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

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

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
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

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Smith, Cal," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106928.

Smith, Cal. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106928.

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