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| birth_place=Dawn, Deaf Smith County<br> [[Texas]], [[United States|USA]]
| birth_place=Dawn, Deaf Smith County<br> [[Texas]], [[United States|USA]]
| death_place=Hutchinson County near Spearman in Hansford County, Texas
| death_place=Hutchinson County near Spearman in Hansford County, Texas
| spouse=Mary Keenum Mayfield (born 1934; married 1951-2008, his death)
| spouse=Mary Keenum Mayfield (born 1934; married 1951-2008, his death)<br>
'''Children''':<br>
James Clinton Mayfield<br>
Freddie Calvin Mayfield<br>
Freddie Calvin Mayfield<br>
Cynthia Arlece Knox<br>
Cynthia Arlece Knox<br>
* The Mayfield Brothers inspired the later generation of musicians from West Texas, including [[Buddy Holly]] and Waylon Jennings.
* The Mayfield Brothers inspired the later generation of musicians from West Texas, including [[Buddy Holly]] and Waylon Jennings.
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'''Arlie Vincent Mayfield, I''' , known as '''Smokey Mayfield''' (June 20, 1924 – September 11, 2008), was a ranch supervisor in the Texas Panhandle and a [[bluegrass]] [[musician]]. In the late 1940s, Mayfield and his brothers played warmup for [[Tennessee "Ernie" Ford]], the Maddox Brothers and Rose, Hank Snow, and other [[Country music|country singers]].
'''Arlie Vincent Mayfield, I''' , known as '''Smokey Mayfield''' (June 20, 1924 – September 11, 2008), was a ranch supervisor in the Texas Panhandle and a [[bluegrass]] [[musician]]. In the late 1940s, Mayfield and his brothers played warmup for [[Tennessee "Ernie" Ford]], the Maddox Brothers and Rose, Hank Snow, and other [[Country music|country singers]].
Smokey Mayfield resided in Hutchinson County near Spearman, which is in neighboring Hansford County in the northern Panhandle. He worked for a half century for the historic Turkey Track Ranch in Hutchinson County.<ref name=obit/> Herb Mayfield was born in Erick, [[Oklahoma]], but lived in Dimmitt and graduated from Dimmitt High School. During World War II, he participated in troop lifts in [[Normandy]], [[France]], and, like Smokey, the Battle of the Bulge. Thereafter, Herb Mayfield was a welder for [[cattle]] feedlots in Dimmitt. He was for many years the president of the Dimmitt Rodeo Association and a member of the Panhandle Blue Grass Association. He died some three months prior to the passing of Smokey.<ref name=obit>Obituary of Herbert E. Mayfield, ''Lubbock Avalanche-Journal,'' June 1, 2008.</ref>
Smokey Mayfield resided in Hutchinson County near Spearman, which is in neighboring Hansford County in the northern Panhandle. He worked for a half century for the historic Turkey Track Ranch in Hutchinson County.<ref name=obit/> Herb Mayfield was born in Erick, [[Oklahoma]], but lived in Dimmitt and graduated from Dimmitt High School. During World War II, he participated in troop lifts in [[Normandy]], [[France]], and, like Smokey, the Battle of the Bulge. Thereafter, Herb Mayfield was a welder for [[cattle]] feedlots in Dimmitt. He was for many years the president of the Dimmitt Rodeo Association and a member of the Panhandle Blue Grass Association. He died some three months prior to the passing of Smokey.<ref name=obit>Obituary of Herbert E. Mayfield, ''Lubbock Avalanche-Journal,'' June 1, 2008.</ref>
==Extended family==
==Extended family==
==Legacy==
==Legacy==
On May 6, 1989, Smokey and Herb Mayfield were honored by South Plains College in Levelland in Hockley County west of Lubbock, as "Pioneers of Bluegrass Music in the South Plains." They received commemorative plaques and belt buckles as "Honorary Bill Monroe Bluegrass Boys." The two played for decades in regional music festivals..<ref name=hcrs/> The Mayfields are also honored through the Mayfield Bluegrass Scholarship at South Plains College..<ref name=obit/>
On May 6, 1989, Smokey and Herbert Mayfield were honored by South Plains College in Levelland in Hockley County west of Lubbock, as "Pioneers of Bluegrass Music in the South Plains." They received commemorative plaques and belt buckles as "Honorary Bill Monroe Bluegrass Boys." The two played for decades in regional music festivals..<ref name=hcrs/> The Mayfields are also honored through the Mayfield Bluegrass Scholarship at South Plains College..<ref name=obit/>
Mary Mayfield said that her husband "had perfect pitch, never had a music lesson, and couldn't read music, but he could play anything he heard." His last Bluegrass jamboree was in Amarillo in 1992. He also played in Cloudcroft, New Mexico, and in [[Nashville]], [[Tennessee]] in a reunion concert with Bill Monroe.<ref name=statement>Statement of Mary K. Mayfield, September 21, 2008.</ref>
Mary Mayfield said that her husband "had perfect pitch, never had a music lesson, and couldn't read music, but he could play anything he heard." His last Bluegrass jamboree was in Amarillo in 1992. He also played in Cloudcroft, New Mexico, and in [[Nashville]], [[Tennessee]] in a reunion concert with Bill Monroe.<ref name=statement>Statement of Mary K. Mayfield, September 21, 2008.</ref>