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John Palmer (14)

(Born May 28,1927-Died Dec. 26, 1993) American bluegrass bassist. Was the long-time bass player and bass vocalist for Don Reno, Red Smiley and the Tennessee Cut-Ups during their years of recording for Cincinnati-based [l47558]. When Reno and Smiley split in 1964, John stayed with Red Smiley as part of the Bluegrass Cut-Ups, the band that eventually became the Shenandoah Cut-Ups, after Red’s retirement in 1968. The Shenandoah Cut-Ups had a recording career of their own and helped back Mac Wiseman when he re-recorded a lot of his old songs for Cincinnati’s Vetco Records in 1975.