Chester Smith

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1940

Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, steel guitar

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 36 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BS-047046 10-in. 2/12/1940 Tiny old town Dick Todd Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor BS-047047 10-in. 2/12/1940 Moments in the moonlight Dick Todd Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor BS-047048 10-in. 2/12/1940 I'll be seeing you Dick Todd Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor BS-047049 10-in. 2/12/1940 With the wind and the rain in your hair Dick Todd Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 13056 10-in. 8/29/1927 Sweet Hawaiian moonlight Lei's Royal Hawaiians Instrumental trio instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 13057 10-in. 8/29/1927 Kohala march Francis Lei and Chester Smith of Lei's Royal Hawaiians Guitar and steel guitar instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 13058 10-in. 8/29/1927 Hawaiian love serenade Lei's Royal Hawaiians Guitar, steel guitar, and ukulele instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 13059 10-in. 8/29/1927 Uluwehi o kaala Lei's Royal Hawaiians Instrumental trio instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 13060 10-in. 8/29/1927 Hilo Hawaiian march Francis Lei and Chester Smith of Lei's Royal Hawaiians Guitar and steel guitar instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 13061 10-in. 8/29/1927 Paauau waltz Lei's Royal Hawaiians Guitar, steel guitar, and ukulele instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 13062 10-in. 8/29/1927 Kilima waltz Francis Lei and Chester Smith of Lei's Royal Hawaiians Steel guitar and guitar instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 13063 10-in. 8/29/1927 Cunha medley Lei's Royal Hawaiians Guitar, steel guitar, and ukulele instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 13209 10-in. 11/5/1927 Aloha Francis Lei ; Chester Smith Steel guitar duet instrumentalist, guitar, steel guitar  
Gennett 13210 10-in. 11/5/1927 Drowsy waters Francis Lei and Chester Smith of Lei's Royal Hawaiians Steel guitar duet instrumentalist, steel guitar  
Gennett 13211 10-in. 11/5/1927 Dreamy Hawaii Francis Lei and Chester Smith of Lei's Royal Hawaiians Steel guitar duet instrumentalist, steel guitar  
Gennett 13212 10-in. 11/5/1927 Let the rest of the world go by Francis Lei and Chester Smith of Lei's Royal Hawaiians Steel guitar duet instrumentalist, steel guitar  
Gennett 13213 10-in. 11/5/1927 My isle of golden dreams Plada's Serenaders [Francis Lei and Chester Smith of Lei's Royal Hawaiians] Steel guitar duet instrumentalist, steel guitar  
Gennett 13214 10-in. 11/5/1927 Honolulu march Francis Lei and Chester Smith of Lei's Royal Hawaiians Steel guitar duet instrumentalist, steel guitar  
Gennett 13215 10-in. 11/5/1927 Hawaiian waltz medley Francis Lei and Chester Smith of Lei's Royal Hawaiians Steel guitar duet instrumentalist, steel guitar  
Gennett 13216 10-in. 11/5/1927 Hula medley Francis Lei and Chester Smith of Lei's Royal Hawaiians Guitar duet instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 13217 10-in. 11/5/1927 Hawaiian breezes Francis Lei and Chester Smith of Lei's Royal Hawaiians Guitar duet instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 13815 10-in. 5/12/1928 One-two-three-four Lei's Royal Hawaiians Instrumental trio instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 13816 10-in. 5/12/1928 Medley of Hawaiian melodies Lei's Royal Hawaiians Instrumental trio instrumentalist, guitar  
Gennett 13817 10-in. 5/12/1928 Kaui kahio medley Francis Lei ; Chester Smith Steel guitar duet instrumentalist, steel guitar  
Gennett 13818 10-in. 5/12/1928 In a garden of paradise Lei's Royal Hawaiians Instrumental trio instrumentalist, guitar  
(Results 1-25 of 36 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Smith, Chester," accessed May 9, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/353941.

Smith, Chester. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 9, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/353941.

"Smith, Chester." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 May 2024.

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