Bashful Brother Oswald was the stage name of Beecher Ray Kirby (born December 26, 1911, died October 17, 2002), 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. Though he released only a few recordings as a solo artist, as a session musician, he played on numerous records, including the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's 1972 triple album, Will the Circle Be Unbroken. Biography Early years Beecher Ray Kirby was born in rural Sevier County, Tennessee in the Great Smoky Mountains. His father, G. W. Kirby, was an Appalachian folk musician who played fiddle and banjo. As a child, Kirby learned to play guitar and banjo and sang gospel music. By his teens, he was playing for square dance. In the late 1920s, Kirby followed the path of many people from the Appalachian region and mo

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