California
Charlie Byrd, 39, in his third month in office as the first black sheriff ever elected in California, doesn’t consider Siskiyou a redneck county.
April 12, 1987
Music
Charlie Byrd, the classically trained jazz guitar virtuoso who helped introduce bossa nova music to the United States, died of cancer Tuesday at his home in Annapolis, Md.
Dec. 3, 1999
Politics
Voters in sparsely populated Siskiyou County at the northern edge of the state have made Charlie Byrd the first elected black sheriff in California, officials said.
Nov. 16, 1986
Charlie Byrd, one of the original unplugged jazz heroes, celebrated his 75th birthday this year.
Nov. 30, 1995
Archives
Their paths are about to intersect again on a highly visible stage.
Oct. 3, 1986
Billy Byrd, 81, who once played lead guitar for Ernest Tubb’s Texas Troubadours, died Tuesday in Nashville.
Aug. 10, 2001
Entertainment & Arts
Jazz is no stranger to classical music or to Brazilian music.
Feb. 9, 1988
Investigators said they have been unable to identify the body of a woman found near Interstate 5 in Weed.
Feb. 18, 1986
The group billed as Great Guitarists, presented Wednesday at the Ambassador Auditorium in Pasadena, seems to have floating personnel.
Dec. 8, 1989
Dodgers Now
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July 13, 2010