Don Reno and Red Smiley 1962 Pilot TV Show Pt2

[lizardtoter]

remember watching this show in the mornings while my mom and dad got ready for work, artie levin irvin sharp, reno and smiley, they would come on be fore capt. kangaroo!!

[polkadothound]

Growing up in Lynchburg during the 60s this is as close to a time machine as I can imagine....they used to play every morning M/F about 6 AM......and Irv Sharp hosted cartoons around eight- right after Cactus Joe and Lil' bitty Pete...great stuff!

[getula1964]

@Tad69 lmao!!!!! ;)

[getula1964]

ha!!! at 3:08, i think i heard some blacks chicks singin'!! was Pearl Bailey there??? lol!!!

[herper64]

Irv: 'Can I pick one?'

Mac: 'I don't know! Can ye?'

LMAO!!!!! OMG!! look at the piano shaking at 2:39!!! Irv was rockin!! ha!!! and he was badass on the organ, too!! ;)

[herper64]

lmao!!!! ;) 3:19!!!! Irv was jammin'!!!!

[banjo3751]

@herper64 Haha!!!! That was funny(-:

[herper64]

@banjo3751 i know!!! lol!!! ;) it was almost out of character for him.

[rachwms]

i am so going to Krogers today

[boblackey1]

My mother was from Daleville, Va and I was born in Roanoke, Va. (1947) Don, Red and the boys and Irv Sharp were all very nice men. I watched them every morn on local TV. Don said told us he started his unique style when he got out of the Army. Earl has hit it big with the three finger thing Don picked up from Snuffy so Don decided to go in another direction with his own way of pickin'. Don't understand the fussin' about Earl&Don. Got to talk with both and they really liked each other.

[wvfisherguy]

Let's all go Krogering, in memory of Reno and Smiley

[williambeier]

Don Reno was the 5-string banjo. Don Reno and Red Smiley were the best. William Beier

[betwetter]

I remember meeting Mac Mcgaha at Opryland in 1991 after admiring his fiddling for years. His sister used to sit with us at church and begged me to go see him. I did and he let me play a song with Grandpa Jones family who he was gigging with at the time. What a memory to have. I'll never forget it.

[5631852]

Don Reno Was my moms next door neighbor in botetourt when she was a kid.

[williambeier]

What does she have to say about Don Reno?? Thanks,William Beier

[5631852]

she said he was a nice man, he seemed a little odd. he played the banjo all night and mowed the lawn at night. she said he could play though. he lived in troutville.

[BDWong]

Oh I dunno DNewenglander, I don't think Irv had that kind of clout. In any event, I think the band does a heckava job and make the whole thing sound like a poor man's Fats Waller. That's no small compliment to their skill and versatility. Not many can genre hop like that.

[DNewenglander]

Irvin apparently had never noticed that Reno & Smiley play bluegrass when he suddenly decided to force them to play Bill Bailey.

[zekepig]

Krogering is more fun than grocery shopping at other stores (e.g., Safeway, Giant, Acme, Weis).

[billthorpe]

Dear Bottlecap:

Thanks for the info. He sure puts out a lot of energy, doesn't he?

[billthorpe]

I like that song, "You Comb Her Hair" Who's the fiddler?

[bottlecap11111]

Mac McGahae (Thats probably not the correct spelling)was their fiddler, later on he played in Porter Waggoners band for many years.

[redsfavniece]

Wonderful video - am looking for anyone related to Red Smiley - He waa my precious and talented Uncle who was taken from us too early. Reno and Smiley can never be replicated...

[catherineyronwode]

Who is the announcer and Dixieland Jazz pianist?

[renopicker]

His name is Irvin Sharp. He hosted Reno and Smiley's "Top Of The Morning" TV show in Roanoke VA for years.

[fab4crazystill]

Top Of The Morning was my wake-up call when I was in elementary school. Thanks for the post and a wonderful childhood memory.

[FiddlinMiss27]

handsome Red...I know that you're wondering who I dream about...but YOU comb his hair!!

:) R.I.P.

[fontanalis]

Great,classic Bluegrass. Real Bluegrass. Thanks for putting it on.

[banjobilly32]

I have this on a VHS tape. It's great.