Roosevelt Smith

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1925 - 1928

Roles Represented in DAHR: autoharp, guitar, vocalist, composer

Notes: Together with brother William Smith, listed as Smith Brothers. No connection to Billy Hillpot and Scrappy Lambert, who also recorded as "Smith Brothers."

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BVE-47266 10-in. 11/1/1928 There's no one to care for me Roosevelt Smith ; William Smith Male vocal duet, with autoharp and guitar (self-accompaniment) instrumentalist, autoharp, vocalist, composer  
Victor BVE-47273 10-in. 11/2/1928 My mother is waiting for me in heaven above Roosevelt Smith ; William Smith Male vocal duet, with autoharp and guitar (self-accompaniment) composer, instrumentalist, autoharp, vocalist  
Victor BVE-47274 10-in. 11/2/1928 She has climbed the golden stair Roosevelt Smith ; William Smith Male vocal duet, with autoharp and guitar (self-accompaniment) instrumentalist, autoharp, vocalist, composer  
OKeh 9320 10-in. 9/1/1925 When the redeemed are gathering in Carson Brothers ; Roosevelt Smith Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin), guitar, and harmonica instrumentalist, guitar  
OKeh 9321 10-in. 9/1/1925 There will be a bright tomorrow Carson Brothers ; Roosevelt Smith Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin), guitar, and harmonica instrumentalist, guitar  
OKeh 9322 10-in. 9/1/1925 Oh! We miss you Carson Brothers ; Roosevelt Smith Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin), guitar, and auto-harp instrumentalist, autoharp, guitar  
OKeh 9323 10-in. 9/1/1925 Don't grieve over me Carson Brothers ; Roosevelt Smith Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin), guitar, and autoharp instrumentalist, autoharp, guitar  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Smith, Roosevelt," accessed March 28, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/209618.

Smith, Roosevelt. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/209618.

"Smith, Roosevelt." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 28 March 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/209618

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