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CLEMENTS, Zeke

(b 6 Sep. '11, Empire AL) Veteran cowboy singer and country crooner. Began in vaudeville; joined National Barn Dance Chicago '28, Grand Ole Opry '30-50. Member of Otto Gray's Oklahoma Cowboys '32; also with brother fiddler Stanley (Curly) Clements as Bronco Busters. Most popular songs "Smoke On The Water', "Anytime', "There's Poison In Your Heart'. Did voice of Bashful in Disney film Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs '37; popular in '40s for smooth vocal styling of cowboy songs.