Person · Open Library
- Works
- 4
Top works
- Don Reno & Red Smiley and the Tennessee Cut-ups
- Don Reno's five string banjo instruction book
- The musical history of-- Don Reno, his life-- his songs
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Known for
- Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music — Self (archive footage)2019
- High Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass Music — Self (archive footage)1992
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1927-02-21
- Active to
- 1984-10-16
banjobluegrass
Discography
- A Song for Everyone1966
- Bluegrass Favorites1967
- Bluegrass Gospel Favorites1967
- Don Reno & Bill Harrell with The Tennessee Cutups1967
- The Kings of Bluegrass1967
- Yellow Pages1967
- A Variety of New Sacred Gospel Songs1968
- All the Way to Reno1968
- The Most Requested Songs1968
- The Sensational Twin Banjos of Eddie Adcock and Don Reno1968
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 13,073
- Total plays
- 64,326
Tags
bluegrasscountrybanjoAllfolk
Don Reno secured his place in history as the world-renowned bluegrass banjo virtuoso of Reno and Smiley fame. Bluegrass experts and fans alike agree that Don's lightning-fast banjo riffs heavily influenced bluegrass music as we know it today. Don Reno's dexterity, timing, and wonderful musical talents set a standard for banjo pickin' that will last forever. Although known more for his banjo work, Reno was equally as talented on the guitar, hence the nickname "King of the Flat-Picking Guitarists.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Don
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Spartanburg
- Place of death
- Charlottesville
- Occupation
- songwriter
- Genre
- bluegrass music
- Instrument
- banjo
- Record label
- King
- Official website
- www.donreno.com
- Image
- Reno and Smiley, Anderson, IN, 1962 (cropped).jpg
Show 4 more facts
- date of birth
- 1927-02-21
- date of death
- 1984-10-16
- start of work period
- 1939-00-00
- birth name
- Donald Wesley Reno
via Wikidata · CC0