SMITH BALLEW - AUTOGRAPHED INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 290853
Image of the swing band leader who became a singing cowboy, shown
wearing a bandana
Photograph inscribed and signed: "To Norman/Smith
Ballew/4-6-80". B/w, 8x10. Smith Ballew (1902-1984), born Sykes
Ballew, was a popular bandleader and vocalist of the 1920s.
Price: $220.00
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SMITH BALLEW
Image of the swing band leader who became a singing cowboy, shown
wearing a bandana
Photograph inscribed and signed: "To Norman/Smith
Ballew/4-6-80". B/w, 8x10. Smith Ballew (1902-1984), born Sykes
Ballew, was a popular bandleader and vocalist of the 1920s. Many members
of his band went on to become big names of the swing era, including Buddy
Berrigan, Jack Teagarden and Glenn Miller (who was Ballew's manager and
arranger from 1929 to1934. After dubbing John Wayne's voice for two films
(including The Man from Utah), Ballew began appearing on film as a
singing cowboy himself. His film credits extended from Palm Springs
(1936) to I Killed Geronimo (1950), with an un-credited part in The
Red Badge of Courage (1951). Signature beaded but legible. Otherwise, fine
condition.
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