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Garland Turk Byrd (July 16, 1924 – June 1, 1997) was United States Democratic politician from Georgia, who served as the fourth Lieutenant Governor of Georgia from 1959 to 1963, and as Senator from the 17th District in 1963-4. [1] He was born in Reynolds in Taylor County in west central Georgia. Byrd graduated in 1941 from Reynolds High School.
Pages in category "People from Lawrenceville, Georgia" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
American Idol star Debra Byrd has died, aged 72.. Byrd was best known as a vocal coach for 10 seasons of the hit singing competition, in which helped the contestants behind-the-scenes, and also ...
Harry Flood Byrd Sr. (June 10, 1887 – October 20, 1966) was an American newspaper publisher, ... Byrd's home from 1929 until his death. Marriage and family
Byrd's first regular group was a quintet that he co-led from 1958 to 1961 with baritone saxophonist Pepper Adams. The ensemble's hard-driving performances are captured live on At the Half Note Cafe. [2] Byrd's 1961 LP Royal Flush was Hancock's Blue Note debut. Hancock has credited Byrd as a key influence in his early career, recounting that ...
Byrd was born in Nashville, Tennessee and learned to play the guitar at 10 and appeared on radio playing with local bands whilst still in his teens. At the age of 18 he joined the house band at Nashville's WSM Grand Ole Opry and then worked with Herold Goodman and the Tennessee Valley Boys and Wally Fowler and his Georgia Clodhoppers before and after serving in World War II.
Lawrenceville is a city in and the county seat of Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States. [4] It is a suburb of Atlanta , located approximately 30 miles (50 km) northeast of downtown . It was incorporated on December 15, 1821.
Gerald Lester Byrd (March 9, 1920 [1] – April 11, 2005) [2] was an American musician who played the lap steel guitar in country and Hawaiian music, as well as a singer-songwriter and the head of a music publishing firm. He appeared on numerous radio programs.