Roy Smeck

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 51-75 of 235 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
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

(Results 51-75 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.