Brother Oswald
Classic Country
Old-Time (Traditional)
Beecher Ray “Pete” Kirby, known on stage as “Bashful Brother Oswald,” was an American dobro and banjo player, a longtime member of Roy Acuff's Smoky Mountain Boys.
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- Born in 1911 in Sevier County, Tennessee, in the Great Smoky Mountains.
- Joined Roy Acuff's band and made his Grand Ole Opry debut with the group on New Year's Day 1939.
- Is widely credited with helping popularize the resonator guitar, or dobro, in country music.
- Performed as a comic rural character, “Bashful Brother Oswald,” in a floppy hat and oversized shoes.
- Played on the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's landmark 1972 album “Will the Circle Be Unbroken.”
- Remained with Roy Acuff's band until Acuff's death in 1992.
- Died in 2002.
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Don’t Say Aloha1978 · Rounder 0080
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Charlie CollinsPlayed on recording with Brother Oswald
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H.S. “Buck” WhitePlayed on recording with Brother Oswald
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Joe ZinkanPlayed on recording with Brother Oswald
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Pete KirbyPlayed on recording with Brother Oswald
