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 26-50 of 50 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BVE-42388	10-in.	6/1/1928	The petter's stomp	Clifford Hayes ; Louisville Stompers	Jazz/dance ensemble	instrumentalist, tenor guitar
Victor	BVE-42390	10-in.	6/1/1928	Blue trombone stomp	Clifford Hayes ; Louisville Stompers	Jazz/dance ensemble	instrumentalist, tenor guitar
Victor	BVE-42391	10-in.	6/1/1928	Clef Club stomp	Clifford Hayes ; Louisville Stompers	Jazz/dance ensemble	instrumentalist, tenor guitar
Victor	BVE-42392	10-in.	6/1/1928	Bare-foot stomp	Clifford Hayes ; Louisville Stompers	Jazz/dance ensemble	instrumentalist, tenor guitar
Victor	BVE-48855	10-in.	2/5/1929	Automobile blues	Clifford Hayes ; Louisville Stompers	Jazz/dance ensemble	instrumentalist, tenor guitar
Victor	BVE-48856	10-in.	2/5/1929	Allegro blues	Clifford Hayes ; Louisville Stompers	Jazz/dance ensemble	instrumentalist, tenor guitar
Victor	BVE-48857	10-in.	2/5/1929	Frog hop	Clifford Hayes ; Louisville Stompers	Jazz/dance ensemble	instrumentalist, tenor guitar
Victor	BVE-48858	10-in.	2/5/1929	Dance hall shuffle	Clifford Hayes ; Louisville Stompers	Jazz/dance ensemble	instrumentalist, tenor guitar
Victor	BVE-48859	10-in.	2/5/1929	Edwards stomp	Clifford Hayes ; Louisville Stompers	Jazz/dance ensemble	instrumentalist, tenor guitar
Victor	BVE-48860	10-in.	2/5/1929	Shoe-string	Clifford Hayes ; Louisville Stompers	Jazz/dance ensemble	composer, instrumentalist, tenor guitar
Victor	BVE-48861	10-in.	2/6/1929	Everybody wants my tootelum	Clifford Hayes ; Louisville Stompers	Jazz/dance ensemble	instrumentalist, tenor guitar
Victor	BVE-48862	10-in.	2/6/1929	Hey! I am blue	Clifford Hayes ; Louisville Stompers	Jazz/dance ensemble	instrumentalist, tenor guitar
Victor	BVE-48863	10-in.	2/6/1929	Shady lane blues	Clifford Hayes ; Louisville Stompers	Jazz/dance ensemble	instrumentalist, tenor guitar
Victor	BVE-48864	10-in.	2/6/1929	You're ticklin' me	Clifford Hayes ; Louisville Stompers	Jazz/dance ensemble	instrumentalist, tenor guitar
Victor	BVE-48865	10-in.	2/6/1929	Go down sunshine blues	Sippie Wallace	Female vocal solo, with guitar, trombone, and piano	instrumentalist, tenor guitar
Victor	BVE-48866	10-in.	2/6/1929	You gonna need my help	Sippie Wallace	Female vocal solo, with guitar, trombone, and piano	instrumentalist, tenor guitar
Victor	BVE-57339	10-in.	10/28/1929	You and I	Johnny Gatewood	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Victor	BVE-57341	10-in.	10/28/1929	Old folks shake	Kentucky Jazz Babies	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, tenor guitar
Victor	BVE-57342	10-in.	10/28/1929	No more blues	Kentucky Jazz Babies	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, tenor guitar
Victor	BVE-69449	10-in.	6/16/1931	My good gal's gone	Louisville Jug Band ; Jimmie Rodgers	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, tenor guitar
Victor	BVE-69450	10-in.	6/16/1931	Please don't holler, Mama	Ben Ferguson	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, tenor guitar
Victor	BVE-69451	10-in.	6/16/1931	Try and treat her right	Ben Ferguson	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble and vocal chorus	instrumentalist, tenor guitar
Columbia	CO45215	10-in.	1/29/1951	Blue guitar stomp	Leon McAuliffe and his Western Swing Band	String band	composer
Brunswick	14358-14359	10-in.	11/24/1924	Hatchet head blues	Old Southern Jug Band	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, banjo
Brunswick	14360-14361	10-in.	11/24/1924	Blues, just blues, that’s all	Old Southern Jug Band	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, banjo

(Results 26-50 of 50 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Smith, Cal," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106928.

Smith, Cal. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106928.

"Smith, Cal." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.