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Don Reno (21 Feb 1927 - 16 Oct 1984)

Male Person - United States bluegrass banjoist, Reno & Smiley member, father of Don Wayne Reno

 Also known as (2)

Releases (5)

Official

Album

  1. A Song for Everyone 1966
  2. Family & Friends 1988
  3. The Golden Guitar of Don Reno 1999

Album - Compilation

  1. Profile 1975
  2. Founding Father of the Bluegrass Banjo 2001

Relationships (5)

Collaborator On

  1. Reno and Smiley

Member Of

  1. Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys

Children

  1. Ronnie Reno
  2. Dale Reno
  3. Don Wayne Reno

Recordings by (102)

  1. I've Been Shuffled 1:56 (1966)
  2. Since Wedding Bells Have Rung 2:30 (1966)
  3. Coffee Cup 2:41 (1966)
  4. Kiss Me Once Again 2:24 (1966)
  5. Put It Off Until Tomorrow 2:43 (1966)
  6. Water Will Seek It's Own Level 2:29 (1966)
  7. I Ain't Gonna Walk Your Dog No More 2:33 (1966)
  8. My Church 2:24 (1966)
  9. Your Mama Didn't Raise No Idiot 2:29 (1966)
  10. Life Is a Toil 2:28 (1966)
  11. Five by Eight 1:41 (1966)
  12. Soldier's Prayer in Vietnam 2:39 (1966)
  13. I've Just Got to See You Once More 1:42 (1975)
  14. Just a Message 4:06 (1975)
  15. Riding on That Midnight Train 2:11 (1975)
  16. I Wonder Where You Are Tonight 2:48 (1975)
  17. Picture on the Wall 3:17 (1975)
  18. I'm Troubled in Mind 1:41 (1975)
  19. Salty Dog Blues 2:04 (1975)
  20. Red Wing 1:26 (1975)
  21. I'm Just Here to Get My Baby Out of Jail 2:40 (1975)
  22. Back Up & Push 1:25 (1975)
  23. Dreaming of a Little Cabin 3:52 (1975)
  24. Down Yonder 1:43 (1975)
  25. I'm Coming Back (But I Don't Know When) 3:00 (1975)
  26. Home in the Mountains 2:03 (1977)
  27. Miss Elsie's Place 3:24 (1977)
  28. Follow the Leader 1:56 (1977)
  29. Pretty Angel Tree 2:30 (1977)
  30. If Today Was Tomorrow 2:04 (1977)
  31. Banjo Bill 2:15 (1977)
  32. I Want to Go Back to the Mountains 2:42 (1977)
  33. Walking Catfish 2:31 (1977)
  34. Once in a While 3:02 (1977)
  35. In Advance 2:28 (1977)
  36. Going Back to Church With Mama 3:11 (1977)
  37. Feudin’ Banjos 2:30 (1986)
  38. Limehouse Blues 2:13 (1986) Instrumental
  39. Your Love Is Dying 2:10 (1988)
  40. No Longer a Sweetheart of Mine 2:56 (1988)
  41. Clear Skies 2:51 (1988)
  42. Lonesome Wind Blues 3:24 (1988)
  43. Chokin the Strings 2:59 (1988)
  44. Freight Train Boogie 4:50 (1988)
  45. Sawin' on the Strings 2:36 (1988)
  46. Country Boy Rock & Roll 2:31 (1988)
  47. East Bound Freight Train 3:15 (1988)
  48. I'm the Talk of the Town 2:54 (1988)
  49. John Hardy 2:47 (1988)
  50. I Want to Know 2:39 (1988)
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On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. Under Your Spell Again 2:43 Reno and Smiley (1960) banjo
  2. Eight More Miles to Louisville 2:38 Reno and Smiley (1960) guitar
  3. Old Slew Foot 2:22 Rose Maddox (1962) banjo
  4. Down, Down, Down 2:24 Rose Maddox (1962) banjo
  5. Rollin’ in My Sweet Baby’s Arms 2:18 Rose Maddox (1962) banjo
  6. Uncle Pen 2:01 Rose Maddox (1962) banjo
  7. Each Season Changes You 2:54 Rose Maddox (1962) banjo
  8. Cotton Fields 2:04 Rose Maddox (1962) banjo
  9. I’ll Meet You in Church Sunday Morning 3:15 Rose Maddox (1962) banjo
  10. Blue Moon of Kentucky 2:13 Rose Maddox (1962) banjo
  11. Footprints in the Snow 2:29 Rose Maddox (1962) banjo
  12. Molly and Tenbrooks 2:22 Rose Maddox (1962) banjo
  13. My Rose of Old Kentucky 2:41 Rose Maddox (1962) banjo
  14. Deep Elem Blues 2:24 The Good Old Boys (1976) banjo
  15. Leave Well Enough Alone 3:25 The Good Old Boys (1976) banjo
  16. Dim Lights, Thick Smoke 3:26 The Good Old Boys (1976) banjo
  17. On Top Of Old Smokey 3:15 The Good Old Boys (1976) banjo
  18. Banjo Signal 2:18 The Good Old Boys (1976) banjo
  19. Here To Get My Baby Out Of Jail 4:13 The Good Old Boys (1976) banjo
  20. Toy Heart 2:34 The Good Old Boys (1976) banjo
  21. Barefoot Nelly 3:10 The Good Old Boys (1976) banjo
  22. Long Gone 1:59 The Good Old Boys (1976) banjo
  23. Too Wise Special 2:06 The Good Old Boys (1976) banjo
  24. Ashes Of Love 2:42 The Good Old Boys (1976) banjo
  25. Don't You Hear Jerusalem Moan 1:56 The Good Old Boys (1976) banjo
  26. Pistol Packin' Mama 2:06 The Good Old Boys (1976) banjo
  27. Glendale Train 3:42 The Good Old Boys (1976) banjo
  28. Tree of Life 2:43 Reno and Smiley (1978) banjo
  29. I’m Using My Bible for a Roadmap 2:33 Reno and Smiley (1978) banjo
  30. Lonesome Hearted Blues 2:20 The Bluegrass Suspects (1990) banjo
  31. When He Reached Down His Hand for Me 2:48 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (14 Sep 1993) banjo
  32. The Lord’s Last Supper 2:29 Reno and Smiley (1993) banjo
  33. Please Don’t Feel Sorry for Me 2:42 Reno and Smiley (1993) banjo
  34. I’m Blue and Lonesome 2:27 Reno and Smiley (1993) guitar
  35. Don’t Let Your Sweet Love Die 2:29 Reno and Smiley (1993) guitar
  36. All I Have Is Just a Memory 2:32 Reno and Smiley (1993) banjo
  37. Since I’ve Used My Bible for a Roadmap 2:40 Reno and Smiley (1993) banjo

Vocals

  1. Eight More Miles to Louisville 2:38 Reno and Smiley (1960) tenor vocals
  2. Under Your Spell Again 2:43 Reno and Smiley (1960) tenor vocals
  3. Long Gone 1:59 The Good Old Boys (1976) lead vocals
  4. Ashes Of Love 2:42 The Good Old Boys (1976)
  5. Barefoot Nelly 3:10 The Good Old Boys (1976) lead vocals
  6. Here To Get My Baby Out Of Jail 4:13 The Good Old Boys (1976) baritone vocals
  7. I’m Using My Bible for a Roadmap 2:33 Reno and Smiley (1978) tenor vocals
  8. Tree of Life 2:43 Reno and Smiley (1978) tenor vocals
  9. When He Reached Down His Hand for Me 2:48 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (14 Sep 1993) baritone vocals
  10. Wings of Faith 2:48 Reno and Smiley (1993) tenor vocals
  11. Charlotte Breakdown 2:23 Reno and Smiley (1993) tenor vocals
  12. Brighter Mansions Over There 2:20 Reno and Smiley (1993) tenor vocals
  13. Barefoot Nellie 2:17 Reno and Smiley (1993) lead vocals

Credited as (54)

  1. Don Reno
  2. Don Reno & Bill Harrell
  3. Don Reno & Arthur Smith
  4. Don Reno, Bill Harrell & The Tennessee Cut-Ups
  5. Don Reno & The Tennessee Cut-Ups
  6. Don Reno & Charlie Moore
  7. Don Reno, Red Smiley & The Tennessee Cut-Ups
  8. Ray Davis, Don Reno, Chubby Wise, Buck Ryan, Bill Harrell & Ed Ferris
  9. Don Reno and Bill Harrell with The Tennessee Cut-Ups
  10. Reno and Smiley with The Tennessee Cut-Ups
  11. Reno and Smiley with The Tennessee Cut-Ups feat. Buck Ryan
  12. Don Reno & Bill Harrell with The Tennessee Cut-Ups
  13. Buck Ryan featured with Reno & Harrell
  14. Mack Magaha featured with Reno & Smiley
  15. Arthur Smith & Don Reno
  16. Don Reno & Red Smiley with The Tennessee Cut-Ups feat. Buck Ryan
  17. Don Reno & Red Smiley with The Tennessee Cut-Ups
  18. Don Reno, Bobby Thompson & Cripple Creek Quartet
  19. Don Reno, Arthur Smith
  20. Don Reno, Arthur Smith
  21. Don Reno & Arthur Smith
  22. Don Reno, Red Smiley & The Tennessee Cutups
  23. Eddie Adcock & Don Reno
  24. Ray Davis, Don Reno, Chubby Wise, Buck Ryan, Bill Harrell & Ed Ferris
  25. Reno & Harrell with The Tennessee Cut-Ups
  26. Don Reno & Benny Martin
  27. Don Reno & Eddie Adcock
  28. Arthur Smith and Don Reno
  29. Don Reno and Bill Harrell
  30. Don Reno & Bill Harrell & The Tennessee Cut-Ups
  31. Don Reno, Bill Harrell and The Tennessee Cut-Ups
  32. Reno, Harrell with The Tennessee Cut-Ups
  33. Don Reno with Bill Harrell
  34. Don Reno and Arthur Smith
  35. Don Reno & Bill Harrell and The Tennessee Cut-Ups
  36. Eddie Adcock and Don Reno
  37. Fiddling Buck Ryan with Don Reno & Red Smiley
  38. Reno & Harrell
  39. Don Reno, Bill Harrell with The Tennessee Cut-Ups
  40. Don Reno and The Tennessee Cut-Ups
  41. Don Reno & Red Smiley
  42. Don Reno And Benny Martin
  43. Arthur Smith & His Cracker-Jacks with Don Reno
  44. Don Reno, Bobby Thompson & The Cripple Creek Quartet
  45. Don Reno & Red Smiley and The Tennessee Cutups
  46. Don Reno & The Tennessee Cut‐Ups
  47. Don Reno and Bobby Thompson with Cripple Creek Quartet
  48. Bill Harrell with Don Reno
  49. Bill HarrellDon Reno
  50. Don Reno, Red Smiley, Bill Harrell & The Cut-Ups
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Works (99)

Wrote

  1. Unwanted Love
  2. Keep Me Humble
  3. Sockeye
  4. Pretending
  5. I’m Using My Bible for a Road Map
  6. Weg
  7. I Know You’re Married but I Love You Still
  8. You Can’t Make a Heel Toe the Mark
  9. Drifting With the Tide
  10. Wings of Faith
  11. Jesus Will Save Your Soul
  12. Wall Around Your Heart
  13. I’m Building a Mansion in Heaven
  14. I’ve Been Shuffled
  15. Jacknife‐in’
  16. Follow the Leader
  17. Garden in the Sky
  18. Another Day
  19. Barefoot Nellie
  20. There’s Another Baby Waiting for Me Down the Line
  21. Blue Is the Way That I Feel
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Composed

  1. Clear Skies
  2. Jesus Is Waiting
  3. I’m So Happy
  4. It’s Grand to Have Someone to Love You
  5. Charlotte Breakdown
  6. A Pretty Wreath for Mother’s Grave
  7. Let in the Guiding Light
  8. Your Tears Are Just Interest on the Loan
  9. Banjo Special
  10. Better Luck Next Time
  11. Let’s Live for Tonight
  12. He’s Coming Back to Earth Again
  13. How I Miss My Darling Mother
  14. Brighter Mansions Over There
  15. My Mother’s Bible
  16. I'm Gone, Long Gone
  17. Hear Jerusalem Mourn
  18. Banjo Signal
  19. Country Boy Rock ’n’ Roll
  20. I'm the Talk of the Town
  21. Trail of Sorrow
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Lyrics

  1. Jesus Is Waiting
  2. Lonesome Hearted Blues
  3. My Mother’s Bible
  4. Trail of Sorrow
  5. Brighter Mansions Over There
  6. Let’s Live for Tonight
  7. I Can Hear the Angels Singing
  8. Springtime in Heaven
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Events (1)

Main Performer At

  1. Fincastle Bluegrass Festival 1965

Links (13)

Other Databases

  1. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6d24t0p
  2. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83065747
  3. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb138989278
  4. https://d-nb.info/gnd/135399351
  5. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n83065747/

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/1130403

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000157908

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/49409220

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1239468

Secondhandsongs

  1. https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/49606

Stream For Free

  1. https://open.spotify.com/artist/7rB502Ec9wP6wZQxhztkM7
  2. https://www.deezer.com/artist/1332636

Biographies

  1. http://www.bluegrassmuseum.org/don-reno/