Don Reno
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Biography
[Edit]Virtually unrivalled among his contemporaries for his mastery of the five-string banjo, Don Reno teamed with Red Smiley to create some of the finest bluegrass recordings of the postwar era — a superb tenor vocalist and songwriter, Reno also proved crucial to the emergence of the guitar as one of bluegrass' lead instruments, and ranks alongside the likes of Bill Monroe among the genre's true pioneers. Reno was born in Spartanburg, SC, on February 21, 1926, and raised primarily in rural North Carolina; at age five he built his first banjo, and as a teen backed the Morris Brothers and Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith. He also recorded with Woody Guthrie and was asked to join Monroe's Blue Grass Boys before serving in the military from 1944 to 1946. Upon returning from duty Reno fronted a local South Carolina band before replacing Earl Scruggs in the Blue Grass Boys, where like his predecessor he was key in popularizing the three-finger roll technique of banjo playing.
Reno left Monroe in 1949 to join Tommy Magness and His Tennessee Buddies; among his bandmates was guitarist Smiley, and while cutting a 1951 session with Magness for King Records subsidiary Federal, label owner Syd Nathan was so impressed by Reno and Smiley's interplay that he soon arranged for the duo to record under their own names. A marathon 16-song studio date the following January launched their career as headliners, with the Reno-penned hit "I'm Using My Bible for a Road Map" proving so successful it reportedly pulled King Records back from the brink of bankruptcy. Despite the popularity of their records, the duo proved unable to keep together their touring band, the Tennessee Cut-Ups, so in between sessions for King they worked independently, which allowed Reno to reunite with Smith; together they recorded the classic 1955 instrumental "Feuding Banjos," which was later retitled "Dueling Banjos" for its unauthorized use in the 1972 film Deliverance.
In May of 1955 Reno and Smiley organized the definitive lineup of the Tennessee Cut-Ups, including fiddler Mack Magaha and bassist John Palmer; a regular gig at Richmond, VA, station WRVA's Old Dominion Barn Dance finally afforded the group the opportunity to continue full-time, and over the next nine years they recorded a series of influential sides for King including "I Know You're Married," "Don't Let Your Sweet Love Die," and "Please Remember That I Love You." At the peak of their popularity, the duo also hosted Top of the Morning, a hit daily television show which ran for some seven years. However, in 1964 diabetes forced Smiley to retire from the road, and in late 1966 Reno began a new partnership with singer/multi-instrumentalist Bill Harrell which continued for a decade, a period which coincided with a resurgence in public interest in bluegrass as a result of a growing festival circuit. A much briefer liaison with fiddler Benny Martin also launched the country chart hit "A Soldier's Prayer in Vietnam."
During the early '70s Reno and Harrell recorded a series of LPs for labels including Monument, Dot, and CMH; on occasion Smiley returned to the fold as well, making his final live appearance just months before his death on January 2, 1972. After Reno and Harrell went their separate ways in autumn 1976, the former settled in Lynchburg, VA, where he began performing alongside sons Don, Wayne, Dale, and Ronnie; in 1979, he also again re-teamed with Smith for the album Arthur Smith and Don Reno Feudin' Again. Reno died October 16, 1984; his sons later recorded as the Reno Brothers.
Title: Bluegrass Is Timeless: Stonewall's Brigade
Artist: Don Reno, Red Smiley
Genre: Country, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Live At the Lone Star Festival At McKinney, Texas, July, 1971
Artist: Reno, SMILEY, Don Reno, Red Smiley, Bill Harrell
Genre: Country
Title: Fiddle Breakdown - 20 Instrumental Favorites
Artist: Don Reno, Red Smiley, Buck Ryan
Genre: Country, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Play Bluegrass Instrumentals
Artist: Reno, SMILEY, Don Reno, Red Smiley
Genre: Country, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Sacred Songs - Extended Play
Artist: Reno, SMILEY, Don Reno, Red Smiley
Title: Bluegrass Is Timeless: Sailing Home
Artist: Don Reno, Red Smiley
Genre: Country, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Sound Traditions: The Best Of Bluegrass Volume 1
Artist: Don Reno, Bill Harrell, The Tennessee Cut - Ups
Genre: World Music, Folk
Title: Sound Traditions: The Best of Bluegrass, Vol. 1
Artist: Don Reno, Bill Harrell
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist
Collections
Title: 16 Bluegrass Gospel Greats
Title: That's Bluegrass! CMH 20th Anniversary
Genre: Country
Title: The Legends of Bluegrass 2
Genre: Country
Title: The Definitive Bluegrass Collection
Genre: Country
Title: WOW That's What I Call Bluegrass!
Genre: Country
Title: Bluegrass for Beginners
Genre: Country
Title: Wow! That's What I Call Bluegrass Vol. 1
Genre: Country
Title: Model Church - Best of Bluegrass & Country Gospel
Genre: Country
Title: True Bluegrass Banjo
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: True Bluegrass Instrumentals
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Raised By the Railroad Line
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: The Absolute Best of Bluegrass Gospel
Genre: Country
Title: True Bluegrass Gospel
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Fire on the Banjo
Genre: Country
Title: Hillbilly Boogie Essentials
Genre: Country
Title: Gloryland - 30 Bluegrass Gospel Classics
Genre: Gospel, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: The Sensational Sounds of Bluegrass
Genre: Country
Title: America's Music: The Best of Bluegrass
Genre: Country, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Old Time Banjo - Vintage String Sound
Genre: Pop
Title: The Original Dueling Banjos
Genre: Country
Title: Wabash Cannonball: 20 Classic Train Songs
Genre: Country
Title: Wonderful World of Bluegrass
Genre: Country
Title: Moodlifters
Title: Country & Western Music Hit Parade, Vol. 6
Genre: Country
Title: Old Folk & Country Soundtrack
Genre: Country
Title: 50 Ways to Say I Love You - Country Romance
Genre: Country
Title: All Time Country and Western Hits
Genre: Country
Title: The Best of Early Bluegrass
Genre: Country
Title: Essential Music Hits, Vol. 4
Genre: Pop
Title: Country Music Through the Years
Genre: Country
Title: Live! At McClure
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: The Thundering Banjos of Bluegrass
Genre: Country
Title: Great Ballads of Bluegrass
Genre: Country, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Fire On the Strings Vol. #1
Genre: Country
Title: 24 Bluegrass Favorites - Vintage 60's
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: World's Greatest Bluegrass Banjos, Vol. 2
Genre: Country
Title: Riding the Rails: Great American Train Songs Vol. 1
Genre: Country
Title: Great American Train Songs
Genre: Country
Title: Fire On the Strings, Vol. 2
Genre: Country
Title: Bluegrass, Folk and Blues, Vol. 1
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Popular Easy Listening Vol 2
Genre: Rock
Title: Classic Country Bluegrass (CD2)
Genre: World Music, Country, Christian Country Music, Pop
Title: Country Music Heritage The Legacy Of CMH Records
Genre: Country
Title: Essential Bluegrass 25 Classics
Genre: Country
Title: Bluegrass From The Heart: Mountain Love Songs (CD1)
Genre: Country
Featuring albums
Title: Sound Traditions: The Best Of Mountain Bluegrass, Vol. 1
Artist: Jim Greer
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Front Porch Pickin': 24 Great Bluegrass Instrument
Artist: Raymond Fairchild
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Gloryland - 30 Bluegrass Gospel Classics
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Gospel, Christian Rock, Country, Christian Country Music
Title: The Bluegrass Bible: 40 Bluegrass Gospel Classics
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: World Music, Folk
Title: Bluegrass Pickin' - Power Picks: 25 Traditional Classic Instrumentals
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: World Music, Folk
Title: Sound Traditions: The Best Of Bluegrass Gospel, Volume 1
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: World Music, Folk
Title: Smoky Mountain Pickin' 24 Great Bluegrass Instrumentals - Vintage 60's
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: World Music, Folk
Title: Smoky Mountain Bluegrass Collection - 72 Classics
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Can't You Hear Me Callin' - Bluegrass: 80 Years of American Music
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Country
Title: Appalachian Bluegrass Collection - 80 Classic Power Picks
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Of Thee I Sing: A Bluegrass Celebration of America
Artist: Various Artists & Various Artists
Genre: Country
Title: Pioneers of Bluegrass: Featuring 20 of Bluegrass Music's Greatest Hits
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Country