He graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 1967[2] with a teaching degree in Physical Education and joined the Bluegrass Boys in March, replacing Richard Greene.

He recorded three instrumentals with them, including "Gold Rush", which Berline and Monroe co-wrote, and which has become a jam session standard.

(Source: album sleeve notes, Keith Richard's autobiography) Mick Jagger asked him to record the fiddle part out on the street to give it a better ambiance.

Together with Alan Munde, Kenny Wertz, and Roger Bush, Berline formed the band Country Gazette early in 1972.

In April 1995, Berline moved to Guthrie, Oklahoma, to open a fiddle shop called "Double Stop".

This shop became one of the best known music stores in the country, where fiddlers from all around the world would stop to buy their instruments and congregate for a jam session.

Berline has recorded several solo albums, most notably Fiddle and a Song, with guest performances from Earl Scruggs, Bill Monroe, Vince Gill and Mason Williams.

The Byron Berline Band currently includes Thomas Trapp, Richard Sharp, Greg Burgess and Bill Perry.

[1][5] Berline recorded with many well known musicians including The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Elton John, The Byrds, Janis Ian, Earl Scruggs, Dillard & Clark, Willie Nelson, Guthrie Thomas, Bill Monroe, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Doc Watson, John Denver, Gene Clark, Rod Stewart, The Eagles, The Band, Vince Gill, Gram Parsons, Emmylou Harris, Tammy Wynette, Alabama, Don Francisco, Mary Chapin Carpenter, The Dillards, Mason Williams, Stephen Stills, Bill Wyman, Manhattan Transfer, Joe Diffie, The Doobie Brothers, Lucinda Williams, François Vola, Mickey Gilley, Deke Leonard, and Andy Statman.