Smith Ballew (1902-1984)
Last updated: 30.11.25
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Websites:
url15.gif Smith Ballew Biography by wikipedia.org.  
url15.gif  DAHR: Smith Ballew List of 511 historic recordings from 1928 to 1937.

  Title (Release Year) Composer Performers Issue
         
  Historic Records      
recordmp3.gif One That I Love Loves Me, The (1929) F.E. Ahlert Smith Ballew Columbia: W148033
recordmp3.gif Gotta Feelin' For You (1929) L. Alter Smith Ballew OKeh: W401953
recordmp3.gif Garden in the Rain, A (1929) C. Gibbons Smith Ballew OKeh: W401805
recordmp3.gif What Wouldn't I Do For That Man (1929) J. Gorney Smith Ballew OKeh: W403083
record15.gif Help Yourself to Happiness (1931) H. Revel Smith Ballew Columbia: W151795
recordmp3.gif Someone Sang a Sweeter Song to Mary (1930) T. Shand Smith Ballew
Chester Leighton
Columbia: [W]150912
recordmp3.gif When I'm Looking at You (1930) H. Stothart Smith Ballew OKeh: W403769
recordmp3.gif My Sweeter Than Sweet (1929) R.A. Whiting Smith Ballew OKeh: W403082
recordmp3.gif Peach of a Pair, A (1930) R.A. Whiting Smith Ballew Columbia: [W]150911
record15.gif R You List'nin'? (1931) V. Young Smith Ballew Brunswick: E37447
The peformer is featured on 21 sheet music/recording covers. It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: (w&m)
     Title Composer Attribution Items
         
perf15.jpg One That I Love Loves Me (1929), The Frederick Emil Ahlert(w&m) Roy Turk (co-author)
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perf15.jpg Gotta Feelin' For You (1929) Louis Alter Jo Trent (words)
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perf15.jpg You'll Always Be the Same Sweetheart (1932) Joseph A. Burke(w&m) Peter De Rose (co-author)
Smith Ballew (perf.)
perf15.jpg Garden in the Rain (1928), A Carroll Gibbons James Dyrenforth (words)
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perf15.jpg Running Between the Raindrops (1931) Carroll Gibbons James Dyrenforth (words)
Smith Ballew (perf.)
perf15.jpg What Wouldn't I Do For That Man (1929) Jay Gorney E. Y. Harburg (words)
Smith Ballew (perf.)
Annette Hanshaw as Gay Ellis (perf.)
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perf15.jpg On the Sunny Side of the Rockies (1937) Roy Ingraham(w&m) Harry Tobias (co-author)
Smith Ballew (perf.)
perf15.jpg Hills of Old Wyomin' (1936), The Ralph Rainger(w&m) Leo Robin (co-author)
Smith Ballew (perf.)
Frances Langford (perf.)
Guy Standing (perf.)
perf15.jpg I Don't Want to Make History (1936) Ralph Rainger(w&m) Leo Robin (co-author)
Smith Ballew (perf.)
Frances Langford (perf.)
Guy Standing (perf.)
perf15.jpg Help Yourself to Happiness (1931) Harry Revel Mack Gordon (words)
Harry Richman (words)
Smith Ballew (perf.)
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perf15.jpg  Hills of Old Wyomin' (1936) Leo Robin(w&m) Ralph Rainger (co-author)
Smith Ballew (perf.)
Frances Langford (perf.)
perf15.jpg I Don't Want to Make History (1936) Leo Robin(w&m) Ralph Rainger (co-author)
Smith Ballew (perf.)
Frances Langford (perf.)
perf15.jpg When Your Hair Has Turned to Silver (1930) Peter de Rose Charlie Tobias (words)
Smith Ballew (perf.)
perf15.jpg Someone Sang a Sweeter Song to Mary (1930) Terry Shand(w&m) Smith Ballew (perf.)
Chester Leighton (perf.)
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perf15.jpg When I'm Looking at You (1929) Herbert Stothart Clifford Grey (words)
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perf15.jpg Hawaiian Memories (1938) Albert von Tilzer Eddie Grant (words)
Smith Ballew (perf.)
perf15.jpg Ridin' to the Rhythm of the Roundup (1938) Albert von Tilzer(w&m) Harry MacPherson (co-author)
Smith Ballew (perf.)
perf15.jpg Rock Me in a Cradle of Kalua (1931) Pete Wendling Al Bryan (words)
Smith Ballew (perf.)
perf15.jpg My Sweeter Than Sweet (1929) Richard A. Whiting George Marion Jr. (words)
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perf15.jpg Peach of a Pair (1930), A Richard A. Whiting George Marion (words)
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perf15.jpg R You List'nin'? (1931) Victor Young Ray Sinatra (co-author)
Anthony Wons (co-author)
Smith Ballew (perf.)
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