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Topic: Jerry Byrd CDs question |
Bill Hatcher
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Atlanta Ga. USA
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Posted 12 Nov 2004 11:11 am |
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| Which Jerry Byrd CDs are currently availiable and which do you guys prefer? |
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Ray Montee
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Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 12 Nov 2004 1:40 pm
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| I believe "By Request" is still available at Scotty's Music, St. Louis. b0b might possibly still have it. |
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Rick Alexander
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Florida, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 12 Nov 2004 4:10 pm
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Amazon.com has several JB CDs. There are no bad choices here. I have several of Jerry's CDs - "By Request" is awesome, I love "Byrd of Paradise" . .
Call me retro, but my favorite Jerry Byrd listen is vinyl - HI-FI GUITAR (the LP) with Hank Garland and Grady Martin on electric guitars, Ray Edenton and Harold Bradley on rhythm guitars and Bob Moore on bass. You can usually find it on eBay . . .
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Rick Alexander
57 Fender Stringmaster T8, 57 Fender Champ, 59 Valco D8, 47 National New Yorker . .
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Jeff Strouse
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Jacksonville, Florida, USA
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Posted 12 Nov 2004 4:58 pm
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I like all of Jerry's stuff...but my favorites off the top of my head:
"By Request"
"Steel Guitar Hawaiian Style" (Lehua Records)
"Master of Touch and Tone" (SGHOF plaque on front cover)
"Polynesian Suite" (This is a unique album...for those that haven't heard it, the music is kind of like a South Pacific style Broadway musical).
All of these should be available on CD now. |
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Rick Aiello
From:
Berryville, VA USA
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Posted 12 Nov 2004 5:06 pm
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They ain't CDs ... but you can't go wrong with b0b's selection ...
If ya'll out there don't have ... A017 thru A021 ... your missin' out ... bigtime.
Those are from JB's private "stash" ... that he and Mr. Bradshaw put together ...
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My wife and I don't think alike. She donates money to the homeless and I donate money to the topless! ... R. Dangerfield
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Ray Montee
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Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 12 Nov 2004 6:18 pm
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| Almost forgot: "CHRISTMAS HAWAIIAN STYLE" IMHO is a truly great album. |
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Craig Prior
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National City, California, USA
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Posted 12 Nov 2004 7:39 pm
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www.mele.com has 4 Jerry Byrd CDs:
*By Request
*Christmas in Hawaii
*Polynesian Suite
*Steel Guitar Hawaiian Style (my personal favorite)
They also carry some collaborations.
Craig. |
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Bill Hatcher
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Atlanta Ga. USA
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Posted 12 Nov 2004 8:08 pm
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Rick. I listened to "Hi fi guitar" today on vinyl. Hank Garland plays some great solos doesn't he! I think listening to this record today is what inspired me to find some Byrd CDs. I have "Byrd of Paradise". Someone explain to me why it is always so inexpensive compared to the others?? I don't know too much about the recording, but it almost sounds like a Nashville RCA Bill Porter engineered recording. I will have to do some investigating on where that was done.
This guy has the smoothest touch on the steel guitar that I have ever heard. His phrasing and his technique is not human. |
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Ray Montee
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Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 13 Nov 2004 8:03 am
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Bill, if you want to hear MORE of Jerry Byrd's fabulous playing, you won't want to miss the old tunes that are being shared on the "unofficial" JerryByrdFanClub.com web site.
Jerry usually is "featured" on one of his own records PLUS, a most likely now deceased vocalist with whom Jerry recorded, way back in the olden days; names like Tommy Sosebee,
Pete Cassells, Patti Page, Guy Mitchell, Ernie Lee, Zeb Turner, Red Kirk, Red Foley, Montana Slim, Slim Whitman, Country All-Stars
and countless other. Some of these tunes you'll never want to forget.
Give it a listen............ |
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