Don Reno
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Donald Wesley Reno was an American bluegrass and country musician, best known as a pioneering banjo and guitar player who partnered with Red Smiley, and later with guitarist Bill Harrell.
Reno (third from the left) playing with Red Smiley (right) in Anderson, Indiana in 1962.
Gravestone of Don Reno and family at Spring Hill Cemetery, Lynchburg.
Reno and Smiley
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Reno and Smiley were an American musical duo that was composed of Don Reno and Red Smiley. They were one of the most acclaimed duos in country and bluegrass music in the 1950s and early 1960s.
Don Reno
…Joe Maphis were influenced by Reno's guitar style. In 1948, Reno became a member of the Blue Grass Boys. Two years later, with Red Smiley, he formed Reno and Smiley and the Tennessee Cutups, a partnership that lasted fourteen years. Among their hits were "I'm Using My Bible For A Road Map", "I Wouldn't Change You…
Don Reno (banjo) and Red Smiley (acoustic guitar, right)