At 09:03 PM 4/9/99 -0400, you wrote:
I have a cassette of some Hawaiian stuff by Byrd, called Byrd Of Paradise,
but since it's on CBS Special Products I'm inclined to think this was stuff
he was doing earlier than the CDs you mentioned, Brad.
Actually, "Byrd of Paradise" is among his weaker
Jon Weisberger wrote:
He and Atkins worked awfully well together, in my opinion; you can hear it
on that Country All-Stars stuff. One of the things that I find interesting
is that so many of the guys who played on a lot of hillbilly music records
made in Nashville were interested in jazz;
And wasn't that 50s/60s country session guitarist, Garland (Hank or Wayne?), a jazz
guitarist, too? -- Terry Smith
It was Hank Garland. His "Jazz Winds From A New Direction" was the debut recording of
vibraphonist Gary Burton, and was straightahead jazz. Quite good, too, if you like
that
Jerry Byrd has a few of his Hawaiian CDs available through such excellent
web sites as Auntie Maria's Hawaiian Music Island (http://www.mele.com).
Particularly recommended is "Steel Guitar Hawaiian Style", Lehua SLCD 7023.
This release is cited as the first Hawaiian steel/slack key duet to be
On Fri, 9 Apr 1999, Brad Bechtel wrote:
I agree that a comprehensive overview of his contribution to country
music is sadly lacking. I never see such classics as "Steelin the
Blues" on compilations;
You can find it on one of Rhino's Legends Of Country Guitar compilations.
I think I have
I have a cassette of some Hawaiian stuff by Byrd, called Byrd Of Paradise,
but since it's on CBS Special Products I'm inclined to think this was stuff
he was doing earlier than the CDs you mentioned, Brad.
Jerry Byrd was a notable session steel guitarist during much of the
"classic country"
