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    • Feb 21, 1927
    Don Reno, of the bluegrass act Reno & Smiley, is born in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The duo, which also features Red Smiley, collects a minor country hit in 1961 with "Don't Let Your Sweet Love Die"
    Sep 28, 1947
    Ronnie Reno is born in Buffalo, South Carolina, the son of Reno & Smiley's Don Reno. Ronnie plays guitar on several Merle Haggard records before forming a bluegrass band, The Reno Brothers
    Oct 26, 1959
    Reno & Smiley record "Don't Let Your Sweet Love Die" in Cincinnati, Ohio
    Feb 6, 1961
    Don Reno, of Reno & Smiley, has a son, Dale Reno, in Roanoke, Virginia. The lad joins his older brothers, Ronnie and Don Wayne, to form The Reno Brothers following their dad's 1984 death
    Feb 8, 1963
    Don Reno, of Reno & Smiley, has a son, Don Wayne Reno, in Roanoke, Virginia. The kid goes on to join brothers Ronnie and Dale in creating a bluegrass band, The Reno Brothers, after their father's death in 1984
    Sep 3, 1965
    The first weekend bluegrass festival, organized by Carlton Haney, opens in Fincastle, Virginia. The three-day event features Bill Monroe, The Stanley Brothers, Clyde Moody, Jimmy Martin, Don Reno, Mac Wiseman, The Country Gentlemen and others
    Oct 16, 1984
    Banjo player Don Reno dies from circulation problems in Charlottesville, Virginia. With partner Red Smiley, Reno & Smiley had created a significant bluegrass duo in 1950 which reached its peak in the late '50s and early '60s
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