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."
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Recordings (Results 176-200 of 235 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 64253 | 10-in. | 6/30/1938 | The same sweet you | Roy Smeck and his Serenaders | leader | ||
Decca | 64476 | 10-in. | 8/23/1938 | I used to be color blind | Roy Smeck and his Serenaders | leader | ||
Decca | 64477 | 10-in. | 8/23/1938 | Tu-li-tulip time | Roy Smeck and his Serenaders | leader | ||
Decca | 64478 | 10-in. | 8/23/1938 | Is that the way to treat a sweetheart? | Roy Smeck and his Serenaders | leader | ||
Decca | 64479 | 10-in. | 8/23/1938 | You're the only star | Roy Smeck and his Serenaders | leader | ||
Decca | 64740 | 10-in. | 11/16/1938 | After looking at you | Roy Smeck and his Serenaders | leader | ||
Decca | 64741 | 10-in. | 11/16/1938 | Have you forgotten so soon? | Roy Smeck and his Serenaders | leader | ||
Decca | 64742 | 10-in. | 11/16/1938 | I won't tell a soul | Roy Smeck and his Serenaders | leader | ||
Decca | 64743 | 10-in. | 11/16/1938 | Mexicali rose | Roy Smeck and his Serenaders | leader | ||
Decca | 65047 | 10-in. | 2/21/1939 | Heaven can wait | Roy Smeck and his Serenaders | instrumentalist, guitar, leader | ||
Decca | 65048 | 10-in. | 2/21/1939 | I promise you | Roy Smeck and his Serenaders | instrumentalist, guitar, leader | ||
Decca | 65049 | 10-in. | 2/21/1939 | Red skies in the night | Roy Smeck and his Serenaders | instrumentalist, guitar, leader | ||
Decca | 65050 | 10-in. | 2/21/1939 | I won't believe it | Roy Smeck and his Serenaders | instrumentalist, guitar, leader | ||
Decca | 65820 | 10-in. | June 1939 | Somebody nobody knows | Roy Smeck and his Serenaders | leader | ||
Decca | 65821 | 10-in. | June 1939 | Prairie boy | Roy Smeck and his Serenaders | leader | ||
Decca | 65822 | 10-in. | June 1939 | Begone | Roy Smeck and his Serenaders | leader | ||
Decca | 65823 | 10-in. | June 1939 | Moon love | Roy Smeck and his Serenaders | leader | ||
Decca | 66110 | 10-in. | 8/16/1939 | For tonight | Roy Smeck and his Serenaders | leader | ||
Decca | 66111 | 10-in. | 8/16/1939 | I'll remember | Roy Smeck and his Serenaders | leader | ||
Decca | 66112 | 10-in. | 8/16/1939 | South of the border | Roy Smeck and his Serenaders | leader | ||
Decca | 66113 | 10-in. | 8/16/1939 | Out of port | Roy Smeck and his Serenaders | leader | ||
Decca | 66703 | 10-in. | 10/3/1939 | If what you say is true | Roy Smeck and his Serenaders | leader | ||
Decca | 66704 | 10-in. | 10/3/1939 | Seventeen | Roy Smeck and his Serenaders | leader | ||
Decca | 66705 | 10-in. | 10/3/1939 | Who told you I cared? | Roy Smeck and his Serenaders | leader | ||
Decca | 66706 | 10-in. | 10/3/1939 | Chimes of Notre Dame | Roy Smeck and his Serenaders | leader |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Smeck, Roy," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104764.
Smeck, Roy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104764.
"Smeck, Roy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.
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Linked Open Data Sources
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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