Beecher Ray "Pete" Kirby (December 26, 1911 – October 17, 2002), better known as Bashful Brother Oswald, was an American country musician who popularized the use of the resonator guitar and Dobro. He played with Roy Acuff's Smoky Mountain Boys and was a member of the Grand Ole Opry.[1]
Though he released only a few recordings as a solo artist, he played as a session musician on numerous records, including the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's 1972 album Will the Circle be Unbroken.
^McCloud, Peggy; McCloud, Mike (1994). Bashful Brother Oswald, "That's the Truth if I've Ever Told It!": The Life and Times of Roy Acuff's Right-Hand Man. Nashville: B.R.& Euneta Kirby.
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