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 1-25 of 114 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	D9VB-0856	10-in.	2/2/1949	My home is the dust of the road	Ernie Lee ; Southerners (Ernie Lee)	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Victor	D9VB-0857	10-in.	2/2/1949	You can't pick a rose in December	Ernie Lee ; Southerners (Ernie Lee)	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Victor	D9VB-0858	10-in.	2/2/1949	You're next door to heaven (when you're in Tennessee)	Ernie Lee ; Southerners (Ernie Lee)	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Victor	D9VB-0859	10-in.	2/2/1949	Pray, pray, pray	Ernie Lee ; Southerners (Ernie Lee)	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Victor	D9VB-0860	10-in.	2/2/1949	I never see Maggie alone	Ernie Lee ; Southerners (Ernie Lee)	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Victor	D9VB-0861	10-in.	2/2/1949	The gods were angry with me	Ernie Lee ; Southerners (Ernie Lee)	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Victor	D9VB-0862	10-in.	2/2/1949	Keep walkin'	Ernie Lee ; Southerners (Ernie Lee)	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Victor	D9VB-0863	10-in.	2/2/1949	One two three four five foot six	Ernie Lee ; Southerners (Ernie Lee)	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Victor	D9VB-0864	10-in.	2/3/1949	I'll do as much for you someday	Slim Whitman	Male vocal solo, with string band and yodeling	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Victor	D9VB-0865	10-in.	2/3/1949	I'll never pass this way again	Slim Whitman	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Victor	D9VB-0866	10-in.	2/3/1949	Please paint a rose on the garden wall	Slim Whitman	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Victor	D9VB-0867	10-in.	2/3/1949	Tears can never drown the flame (that's in my heart)	Slim Whitman	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Victor	D9VB-0868	10-in.	2/3/1949	I'm casting my lasso towards the sky	Slim Whitman	Male vocal solo, with string band and yodeling	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Victor	D9VB-0869	10-in.	2/3/1949	Wabash waltz	Slim Whitman	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Victor	D9VB-0870	10-in.	2/3/1949	I'm crying for you	Slim Whitman	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Victor	D9VB-0871	10-in.	2/3/1949	Birmingham jail	Slim Whitman	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Columbia	CO47808	10-in.	4/11/1952	Every little thing rolled into one	George Morgan	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar
Columbia	CO47809	10-in.	4/11/1952	Be sure you know	George Morgan	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Columbia	CO47810	10-in.	4/11/1952	Whistle my love	George Morgan	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Columbia	CO48299	10-in.	8/9/1952	One-woman man	George Morgan	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar
Decca	73678		9/17/1946	Filipino baby	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb		instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	73679		9/17/1946	Drivin' nails in my coffin	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb		instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	73680		9/17/1946	Rainbow at midnight	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb		instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	73681		9/17/1946	I don't blame you	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb		instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	73682		9/18/1946	The last goodbye	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb		instrumentalist, steel guitar

(Results 1-25 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.