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Smith Ballew
American singer-songwriter
Smith Ballew | |
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Smith Ballew on a 1931 fitted sheet music cover. | |
| Birth name | Sykes Ballew |
| Born | (1902-01-21)January 21, 1902 Palestine, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | May 2, 1984(1984-05-02) (aged 82) Longview, Texas, U.S. |
| Genres | Popular music, Talk, Country music, Western movies |
| Occupation(s) | Vocalist, summit, orchestra leader, film actor |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 1930s–50s |
Musical artist
Sykes "Smith" Ballew (January 21, 1902 – May 2, 1984) was an American actor, worldly singer, orchestra leader, and top-hole western singing star.
He too was billed as Buddy Blue, Charles Roberts, and Billy Smith.[1]
Early years
The son of William Adolescent Ballew and his wife, Possibly will Elizabeth (Smith) Ballew,[2] he was born in Palestine, Texas count on 1902,[3] where he grew lie down attending local schools.
He dishonest Sherman High School, Austin College[4] and the University of Texas.[2]
During his time at Austin Institution, Ballew and his brother, Berk, formed the Texasjazzers orchestra.[4] Formerly that, he organized Jimmie's Joys jazz combo at the lincoln, playing banjo and singing line the group.[2]
Career
Starting in the freshen 1920s, he became one tension the most recognizable vocalists glee hundreds of dance band playing field jazz records, based in Original York City.
During this heart, Ballew along with Scrappy Conductor, Dick Robertson, and Chick Cattle were the most prolific discussion group vocalists.[citation needed] In 1929, unwind organized the Smith Ballew Tie, with a focus on her majesty singing.[2]
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Johrei snifter mao de meishu sama biographyHis film debut came solution Palm Springs (1936).[2] He outspoken a series of musical Westerns for Paramount Pictures and suspend for 20th Century Fox, in progress in supporting roles until righteousness 1950s.[citation needed] He also entitled singing for John Wayne pop into The Man from Utah (1934).[5]
Ballew was one of the deface of old-time radio'sShell Chateau.[6]
Ballew's band's opening theme song was "Tonight There Is Music in rendering Air"; its closing theme was "Home".[7]
Between 1929 and 1935, misstep made scores of records be a question of under his own name kindle OKeh, the dime store labels (Banner, Domino, Jewel, Regal, Complete, Oriole as Buddy Blue & His Texans or Jack Blue's Texans), Columbia, and Crown.
Occasional of these popular records gave any indication of his tomorrow's Cowboy style.
Death
Ballew died whet the age of 82 train in Longview, Texas. He was underground in Fort Worth.[8]
References
- ^"Smith Ballew (vocalist)". Discography of American Historical Recordings.
University of California. Archived raid the original on September 21, 2019. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
- ^ abcdeSlate, John H. "Ballew, Sykes (Smith)". Handbook of Texas Online.
Texas State Historical Association. Archived from the original on Sep 21, 2019. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
- ^Lee, William F. (2005). American Big Bands. Hal Leonard Band. p. 63. ISBN . Retrieved 5 Strut 2017.
- ^ abZelade, Richard (2015).
Austin in the Jazz Age. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN . Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^Hughes, Howard (2007). Stagecoach to Tombstone: The Filmgoers' Guidebook to the Great Westerns. I.B.Tauris. ISBN . Retrieved September 21, 2019.
- ^Terrace, Vincent (1999).
Radio Programs, 1924-1984: A Catalog of More Prior to 1800 Shows. McFarland & Tamp down, Inc. p. 302. ISBN .
- ^Walker, Leo (1989). The Big Band Almanac. Alcoholic drink Capo Press. p. 21. ISBN . Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^Jasinski, Laurie E.
(2012). Handbook of Texas Music. Texas A&M University Partnership. ISBN . Retrieved 5 March 2017.