. "1933"^^ . . . . . "13892041" . "Byrd" . . . . . "Gene" . "2012"^^ . . "Byrd, Joe (1933-2012)" . "Gene Byrd" . . "Joe Byrd" . . "Joe" . . "Joseph Hunter Byrd (born December 19, 1937) is an American composer, musician and academic. After first becoming known as an experimental composer in New York City and Los Angeles in the early and mid-1960s, he became the leader of The United States of America, an innovative but short-lived band that integrated electronic sound and radical political ideas into rock music. In 1968 he recorded the album The American Metaphysical Circus, credited to Joe Byrd and the Field Hippies. After working as a record producer, arranger, and soundtrack composer, he became a university teacher in music history and theory."@en . "Joseph (Joe) Byrd (Louisville, 19 december 1937) is een Amerikaans toetsenist en componist. Hij werd bekend als oprichter van de experimentele en psychedelische rockbands The United States of America en Joe Byrd and the Field Hippies, en als componist."@nl . "Joe Byrd" .