Biography
Jerry Byrd
Real name: Gerald Lester Byrd
Effective period / Period of releases: 1950 - 1981
American lap steel guitarist and musician, born March 9, 1920 in Lima, Ohio, USA and died April 11, 2005 Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. Steel Guitar Hall of Fame (1978)2003: Winner of a Nā Hōkū Hanohano Lifetime Achievement Award under the auspices of the Hawaiʻi Academy of Recording Arts.