Cal Smith

Calvin Grant Shofner (April 7, 1932 – October 10, 2013), known professionally as Cal Smith, was an American country musician.

Birth and Death Data: Born Gans (town in Oklahoma, United States), Died October 10, 2013 (Branson (town in Taney County, Missouri, USA) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1924 - 1951

Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor guitar, tenor banjo, composer, banjo

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
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 instrumentalist, tenor banjo, composer  
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 instrumentalist, tenor guitar, composer  
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 instrumentalist, tenor guitar, composer  
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  
Brunswick FW1264 10-in. 9/10/1936 Blue guitar Light Crust Doughboys String band composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Smith, Cal," accessed January 6, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106928.

Smith, Cal. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 6, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106928.

"Smith, Cal." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 6 January 2026.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106928

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LCNAR: Smith, Cal - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n93075559

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