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 (banjo) and Red Smiley (acoustic guitar, right)
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 and 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…
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.