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Smith Ballew

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Also known as Buddy Blue, Charles Roberts, Billy Smith

American actor, singer and orchestra leader (1902-1984)

Person · Open Library

Born
1877
Died
1967
Works
196

Top works

  • Cowpuncher
  • The treasure of Aspen canyon
  • Copper Belt
  • The red trail
  • The gold of Oro Fino

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1902-01-21
Active to
1984-05-02

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
976
Total plays
4,078

Tags

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Smith Ballew (real name Sykes Ballew) (January 21, 1902 – May 2, 1984) was an American actor, singer, and orchestra leader. He was born in Palestine, Texas. He attended high school in Sherman and college at Austin College and the University of Texas. He began his singing career on the radio, and in the 1930s became one of the earliest of the singing cowboys in films. He did a series of musical Westerns for Paramount Pictures and one for 20th Century Fox, continuing in supporting roles until the

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