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Don Reno
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One of the country world’s greatest five-string banjo players.
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Active
1930s - 1980s
Born
February 21, 1926
in
Spartanburg, SC
Died
October 16, 1984
in
Charlottesville, VA
Genre
Country
Styles
Bluegrass
,
Progressive Bluegrass
,
Traditional Bluegrass
Also Known As
Donald Wesley Reno
Member Of
Reno & Smiley
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