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Smith Ballew

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Aliases
Buddy Blue & His Texans
Buddy Blue and His Texans
Charles Roberts
Gary Dawson & His Collegiates
Ross Colby
Smith Ballew and His Orchestra
Smith Ballew and His Piping Rock Orch.
White Serenaders – Vocal Refrain by Smith Ballew
Real name
Sykes Ballew
Born
January 21, 1902
Died
May 2, 1984
Country
United States
Comments
Singer, bandleader and actor, who was one of film's earliest "Singing Cowboys"
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Releases

Singles

Title Performer Release date Label
A Little White Gardenia Smith Ballew and His Orchestra 1935 Perfect [US1]
A Precious Little Thing Called Love Milt Shaw and His Detroiters - Vocal Refrain by Smith Ballew 1929 OKeh
Avalon Town Sam Lanin and His Troubadours – Vocal Chorus William Smith 1928 Perfect [US1]
Button Up Your Overcoat Dorsey Brothers and Their Orchestra - Vocal Refrain Smith Ballew with Quartet 1929 OKeh
Can't We Be Friends? – When the Real Thing Comes Your Way Smith Ballew and His Orchestra – The Royal Music Makers November 1929 OKeh
Chant of the Jungle Joe Venuti and His New Yorkers - Vocal Refrain Smith Ballew 1929 OKeh
Confessin' (That I Love You) - Maybe It's Love Buddy Blue and His Texans - Sam Lanin and His Troubadours 1930 Perfect [US1]
Dream Lover Adrian Schubert's Salon Orchestra (Vocal Chorus, Buddy Blue) 1929 Perfect [US1]
Give Yourself a Pat on the Back – Any Old Place with You Karl Radlach & His Orchestra – Buddy Blue & His Texans 1930 Banner [US1]
Happy-Go-Lucky-You and Broken Hearted Me Smith Ballew & His Orch. 1932 Perfect [US1]
He's My Secret Passion Danny Yates & His Orchestra - Vocals by Smith Ballew 1930 Melotone
How About Me? Smith Ballew 1929 OKeh
How Am I to Know? Frankie Trumbauer and His Orchestra with Vocal Refrain Smith Ballew 1929 OKeh
I Don't Want Your Kisses (If I Can't Have Your Love) – When the Sun Is Setting Buddy Blue & His Texans – Willie Creager & His Orchestra 1929 Oriole [US]
I'll Always Be in Love with You Smith Ballew 1929 OKeh
I Love You So Much Smith Ballew July 1930 OKeh
I'm a Dreamer - Aren't We All? Roy Smeck's Trio - Vocal Refrain Buddy Blue 1930 Conqueror
I'm in Seventh Heaven Joe Venuti and His New Yorkers - Vocal Refrain Smith Ballew 1929 OKeh
I Never Dreamt (You'd Fall in Love with Me) Bert Lown and His Biltmore Hotel Orchestra (Vocal Chorus, Buddy Blue) 1930 Perfect [US1]
Isle of Capri Smith Ballew and His Orchestra December 1934 Banner [US1]
Isle of Capri - On the Good Ship Lollipop Smith Ballew and His Orchestra - Vincent Rose and His Orchestra 1935 Conqueror
I've Got a Feeling I'm Falling Smith Ballew 1929 OKeh
I Wake Up Smiling Harold Stern and Hotel Biltmore Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Bill Smith 1933 Bluebird
Just a Gigolo Ross Colby (Smith Ballew) 1931 Melotone
Just You, Just Me Smith Ballew 1929 OKeh
Kiss Me Goodnight, Not Goodbye Adrian Schubert and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus Buddy Blue 1931 Crown [US-NY]
Let's Have Another Cup o' Coffee Buddy Blue & His Texans (Smith Ballew) 1932 Crown [US-NY]
Little White Lies Roy Smeck's Trio - Vocal Chorus Ted Bancroft 1930 Perfect [US1]
Louise Ben Pollack and His Park Central Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Charles Roberts September 1929 Victor
Louise Frankie Trumbauer and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Smith Ballew 1929 OKeh
Lovable and Sweet Ed. Loyd and His Orchestra with Vocal refrain Smith Ballew 1929 OKeh
Maybe! Who Knows? – Miss You Dorsey Brothers and Their Orchestra – Smith Ballew and His Orchestra 1929 OKeh
Merry Widow Waltz Smith Ballew and His Orchestra 1934 Banner [US1]
Moonlight Saving Time Adrian Schubert and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus Buddy Blue 1931 Crown [US-NY]
My Baby Just Cares for Me Smith Ballew 1930 OKeh
My Fate Is in Your Hands Smith Ballew 1929 OKeh
My Sin Smith Ballew 1929 OKeh
My Song of the Nile Roy Smeck Trio – Vocal Refrain Smith Ballew 1929 OKeh
Now You're in My Arms Chester Leighton & His Sophomores - Vocal Chorus by Chester Leighton 1931 Velvet Tone
Pagan Love Song Roy Smeck's Trio - Vocal Chorus Buddy Blue 1929 Conqueror
Pagan Love Song – Sleepy Valley Buddy Blue & His Texans – Dixie Marimba Players 1929 Regal [US1]
Painting the Clouds with Sunshine Smith Ballew & His Orchestra 1929 OKeh
Roll Along Prairie Moon Smith Ballew and His Orchestra October 1935 Melotone
Roll On, Mississipi, Roll On - Whistling in the Dark Jay Wilbur and His Band - Buddy Blue and His Texans October 1931 Imperial [GB]
Romance – Will You Be Mine? Buddy Blue & His Texans – Lou Gold and His Orchestra 1930 Banner [US1]
Say a Little Prayer for Me Smith Ballew & His Orchestra 1931 Columbia [US]
Snuggled on Your Shoulder (Cuddled in Your Arms) Smith Ballew & His Orch. 1932 Perfect [US1]
Somewhere in Old Wyoming Roy Smeck's Trio - Vocal Chorus Buddy Blue 1931 Conqueror
S'posin' Smith Ballew and His Orchestra 1929 OKeh
S'posin' – Twilight Kisses Gary Dawson & His Collegiates – Tennessee Happy Boys 1929 Oriole [US]
Sweethearts on Parade The Ferera Trio with Vocal refrain - Smith Ballew 1929 OKeh
That's the Good Old Sunny South Joe Venuti and His New Yorkers - Vocal Refrain Smith Ballew 1929 OKeh
The Night Is Young Smith Ballew and His Orchestra 1935 Perfect [US1]
The One Girl Bert Lown and His Hotel Biltmore Orchestra (Vocal Chorus, Buddy Blue) 1930 Perfect [US1]
Time on My Hands (You in My Arms) Smith Ballew and His Piping Rock Orch. 1931 Columbia [US]
True Blue Lou Ipana Troubadours - Vocal by Smith Ballew 1929 Columbia [US]
Wake Up! Chillun Wake Up! Smith Ballew and His Orchestra 1929 Parlophone
What a Little Moonlight Can Do Smith Ballew and His Orchestra September 1935 Melotone
When I'm Looking at You – I'm in the Market for You Lanin's Famous Players – Smith Balley Orchestra 1930 Parlophone
When Prince Charming Comes Along Smith Ballew and His Orchestra 1935 Melotone
When We're Alone (Penthouse Serenade) Smith Ballew & His Orchestra 1932 Romeo
(You Can't Take Away) The Things That Were Made for Love White Serenaders – Vocal Refrain by Smith Ballew 1929 OKeh
You're All I Need Smith Ballew and His Orchestra 1935 Banner [US1]
(You Were Only) Passing Time with Me Smith Ballew & His Orchestra 1930 Columbia [US]

Performances also appear on

Title Performer Release date Label
A Blues Serenade Glenn Miller and His Orchestra June 1935 Columbia [US]
All That I'm Asking Is Sympathy - Lonely Troubadour Frank Raymond's Dance Orch. - Ed Valland's Orch. 1929 Broadway [US1]
An Ev'ning in Caroline – You Try Somebody Else Majestic Dance Orchestra – Majestic Dance Orchestra 1932 Perfect [US1]
Cheerful Little Earful The New York Syncopators [Fred Rich] 1931 Odeon
Dream a Little Dream of Me – Were You Sincere? Majestic Dance Orchestra – Sam Lanin & His Orch. 1931 Perfect [US1]
Dream Train The New York Syncopators [The Goofus Five] 1929 OKeh
I'll Never Ask for More - Deep Night Dorsey Brothers and Their Orchestra - The Goofus Five and Their Orchestra 1929 OKeh
I'm Following You – Would You Be Blue? Hollywood Dance Orchestra – Willie Creager & His Orchestra 1929 Cameo [US1]
I Only Have Eyes for You Eddie Jackson & His Orchestra 1934 Vocalion [US]
It's Love Merle Johnston & His Orch. 1931 Banner [US1]
My Sweeter Than Sweet – He's So Unusual Frankie Trumbauer and His Orchestra – Carolina Club Orch. 1929 OKeh
Sunny Side Up – Just for Tonight The Clevelanders – Lou Gold and His Orchestra 1930 Banner [US1]
Sweetheart, We Need Each Other – I Would Give You a Million Tomorrows (For One Yesterday) Fred Rich & His Orchestra – Majestic Dance Orchestra 1930 Banner [US1]
The One I Love Just Can't Be Bothered with Me - Without You Bert Lown - Lou Gold 1930 Banner [US1]
There I Go Dreaming Again Victor Young & Brunswick Orchestra 1932 Brunswick
The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi – Dream River Fred Rich's Dance Orchestra – Nathan Glantz & His Orchestra 1928 Regal [US1]
When It's Springtime in the Rockies Roy Smeck's Trio April 1931 Conqueror
Yours and Mine Ben Selvin & His Orchestra 1931 Columbia [US]
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