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 226-235 of 235 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Decca	80950		4/30/1951	Blue Hawaii	The Ames Brothers		leader
Decca	80951		4/30/1951	Sing me a song of the islands	The Ames Brothers		leader
Decca	80960		5/2/1951	My little grass shack in Kealakekua, Hawaii	The Ames Brothers		leader
Decca	80961		5/2/1951	Hawaiian war chant	The Ames Brothers		leader
Decca	80962		5/2/1951	Song of the islands	The Ames Brothers		leader
Decca	80963		5/2/1951	To you sweetheart Aloha	The Ames Brothers		leader
Decca	80964		5/2/1951	The moon of Manakoora	The Ames Brothers		leader
Decca	83879		1/30/1953	Memories	Roy Smeck		performer
Decca	83880		1/30/1953	Memory Lane	Roy Smeck		performer
Vocalion	[Vo cat 5133-a]	10-in.	approximately Oct. 1923	Dear old pal of mine	Sam Moore ; Roy Smeck	Guitar and handsaw	instrumentalist, guitar

(Results 226-235 of 235 records)

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Smeck, Roy," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104764.

Smeck, Roy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104764.

"Smeck, Roy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.