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 were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 26-50 of 54 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	C4315	10-in.	12/19/1944	Wait for the light to shine	Roy Acuff ; Smoky Mountain Boys	Male vocal solo, with string band	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 ; Smoky Mountain Boys	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Columbia	CCO4520	10-in.	3/11/1946	Gone, gone, gone (but not forgotten)	Roy Acuff ; Smoky Mountain Boys	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Columbia	CCO4521	10-in.	3/11/1946	Tell me now or tell me never	Roy Acuff ; Smoky Mountain Boys	Male vocal solo, with string band	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 ; 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 ; Smoky Mountain Boys	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Brunswick	DAL948	10-in.	4/11/1940	Beneath that lonely mound of clay	Roy Acuff ; Smoky Mountain Boys	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Brunswick	DAL949	10-in.	4/11/1940	The streamlined cannon ball	Roy Acuff ; Smoky Mountain Boys	Male vocal solo, with string band	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 ; Smoky Mountain Boys	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, steel guitar

(Results 26-50 of 54 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bashful Brother Oswald," accessed July 16, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/371479.

Bashful Brother Oswald. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved July 16, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/371479.

"Bashful Brother Oswald." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 16 July 2024.

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