Cal Smith

Calvin Grant Shofner (April 7, 1932 – October 10, 2013), known professionally as Cal Smith, was an American country musician, most famous for his 1974 hits "Country Bumpkin" and "It's Time to Pay the Fiddler".

Birth and Death Data: Born April 7, 1932 (Gans), Died October 10, 2013 (Branson)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1924 - 1951

Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor guitar, tenor banjo, composer, banjo

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 50 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BVE-37220	10-in.	12/10/1926	Boodle-am	Dixieland Jug Blowers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet	instrumentalist, tenor banjo
Victor	BVE-37221	10-in.	12/10/1926	Florida blues	Dixieland Jug Blowers	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, tenor banjo
Victor	BVE-37222	10-in.	12/10/1926	Don't give all the lard away	Dixieland Jug Blowers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, tenor banjo
Victor	BVE-37223	10-in.	12/10/1926	Banjoreno	Dixieland Jug Blowers	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, tenor banjo
Victor	BVE-37224	10-in.	12/10/1926	Skip, skat, doodle-do	Dixieland Jug Blowers	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, tenor banjo
Victor	BVE-37225	10-in.	12/10/1926	Louisville stomp	Dixieland Jug Blowers	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, tenor banjo
Victor	BVE-37226	10-in.	12/11/1926	House rent rag	Dixieland Jug Blowers	Jazz/dance band, with monologue	instrumentalist, tenor banjo
Victor	BVE-37227	10-in.	12/11/1926	Memphis shake	Dixieland Jug Blowers	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, tenor banjo
Victor	BVE-37228	10-in.	12/11/1926	Carpet Alley breakdown	Dixieland Jug Blowers	Jazz/dance band	composer, instrumentalist, tenor banjo
Victor	BVE-37229	10-in.	12/11/1926	Hen party blues	Dixieland Jug Blowers	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, tenor banjo
Victor	BVE-38635	10-in.	6/6/1927	National blues	Dixieland Jug Blowers	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, tenor banjo
Victor	BVE-38636	10-in.	6/6/1927	Southern shout	Dixieland Jug Blowers	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, tenor guitar
Victor	BVE-38637	10-in.	6/6/1927	Garden of joy	Dixieland Jug Blowers	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, tenor guitar
Victor	BVE-38638	10-in.	6/6/1927	You'd better leave me alone, sweet papa	Dixieland Jug Blowers	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, tenor banjo
Victor	BVE-38639	10-in.	6/7/1927	Only Mother cares for me	Dixieland Jug Blowers	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, tenor guitar
Victor	BVE-38640	10-in.	6/7/1927	Love blues	Dixieland Jug Blowers	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, tenor guitar
Victor	BVE-38641	10-in.	6/7/1927	I never did want you	Dixieland Jug Blowers	Jazz/dance band, with talk	instrumentalist, tenor guitar
Victor	BVE-38642	10-in.	6/7/1927	If you can't make it easy, get a job and go to work	Dixieland Jug Blowers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, tenor guitar
Victor	BVE-38645	10-in.	6/7/1927	When I stopped runnin' I was at home	Dixieland Jug Blowers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, tenor banjo
Victor	BVE-38646	10-in.	6/7/1927	Blue guitar stomp	Clifford Hayes ; Louisville Stompers	Jazz/dance ensemble	composer, instrumentalist, tenor guitar
Victor	BVE-42378	10-in.	5/31/1928	The tenor guitar fiend	Clifford Hayes ; Louisville Stompers	Jazz/dance ensemble	instrumentalist, tenor guitar
Victor	BVE-42379	10-in.	5/31/1928	Old chords stomp	Clifford Hayes ; Louisville Stompers	Jazz/dance ensemble	instrumentalist, tenor guitar
Victor	BVE-42380	10-in.	5/31/1928	Bye-bye blues	Clifford Hayes ; Louisville Stompers	Jazz/dance ensemble	instrumentalist, tenor guitar
Victor	BVE-42381	10-in.	5/31/1928	Tipping thru	Clifford Hayes ; Louisville Stompers	Jazz/dance ensemble	instrumentalist, tenor guitar
Victor	BVE-42382	10-in.	5/31/1928	Blue harmony	Clifford Hayes ; Louisville Stompers	Jazz/dance ensemble	instrumentalist, tenor guitar

(Results 1-25 of 50 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Smith, Cal," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106928.

Smith, Cal. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106928.

"Smith, Cal." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.