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- Smith_Ballew abstract "Smith Ballew (real name Sykes Ballew) (January 21, 1902 – May 2, 1984) was an American actor, sophisticated singer, orchestra leader, and a western singing star.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 on the movie screen. He did a series of musical Westerns for Paramount Pictures and one for 20th Century Fox, continuing in supporting roles until the 1950s.Prior to his singing cowboy career, starting in the late 1920s, he became one of the most recognizable vocalists on hundreds of dance band and jazz records. During this time, Ballew along with Scrappy Lambert, Dick Robertson, and Chick Bullock were the most prolific studio vocalists. He organized his own short-lived band in 1931.Between 1929 and 1935, he made scores of records issued under his own name for OKeh, the dime store labels (Banner, Domino, Jewel, Regal, Perfect, Oriole as Buddy Blue & His Texans or Jack Blue's Texans), Columbia, and Crown. Few of these popular records gave any indication of his future Cowboy style.He died at the age of 82 in Longview, Texas.".
- Smith_Ballew activeYearsEndYear "1930".
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- Smith_Ballew alias "Ballew, Sykes".
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- Smith_Ballew birthDate "1902-01-21".
- Smith_Ballew birthPlace Palestine,_Texas.
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- Smith_Ballew deathDate "1984-05-02".
- Smith_Ballew deathPlace Longview,_Texas.
- Smith_Ballew deathYear "1984".
- Smith_Ballew genre Country_music.
- Smith_Ballew genre Jazz.
- Smith_Ballew genre Popular_music.
- Smith_Ballew genre Western_(genre).
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- Smith_Ballew instrument Singing.
- Smith_Ballew occupation Actor.
- Smith_Ballew occupation Musician.
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- Smith_Ballew wikiPageWikiLinkText "Smith Ballew".
- Smith_Ballew alternativeNames "Ballew, Sykes".
- Smith_Ballew background "solo_singer".
- Smith_Ballew birthDate "1902-01-21".
- Smith_Ballew birthName "Sykes Ballew".
- Smith_Ballew birthPlace Palestine,_Texas.
- Smith_Ballew caption "Smith Ballew on a 1931 sheet music cover.".
- Smith_Ballew dateOfBirth "1902-01-21".
- Smith_Ballew dateOfDeath "1984-05-02".
- Smith_Ballew deathDate "1984-05-02".
- Smith_Ballew deathPlace Longview,_Texas.
- Smith_Ballew genre Country_music.
- Smith_Ballew genre Jazz.
- Smith_Ballew genre Popular_music.
- Smith_Ballew genre Western_(genre).
- Smith_Ballew genre Western_movies.
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- Smith_Ballew instrument Singing.
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- Smith_Ballew name "Ballew, Smith".
- Smith_Ballew name "Smith Ballew".