Red Smith

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Red Smith is an American country musician and disc jockey .

Life

Smith is from Sylvarena , Mississippi , and DJed at WBOK in New Orleans from 1952 to 1956 . In 1954 he played his first country records at Meladee Records and was signed to Coral Records at the end of the year . There he released his version of BB King's song You Upset Me Baby along with a cover by Meladee colleague Luke McDaniel's Whoa Boy . In 1958, Smith appeared regularly on KLLL in Lubbock , Texas . He soon returned to his main activity as a radio host.

Discography

year title Label #
1954 ? /? Meladee #
1954 You Upset Me Baby / Whoa Boy Coral 9-61312

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