Charlie Byrd [SEP] cause of death
boat called "I'm Hip" that he sailed to various parts of the world.
Death.
Charlie Byrd died of lung cancer on December 2, 1999 at his home in Annapolis, Maryland at the age of 74.
Awards.
- 1999 – Knighted by the government of Brazil as a Knight of the Rio Branco
- 1997 – deemed a "Maryland Art Treasure" by the Community Arts Alliance of Maryland
Discography.
Discography As sideman.
With Buck Clayton and Tommy Gwaltney's Kansas City
from 1973 until his death in 1999. In 1992 the book "Jazz Cooks"—by Bob Young and Al Stankus—was published by Stewart, Tabori & Chang, a compilation of recipes that include a few recipes from Byrd. He also authored the 1973 publication "Charlie Byrd's Melodic Method for Guitar".
On March 13, 14, 15, 16, 1963 Byrd travelled two hours south of Washington, DC to the University of Virginia in Charlottesville to provide music for an original musical, “Lament For Guitar and Two