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  • Sep 6, 1911
    Zeke Clements is born on a farm near Warrior, Alabama. A Grand Ole Opry member who writes Red Foley's "Smoke On The Water" and several Eddy Arnold hits, he also does the yodeling for the animated character Bashful in Disney's "Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs"
    Sep 24, 1932
    Zeke Clements, fiddler Curly Fox and the father-son duo Asher Sizemore and Little Jimmy all make their Grand Ole Opry debuts
    Feb 2, 1937
    Texas Ruby and Zeke Clements hold their first recording session in Dallas, cutting one song as a duo, while Texas Ruby records "T For Texas" as a solo artist
    Dec 21, 1937
    "Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs" opens in American theaters. Two country figures, 1940s hitmaker Wesley Tuttle and songwriter/actor Zeke Clements, provide yodeling voices for the animated Disney feature
    May 30, 1946
    "Two-Fisted Stranger" opens in movie theaters, featuring Charles Starrett, the Durango Kid. Also in the film: Smiley Burnette and singer/songwriter Zeke Clements
    Oct 9, 1971
    The Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame inducts 19 new members, including Jenny Lou Carson, Wilf Carter, Zeke Clements, Jimmie Davis, The Delmore Brothers, Al Dexter, Vaughn Horton, Bradley Kincaid, Bill Monroe, Bob Nolan, Tex Ritter, Tim Spencer and Jimmy Wakely
    Jun 4, 1994
    Zeke Clements dies in Nashville. A Grand Ole Opry member who wrote Red Foley's "Smoke On The Water," Clements was also the voice of Bashful in Disney's "Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs"

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