Dobro | |
Columbia | C4313 | 10-in. | 12/19/1944 | Easy rockin' chair | Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, Dobro | |
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 | instrumentalist, Dobro | |
Columbia | C4428 | 10-in. | 8/2/1945 | No one will ever know | Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, Dobro | |
Columbia | C4430 | 10-in. | 8/2/1945 | I think I'll go home and cry | Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, Dobro | |
Columbia | C4431 | 10-in. | 8/2/1945 | We live in two different worlds | Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, Dobro | |
Columbia | C4432 | 10-in. | 8/2/1945 | Pins and needles (in my heart) | Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, Dobro | |
Columbia | CCO4514 | 10-in. | 3/11/1946 | Golden treasure | Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, Dobro |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bashful Brother Oswald," accessed November 2, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/205415.
Bashful Brother Oswald. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 2, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/205415.
"Bashful Brother Oswald." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 November 2024.
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