JERRY BYRD is playing once again

Ray Montee (RIP) · Post by **Ray Montee (RIP)** » 3 Feb 2007 4:13 pm

JERRY BYRD is playing his heart out for all of his long-time fans and friends. Jerry can be heard by tuning in the Jerry Byrd Fan Club. By going to Google, you can then take the direct link to the fan club. You won't be sorry that you did.

If you haven't been there, drop in and give it a listen. If you have been a lurker, be sure to notify a friend and have them visit the site as well. Good listening to you!

Post by **Brad Bechtel** » 3 Feb 2007 4:29 pm

http://www.jerrybyrdfanclub.com for those of you who haven't been before.
Carefree by Jerry Byrd. Link removed April 4, 2009.
Chained To The Memories of You by Jerry Byrd.

Thanks again, Ray!

basilh · Post by **basilh** » 3 Feb 2007 5:43 pm

Brad, "Carefree" is coming up as 68.8mb ?
On Broadband it would take about 12 minutes to download ready to play. This can't be right ! and would over half an hour long.

Jeff Strouse · Post by **Jeff Strouse** » 5 Feb 2007 5:46 am

The Jerry Byrd Fan Club site is the greatest artist web site on the net!

Skip, my good friend, many thanks and much Alooooooha to you!!

Post by **Brad Bechtel** » 5 Feb 2007 9:49 am

Thanks for pointing this bad link out, Basil. I've changed the link to point to a valid MP3 file.

basilh · Post by **basilh** » 5 Feb 2007 10:52 am

Thanks Brad, well worth the update. Superb.

I wonder is Ray Montee following the same diktat that the SteelRadio.com site is . i.e.

Jerry gave us permission to air ANY music he is playing on with one condition - it not be altered in ANY way. That includes adjusting sound levels.

See this
http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopi ... 48&start=0

Don Kona Woods · Post by **Don Kona Woods** » 5 Feb 2007 11:30 am

A Masterful Performance from the Master of Touch and Tone!

Beautiful Expression and Beautiful Touch.

Aloha,

Don

Bill Creller · Post by **Bill Creller** » 5 Feb 2007 3:20 pm

Ray, that's my favorite on a CD that I play in my car

Can't remember the album right now.
Oh yeah, Forever And Ever is also on that album, and really like that one too.

Wayne Cox · Post by **Wayne Cox** » 5 Feb 2007 10:05 pm

Why would Jerry Byrd imitate Little Roy Wiggens? Sorry, I'm just not convinced that is Jerry.
~~W.C.~~

basilh · Post by **basilh** » 5 Feb 2007 11:11 pm

Wayne, I also had that very thought.

Jeff Au Hoy · Post by **Jeff Au Hoy** » 6 Feb 2007 3:19 am

That's not Jerry between 1:42 and 2:00?

Bill Creller · Post by **Bill Creller** » 6 Feb 2007 1:37 pm

Doesn't sound like Jerry to me either, except the later run.

But even then, the guitar sounds sort of dull or muted in comparison to Jerry's sound. Some notes were ended abruptly too, which isn't Jerry's playing at all. When you compare it to "Carefree" there isn't much question about the sustain difference, even though "chained to a memory " is quite an old recording.

Just my .000000002

Ray Montee (RIP) · Post by **Ray Montee (RIP)** » 6 Feb 2007 2:50 pm

What is this diktat that your refer to Basil?

I'm too short I guess as it went right over my head.........

And Wayne: WHO is "imitating" WHO? That recording is at a time when both Roy Wiggins and Jerry Byrd WERE playing with George Morgan. It's clearly two different players and they are named above.

JERRY was doing a tremendous job at trying to stay in the main stream in those days............and I think his "pedal style sounds" were a great effort in an attempt to make everyone happy. I believe the guitar being used was the stand-alone Rick single neck that he was using at the time on local radio, television and recording sessions.

Post by **Brad Bechtel** » 6 Feb 2007 2:52 pm

On the Jerry's Music page, it says:

"Chained to the Memories of You"
George Morgan, Vocal
Jerry Byrd and Roy Wiggins
on the Steel Guitars

basilh · Post by **basilh** » 6 Feb 2007 4:15 pm

I can't see how it went over your head, the words IMMEDIATELY after "dictat" finish the statement .. Like this:-

"diktat that the SteelRadio.com site is . i.e.

Jerry gave us permission to air ANY music he is playing on with one condition - it not be altered in ANY way. That includes adjusting sound levels.

See this
http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopi ... 48&start=0

The DICTAT by Jerry being "it not be altered in ANY way. That includes adjusting sound levels"
apparently, and I say apparently, Jerry preferred his recordings not to be altered in ANY way either Eq or level, and he instructed SteelRadio.com that he would only give his permission to play his tracks if they followed his expressed wishes. (That being a "Dictat")
Not wishing to criticise you in ANY way Ray. What you're doing is admirable and ESSENTIAL for newbies to become familiar with the Superb Stylings of Jerry Byrd.

What I was eluding to was the discrepancy between what you (As a close friend of Jerry's) obviously had had Jerry's permission to do, and the feeble way the SteelRadio.com PART OF THE FORUM use Jerry Byrd as an excuse for their varying levels of tracks played.
Can YOU believe that he made that stipulation ?

Post by **Brad Bechtel** » 6 Feb 2007 4:38 pm

Basil, your complaints about the SteelRadio.com site's differing volume levels doesn't really have any relevance to this discussion about Ray Montee's site and its Jerry Byrd audio files. As far as I know, Ray has no connection with SteelRadio.com.

Please try to keep your comments relevant to the discussion at hand. Criticizing another site's use of Jerry Byrd material doesn't make much sense over here.

basilh · Post by **basilh** » 6 Feb 2007 5:14 pm

Withdrawn.
Except to observe that SteelRadio.com is part of the forum's site and not ANOTHER site per se.

Jeff Au Hoy · Post by **Jeff Au Hoy** » 6 Feb 2007 6:24 pm

I think we can argue whether or not the jbfc site is the greatest artist site on the web..... but it sure is my favorite!

That recording of Jerry playing "Carefree" has always touched my heart. Thank you Ray for posting it. Just curious...is the composition an Andy Aiona original? Or was he just the first to record it?

Bill Creller · Post by **Bill Creller** » 6 Feb 2007 9:00 pm

I agree Jeff Carefree is just as you described, and gets to me too. I had never heard it by anyone else.

basilh · Post by **basilh** » 4 Apr 2009 12:36 am

Such a pity these older posts get their relevance altered by deletion of the files referred to !

I seems to negate the very concept of archiving them ..
OR using the search tool for gleaning information..

Josh Cho · Post by **Josh Cho** » 4 Apr 2009 4:12 am

basil, I second that emotion....would like to hear Carefree

Wally Pfeifer · Post by **Wally Pfeifer** » 4 Apr 2009 7:21 am

I think I would go with dictate instead of dictat. How many people use the word dictat in the US? Please, no backfeed or arguments. We all know that the two words are relatively similar.
Wally

George Piburn · Post by **George Piburn** » 4 Apr 2009 9:34 am

http://www.jerrybyrd-fanclub.com/

Ron Whitfield · Post by **Ron Whitfield** » 4 Apr 2009 11:14 am

...for the link...

What a funny thread!

Andy Sandoval · Post by **Andy Sandoval** » 4 Apr 2009 11:25 am

Awesome sounds there Ray.

Keep up the good work boy!

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JERRY BYRD is playing once again

JERRY BYRD is playing once again

What's your point Basil?

I love that tune, "Carefree"!!!

dictat

link

Thank you, George...