John Byrd

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929 - 1930

Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, vocalist, speaker

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Gennett 15392 10-in. 7/29/1929 Shake it daddy Mae Glover Female vocal solo, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 15393 10-in. 7/29/1929 Pig meat mama Mae Glover Female vocal solo, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 15395 10-in. 7/29/1929 I ain't givin' nobody none Mae Glover Female vocal solo, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 15396 10-in. 7/29/1929 Gas man blues John Byrd and Mae Glover Female-male vocal duet, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Gennett 15400 10-in. 7/29/1929 Rough ridin' mama John Byrd Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 15401 10-in. 7/29/1929 Hard ridin' papa Mae Glover Female vocal solo, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 16266 10-in. 2/14/1930 Thirty-eight and plus Walter Taylor Male vocal solo and vocal duet, with tenor-banjo, guitar, and washboard instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 16268 10-in. 2/14/1930 Deal rag Walter Taylor Male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble, with tenor banjo, guitar, and washboard instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 16270 10-in. 2/14/1930 Corrine Corrine C. J. Anderson ; Walter Taylor Male vocal duet, with tenor banjo, guitar, and washboard instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 16281 10-in. 2/15/1930 Poor boy a long ways from home John Byrd Male vocal, with guitar vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 16282 10-in. 2/15/1930 Fox chase John Byrd Male vocal, with guitar vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 16283 10-in. 2/15/1930 Hang down your head and cry John Byrd Male vocal, with guitar vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 16284 10-in. 2/15/1930 It ain't no good Walter Taylor Male vocal solo, with tenor banjo, guitar, and washboard instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 16285 10-in. 2/15/1930 Yo-yo blues Walter Taylor Male vocal solo and male vocal duet, with tenor banjo, guitar, and washboard instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 16286 10-in. 2/15/1930 Broadcasting blues Walter Taylor Male vocal solo and male vocal duet, with tenor banjo, guitar, and washboard instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 16287 10-in. 2/15/1930 You rascal you Walter Taylor Male vocal solo, with tenor banjo, guitar, and washboard instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 16288 10-in. 2/15/1930 St. James Infirmary Walter Taylor Male vocal solo, with tenor banjo, guitar, and washboard instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 16289 10-in. 2/15/1930 Diamond ring blues Walter Taylor Male vocal solo and vocal duet, with tenor banjo, guitar, and washboard instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 16290 10-in. 2/15/1930 Prohibition blues John Byrd Male vocal solo, with tenor banjo, guitar, and washboard vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Byrd, John," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/201360.

Byrd, John. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/201360.

"Byrd, John." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/201360

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