. "Smith Ballew"@en . . "Smith Ballew (real name Sykes Ballew) (January 21, 1902 \u2013 May 2, 1984) was an American actor, sophisticated singer, orchestra leader, and a western singing star.He was born in Palestine, Texas. He attended high school in Sherman and college at Austin College and the University of Texas. He began his singing career on the radio, and in the 1930s became one of the earliest of the singing cowboys on the movie screen."@en . . "solo_singer" . "Ballew, Smith"@en . "0050827" . "Sykes Ballew"@en . . . "1902Z"^^ . . "1984-05-02Z"^^ . . . . . . . "1930Z"^^ . "1984Z"^^ . "1902-01-21Z"^^ . "Ballew, Sykes"@en . "American actor, singer andorchestra leader" . . "1930Z"^^ .