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Don Reno
Don Reno
musician
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Bill Monroe
Bill Monroe
American bluegrass musician, songwriter
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Mack Magaha
Mack Magaha
American musician
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Red Allen
Red Allen
American bluegrass musician
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Arthur Smith
Arthur Smith
American country musician, songwriter and producer
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Earl Scruggs
Earl Scruggs
American musician
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Benny Martin
Benny Martin
American musician
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Benny Williams
Benny Williams
American musician
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Doc Watson
Doc Watson
American guitarist, songwriter and singer
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Ralph Stanley
Ralph Stanley
American singer
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The Grascals
The Grascals
American bluegrass music group
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Tony Rice
Tony Rice
American guitarist and bluegrass musician
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Andy Griffith
Andy Griffith
American actor, television producer, Southern gospel singer, and writer (1926-2012)
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Raymond Fairchild
Raymond Fairchild
American musician
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George Hamilton IV
George Hamilton IV
singer
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Michael Martin Murphey
Michael Martin Murphey
American singer-songwriter
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Bill Keith
Bill Keith
American banjo player
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Doug Dillard
Doug Dillard
American musician, composer and banjoist (1937-2012)
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Del McCoury
Del McCoury
American musician
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Tom T. Hall
Tom T. Hall
American musician
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Eddie Adcock
Eddie Adcock
Musician; banjo player
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Chris Daniels
Chris Daniels
Bandleader of Chris Daniels & The Kings
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Osborne Brothers
Osborne Brothers
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Kenny Baker
Kenny Baker
American fiddle player
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Don Gibson
Don Gibson
American musician
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The Country Gentlemen
The Country Gentlemen
American bluegrass band
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Doyle Lawson
Doyle Lawson
American musician
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Sam Bush
Sam Bush
American musician
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Bill Clifton
Bill Clifton
American musician
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Mac Wiseman
Mac Wiseman
American musician
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Steve Martin
Steve Martin
American actor, comedian, musician, author, playwright, and producer
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Mike Auldridge
Mike Auldridge
American Dobro player
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Charlie Waller
Charlie Waller
singer
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Gordon Lightfoot
Gordon Lightfoot
Canadian singer-songwriter
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Randy Kohrs
Randy Kohrs
American musician and recording engineer
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Charlie Monroe
Charlie Monroe
American musician
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Gary Ruley and Mule Train
Gary Ruley and Mule Train
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Larry Cordle
Larry Cordle
American musician
Arthur Lee "Red" Smiley
American musician

Arthur Lee "Red" Smiley

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Arthur Lee "Red" Smiley (May 17, 1925 – January 2, 1972) was an American bluegrass and country musician, best known for his guitar playing with Don Reno under the name Reno and Smiley.

Smiley was born in Asheville, North Carolina, United States. He retired in 1968 but returned temporarily in the early 1970s to perform once more with Don Reno. While returning home from a tour of Eastern Canada and the Northeastern United States, Smiley died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in January 1972 at the age of 46, due to complications with diabetes. He was buried at the DeHart Cemetery in the Jackson Line community of Bryson City, North Carolina.