Guitarist and club owner. Charlie Lee Byrd born September 16, 1925 in Chuckatuck, Virginia; died December 2, 1999 in Annapolis, Maryland.
Attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
Worked in New York City with Sol Yaged alongside Tommy Gwaltney in late 1947.
Over the course of his career, Byrd had four “home base” clubs where he appeared regularly when not on tour.
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