Don Reno (banjo) and Red Smiley (acoustic guitar, right)
Background information
Also known as
Chick and His Hot Rods, Reno and Smiley and the Tennessee Cut-Ups
Origin
Wheeling, West Virginia
Genres
Bluegrass, gospel
Years active
1951–1964; 1965
Labels
King, Dot, Copper Creek, Rural Rhythm
Past members
Don Reno Red Smiley
Reno and Smiley were an American musical duo that was composed of Don Reno (May 17, 1925 – October 16, 1984) and Red Smiley (February 21, 1925 – January 2, 1972). They were one of the most acclaimed duos in country and bluegrass music in the 1950s and early 1960s.
RenoandSmiley were an American musical duo that was composed of Don Reno (May 17, 1925 – October 16, 1984) and Red Smiley (February 21, 1925 – January...
who partnered with Red Smiley, and later with guitarist Bill Harrell. Born in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States, Don Reno grew up on a farm in...
Wagoner's band and a long-time backup player in the pioneering bluegrass band RenoandSmiley. In 1955, Magaha joined RenoandSmiley as a member of the...
Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry, Memphis Slim, Charlie Monroe, Bill Monroe, Odetta, Jerry Reed, Harvey Reid, John Renbourn, Don Renoand Red Smiley, Lesley Riddle...
Osborne Brothers "Four and a Half", 2009, The New North Carolina Ramblers "RenoandSmiley", 1959-1963, Don Renoand Red Smiley An unreleased recording...
Janet Wood Reno (July 21, 1938 – November 7, 2016) was an American lawyer and public official who served as the first female and 78th United States attorney...
Monroe and similar artists such as Flatt and Scruggs, the Stanley Brothers, RenoandSmiley, Jim and Jesse, and the Osborne Brothers. While Flatt and Scruggs...
Adkins Paul Williams Perfect Strangers Ralph Stanley II Ralph Stanley RenoandSmiley Rhonda Vincent Richard Bennett Ricky Skaggs Rock County Ronnie Bowman...
player. Haney also managed bluegrass duo RenoandSmiley between 1955 and 1964. While working with RenoandSmiley, he initiated the daily television show...
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and Grand Ole Opry institution. (heart failure) The Stanley Brothers Carter Stanley Ralph Stanley RenoandSmiley Don Reno Arthur Lee "Red" Smiley George...
featuring five rotating hosts: Rex Allen, Snooky Lanson, Tex Ritter, Carl Smith and Jimmy Wakely. June 14 — Patsy Cline is seriously injured after a car accident...
albums to feature both black and white session musicians. He also produced for The Stanley Brothers andRenoandSmiley, also playing drums for the latter...
- Reno andSmiley "John Henry" – The Lilly Brothers "I'll Be All Smiles Tonight" – Hylo Brown "Sunny Side of the Mountain" – Jimmy Martin and the Sunny...
Perlam Tony Ramey James Reams & the Barnstormers John Reischman and the Jaybirds RenoandSmiley Curly Seckler George Shuffler Steve Sparkman Ron Spears Ralph...
aspects of the careers of [Bill] Monroe, RenoandSmiley, Flatt and Scruggs and the Stanley Brothers." Folklorist and music scholar Neil V. Rosenberg has called...
The Professional with Jean Reno (1994), The Fifth Element with Bruce Willis (1997), Air Force One with Harrison Ford (1997) and The Contender again with...
Walking", by the Script from Science & Faith, 2010 "Dead Man Walking", by Smiley, 2012 The term "Dead man walking" is a phrase used to describe the certain...
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