| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - ''He was the first steel player I heard who was a true artist, and most players today consider him the godfather of the modern steel guitar.''Nashville-area steel player Smiley Roberts said simply, ''He was just about everybody's inspiration.'' Mr. Byrd performed with Ernest Tubb, Red Foley and other greats, and in 1953 he joined Chet Atkins for a popular WSM Radio show called Two Guitars.
|
