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Billy Byrd
g, US
Musician of World and Country
A.k.a. William Lewis Byrd
American country and jazz guitarist. b: 1920 d: 7 August 2001, Nashville, TN Taught himself guitar by copying the records of Charlie Christian and Django Reinhardt. In the 1940s, Byrd backed the Oak Ridge Quartet (the predecessor of the Oak Ridge Boys), Little Jimmy Dickens, George Morgan and others. In 1949, Byrd succeeded Tommy "Butterball" Paige as the lead guitarist with Ernest Tubb's Texas Troubadours. Byrd released three solo instrumental albums and, during a stint in California, backed Tab Hunter and Tex Ritter. In 1950, Byrd and guitarist Hank Garland designed the popular Byrdland guitar for Gibson Guitars.
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Lost in the Crowd on Lost in the Crowd by Billy Byrd Taken Away on Taken Away by Billy Byrd Bragging Rights on Freedom Rd. by Billy Byrd Tomorrow on Byrds Eye View by Billy Byrd Deep Breaths on Deep Breaths by Billy Byrd All I Ask (Outro) on Byrds Eye View by Billy Byrd Silly Kind of Love on Lost in the Crowd by Billy Byrd Don't Want War on Don't Want War by Billy Byrd One Day on Byrds Eye View by Billy Byrd Late Nights on Freedom Rd. by Billy ByrdTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| I Really Don't Want To Know | Billy Byrd | 1967 | Single |
| The Golden Guitar Of Billy Byrd | Billy Byrd | 1964 | Compil. |
| Heartaches By The Number | Billy Byrd | 1962 | Single |
| Selected Recordings From Starday Albums SLP 173 / SLP 176 | Arthur Smith, Billy Byrd, Jimmy Capps, Hardrock Gunter, Eddie Eddings | 1962 | Single |
| Lonesome Country Songs - Play It, Billy Byrd | Billy Byrd | 1961 | Album |
| I Love A Guitar | Billy Byrd | 1959 | Single |
| I Love A Guitar | Billy Byrd | 1959 | Album |
| Gospel Guitar | Billy Byrd | Album |
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