Roy Smeck

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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, banjo, steel guitar, 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 26-50 of 235 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BVE-50887	10-in.	5/16/1929	When it's springtime in the Rockies	Bud Billings ; Joe Billings	Male vocal duet, with violin and 2 guitars	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BVE-50888	10-in.	5/16/1929	Sleepy Rio Grande	Bud Billings ; Joe Billings	Male vocal duet, with violin and 2 guitars	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BVE-50891	10-in.	5/16/1929	Barnacle Bill the sailor, no. 2	Bud Billings ; Joe Billings	Male vocal duet, with violin and 2 guitars	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BVE-53424	10-in.	5/21/1929	Left my gal in the mountains	Bud Billings ; Joe Billings	Male vocal duet, with instrumental quartet	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	CVE-57765	12-in.	12/11/1929	Kyrie eleēson (Κυριε ελεησον)	Tetos Demetriades (Τετος Δημητριαδης)	Male vocal solo, with vocal chorus and instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, harmonica, jew's harp
Victor	CVE-57766	12-in.	12/11/1929	Ein' tēs modas (Ειν' της μοδας)	Tetos Demetriades (Τετος Δημητριαδης)	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, harmonica
Victor	BVE-58338	10-in.	12/30/1929	Everybody does it in Hawaii	King Oliver Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Victor	BVE-58339	10-in.	12/30/1929	Frankie and Johnny	King Oliver Orchestra ; Roy Smeck	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, harmonica
Victor	BVE-58340	10-in.	12/30/1929	New Orleans shout	King Oliver Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Victor	BVE-58396	10-in.	1/20/1930	Calamity Jane	Vernon Dalhart ; Adelyne Hood	Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental trio	instrumentalist, banjo
Victor	BVE-58397	10-in.	1/20/1930	Hallelujah, there's a rainbow in the sky	Vernon Dalhart ; Adelyne Hood	Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental quartet	instrumentalist, banjo
Victor	BVE-58399	10-in.	1/20/1930	Out in the great Northwest	Vernon Dalhart ; Adelyne Hood	Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental quintet	instrumentalist, banjo
Victor	BVE-59680	10-in.	4/8/1930	Poor man's heaven	Bud Billings ; Carson Robison	Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BVE-59681	10-in.	4/8/1930	Leave the purty gals alone	Bud Billings ; Carson Robison	Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BVE-64376	10-in.	11/25/1930	Au revoir, pleasant dreams	Roy Smeck Vita Trio	Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo (Hawaiian)	leader
Victor	BVE-64377	10-in.	11/25/1930	Sing your way home	Roy Smeck Vita Trio	Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo (Hawaiian)	leader
Victor	BRC-70110	10-in.	7/1/1931	Reflections of you	Band O’ Sunshine ; Sunny Clapp ; George Marks	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	81823	10-in.	6/12/1924	Ukulele blues	Roy Smeck	Ukulele solo, unaccompanied	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Columbia	81824	10-in.	6/12/1924	Go 'long, mule	Roy Smeck	Ukulele solo, unaccompanied	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Columbia	81831	10-in.	6/18/1924	How come you do me like you do?	Alabama Joe ; Edith Wilson	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	81832	10-in.	6/18/1924	Muscle Shoals blues	Alabama Joe ; Edith Wilson	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	81861	10-in.	7/3/1924	How can I get it, when you keep on snatchin' it back?	Alabama Joe ; Bessie Brown	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	81862	10-in.	7/3/1924	Hoodoo blues	Alabama Joe ; Bessie Brown	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W140489	10-in.	4/1/1925	Dangerous blues	Alabama Joe ; Maggie Jones	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W140490	10-in.	4/1/1925	Suicide blues	Alabama Joe ; Maggie Jones	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar

(Results 26-50 of 235 records)

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Smeck, Roy," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104764.

Smeck, Roy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104764.

"Smeck, Roy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.