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 1-25 of 54 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia | HCO807 | 10-in. | 5/28/1942 | Wreck on the highway | Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, harmony vocal, instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
Columbia | HCO808 | 10-in. | 5/28/1942 | Fire ball mail | Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
Columbia | HCO809 | 10-in. | 5/28/1942 | I'll reap my harvest in heaven | Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, steel guitar, vocalist, harmony vocal | |
Columbia | HCO810 | 10-in. | 5/28/1942 | Night train to Memphis | Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
Columbia | H811 | 10-in. | 6/1/1942 | Prodigal son | Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
Columbia | HCO812 | 10-in. | 6/1/1942 | Low and lonely | Roy Acuff ; Smoky Mountain Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
Columbia | H813 | 10-in. | 6/1/1942 | Write me sweetheart | Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys | String band, with male vocal duet | instrumentalist, steel guitar, vocalist, harmony vocal | |
Columbia | HCO818 | 10-in. | 6/1/1942 | They can only fill one grave | Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, steel guitar, vocalist, harmony vocal | |
Columbia | H820 | 10-in. | 6/4/1942 | Don't make me go to bed and I'll be good | Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
Columbia | H822 | 10-in. | 6/4/1942 | Not a word from home | Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys | String band, with male vocal duet | instrumentalist, steel guitar, vocalist, harmony vocal | |
Columbia | H823 | 10-in. | 6/4/1942 | Do you wonder why | Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
Columbia | H824 | 10-in. | 6/4/1942 | I'll forgive you but I can't forget | Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
Columbia | HCO2205 | 10-in. | 1/28/1947 | (Our own) Jole Blon | Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
Columbia | HCO2206 | 10-in. | 1/28/1947 | Tennessee Central (Number 9) | Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
Columbia | HCO2208 | 10-in. | 1/28/1947 | There's a big rock in the road | Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
Columbia | HCO2209 | 10-in. | 1/28/1947 | Po' folks (all the time) | Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
Columbia | C3700 | 10-in. | 4/29/1941 | Be honest with me | Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
Columbia | C3701 | 10-in. | 4/29/1941 | Worried mind | Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
Columbia | C3704 | 10-in. | 4/29/1941 | It won't be long (till I'll be leaving) | Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys | String band, with male vocal duet | vocalist, harmony vocal | |
Columbia | C3705 | 10-in. | 4/29/1941 | Just inside the pearly gates | Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys | String band, with male vocal duet | vocalist, harmony vocal | |
Columbia | C3707 | 10-in. | 4/29/1941 | Brother take warning | Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys | String band, with male vocal duet | vocalist, harmony vocal | |
Columbia | C3712 | 10-in. | 4/29/1941 | Branded wherever I go | Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys | String band, with male vocal duet | vocalist, harmony vocal | |
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 | vocalist, harmony vocal | |
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 | vocalist, harmony vocal | |
Columbia | C4314 | 10-in. | 12/19/1944 | It's too late now to worry anymore | Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, steel guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bashful Brother Oswald," accessed November 5, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/371479.
Bashful Brother Oswald. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 5, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/371479.
"Bashful Brother Oswald." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 5 November 2024.
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