Joseph Byrd
Sign in to saveAlso known as Joseph Hunter Byrd, Joe Byrd and the Field Hippies, Joseph Hunter Byrd, Jr.
American musician (born 1937)
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- 4
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Composer Joseph Byrd (credited as Joe Byrd on his two Columbia releases with The United States of America and Joe Byrd and the Field Hippies) studied modern composition with John Cage among others. He was an early proponent of "minimalist" composition, and was involved in the academic avant-garde in the early 60s. After getting a teaching appointment at UCLA, he relocated to the West Coast and began to study Indian and other music, eventually forming the psychedelic rock group The United States
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Louisville
- Occupation
- record producer
- Educated at
- University of Arizona
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- electronic music
- Genre
- minimalist music
- Movement
- Fluxus
- Instrument
- vibraphone
- Image
- Joseph Hunter Byrd c. 1968.png
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- birth name
- Joseph Hunter Byrd, Jr.
- member of
- The United States of America
- date of birth
- 1937-12-19
- Commons category
- Joseph Hunter Byrd
- has works in the collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- date of death
- 2025-11-05
- name in native language
- Joseph Byrd
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