Roy Smeck
Leroy Smeck (6 February 1900 – 5 April 1994) was an American musician. His skill on the banjo, guitar, and ukulele earned him the nickname "The Wizard of the Strings". |
Birth and Death Data: Born February 6, 1900 (Reading), Died April 4, 1994 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1923 - 1953
Roles Represented in DAHR: leader, guitar, steel guitar, banjo, octo-chorda, composer, jew's harp, harmonica, ukulele, performer
Notes: Sometimes billed as the "Wizard of the Strings."
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 51-75 of 235 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | W141954 | 10-in. | 4/13/1926 | Tough pickin' | Carson Robison ; Roy Smeck | Octo-chorda solo, with guitar | composer, instrumentalist, octo-chorda | |
| Columbia | W141955 | 10-in. | 4/13/1926 | Twilight echoes | Carson Robison ; Roy Smeck | Octo-chorda solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, octo-chorda | |
| Columbia | W142540 | 10-in. | 8/19/1926 | Downhearted blues | Virgina Childs | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W142541 | 10-in. | 8/19/1926 | St. Louis blues | Virginia Childs | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W142542 | 10-in. | 8/19/1926 | If you can't hold the man you love | Virgina Childs | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W142543 | 10-in. | 8/19/1926 | You're burnin' me up | Virgina Childs | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W144289 | 10-in. | 6/17/1927 | Banjokes | Art Kahn ; Roy Smeck | Banjo and piano duet | instrumentalist, banjo, composer | |
| Columbia | W144290 | 10-in. | 6/17/1927 | The ghost of the banjo | Art Kahn ; Roy Smeck | Banjo and piano duet | instrumentalist, banjo, composer | |
| Columbia | W151215 | 10-in. | 1/15/1931 | The waltz you saved for me | Roy Smeck Hawaiian Trio | Jazz/dance trio (Hawaiian), with male vocal solo | leader | |
| Columbia | W151216 | 10-in. | 1/15/1931 | Dreamy Rocky Mountain moon | Roy Smeck Hawaiian Trio | Jazz/dance trio (Hawaiian), with male vocal solo | leader | |
| OKeh | W80100 | 10-in. | 9/9/1926 | Twilight echoes | Carson Robison ; Roy Smeck | Octo-chorda and guitar duet | instrumentalist, octo-chorda | |
| OKeh | 80101 | 10-in. | 9/9/1926 | Tough pickin' | Carson Robison ; Roy Smeck | Octo-chorda and guitar duet | instrumentalist, octo-chorda, composer | |
| OKeh | W80212 | 10-in. | 11/16/1926 | Itchin' fingers | Carson Robison ; Roy Smeck | Guitar duet | instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
| OKeh | W80213 | 10-in. | 11/16/1926 | Stretchin' the strings | Carson Robison ; Roy Smeck | Guitar duet | instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
| OKeh | W402468 | 10-in. | 6/25/1929 | I'll always be in love with you | Roy Smeck’s Trio | Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo | leader | |
| OKeh | W402469 | 10-in. | 6/25/1929 | Honey | Roy Smeck’s Trio | Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo | leader | |
| OKeh | W402879 | 10-in. | 8/23/1929 | My song of the Nile | Smith Ballew ; Roy Smeck’s Trio | Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo | leader | |
| OKeh | W402880 | 10-in. | 8/23/1929 | Am I blue? | Smith Ballew ; Roy Smeck’s Trio | Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo | leader | |
| OKeh | W403234 | 10-in. | 11/6/1929 | By the way | Roy Smeck’s Trio | Instrumental trio | leader | |
| OKeh | W403235 | 10-in. | 11/6/1929 | Missouri moon | Roy Smeck’s Trio | Instrumental trio | leader | |
| OKeh | W404039 | 10-in. | 5/23/1930 | Telling it to the daisies | Roy Smeck’s Trio | Instrumental trio, with vocal | leader | |
| OKeh | W404040 | 10-in. | 5/23/1930 | I never dreamt | Roy Smeck’s Trio | Instrumental trio, with vocal | leader | |
| Brunswick | E34906 | 10-in. | 10/21/1930 | I miss a little miss | Roy Smeck Vitaphone Trio | Jazz/dance trio, with vocal | leader | |
| Brunswick | E34907 | 10-in. | 10/21/1930 | In a window, in a house, in Caroline | Roy Smeck Vitaphone Trio | Jazz/dance trio, with vocal | leader | |
| Brunswick | E35638 | 10-in. | 12/4/1930 | Little Spanish dancer | Roy Smeck Vitaphone Trio | Jazz/dance trio, with male vocal solo | leader |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Smeck, Roy," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104764.
Smeck, Roy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104764.
"Smeck, Roy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.
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LCNAR: Smeck, Roy - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85000634
Wikidata: Roy Smeck - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q355788
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/3891572
MusicBrainz: Roy Smeck - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/46b96cc2-b8a2-4bcb-b8b3-a81265c1acc4
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