JOHN L. SMITH is an independent discographer, retired after 30 years with AT&T. His interests include anthropology, with specific attention to the culture of the Native Americans of the Plains. He is the compiler of The Johnny Cash Discography (Greenwood, 1985) and I Ain't No Ordinary Dude--Bio-Discography of Waylon Jennings. His articles have appeared in Journal of Country Music, Plains Anthropologist, and Powwow Trails.