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 76-100 of 235 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Brunswick	E35639	10-in.	12/4/1930	Sing your way home	Roy Smeck Vitaphone Trio	Jazz/dance trio, with male vocal solo	leader
Brunswick	E35883	10-in.	12/29/1930	Blue Pacific moonlight	Roy Smeck Vitaphone Trio	Instrumental trio, with male vocal duet	leader
Brunswick	E35884	10-in.	12/29/1930	Little sweetheart of the prairie	Roy Smeck Vitaphone Trio	Instrumental trio, with male vocal duet	leader
Brunswick	E35956	10-in.	1/28/1931	Just a gigolo	Roy Smeck Vitaphone Trio	Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo	leader
Brunswick	E35957	10-in.	1/28/1931	Reaching for the moon	Roy Smeck Vitaphone Trio	Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo	leader
Brunswick	E36512	10-in.	3/26/1931	By the River Sainte Marie	Roy Smeck Vitaphone Trio	Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo	leader
Brunswick	E36513	10-in.	3/26/1931	Do el Rio “Sainte Marie”	Trio Vitafonico Hawaiano	Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo	leader
Brunswick	E36514	10-in.	3/26/1931	The waltz you saved for me	Roy Smeck Vitaphone Trio	Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo	leader
Brunswick	E36515	10-in.	3/26/1931	Broken-hearted waltz	Roy Smeck Vitaphone Trio	Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo	leader
Brunswick	E36516	10-in.	3/26/1931	Vals del corazon partido	Trio Vitafonico Hawaiano	Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo	leader
Brunswick	E36682	10-in.	5/5/1931	My cradle sweetheart	Roy Smeck Vitaphone Trio	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader
Brunswick	E36683	10-in.	5/5/1931	Rock me in a cradle of Kalua	Roy Smeck Vitaphone Trio	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader
Brunswick	E36684	10-in.	5/5/1931	Rocky Mountain lullaby	Roy Smeck Vitaphone Trio	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader
Brunswick	E2903-E2904	10-in.	4/24/1926	Tough pickin’	Roy Smeck	Octo-chorda, with guitar	instrumentalist, octo-chorda, composer
Brunswick	E2905-E2906	10-in.	4/24/1926	Twilight echoes	Roy Smeck	Octo-chorda, with guitar	instrumentalist, octo-chorda, composer
Brunswick	E3238-E3240	10-in.	6/16/1926	Twilight echoes	Roy Smeck	Octo-chorda solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, octo-chorda
Edison	18297	10-in.	3/10/1928	Tough pickin'	Carson Robison ; Roy Smeck	Octo-chorda and guitar duet	instrumentalist, octo-chorda, composer
Edison	18298	10-in.	3/10/1928	Twilight echoes	Carson Robison ; Roy Smeck	Octo-chorda and guitar duet	instrumentalist, octo-chorda
Edison	18300	10-in.	3/12/1928	Itching fingers	F. Henri Klickmann ; Roy Smeck	Guitar solo, with piano	instrumentalist, guitar, composer
Edison	18301	10-in.	3/12/1928	12th Street rag	F. Henri Klickmann ; Roy Smeck	Ukulele solo, with piano	instrumentalist, ukulele
Edison	19169	10-in.	4/25/1929	I wish I had died in my cradle (Before I grew up to love you)	Jimson Brothers	Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, banjo, guitar
Edison	19170	10-in.	4/25/1929	Waiting for a train	Jimson Brothers	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, banjo, guitar
Edison	19230	10-in.	6/3/1929	Left my gal in the mountains	Jimson Brothers	Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, banjo
Edison	19231	10-in.	6/3/1929	Goin' back to Texas	Jimson Brothers	Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Edison	19250	10-in.	6/13/1929	I'd fall in love with me (If I were you)	Vaughn De Leath	Female vocal solo, with 2 guitars and piano	instrumentalist, guitar

(Results 76-100 of 235 records)

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Smeck, Roy," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104764.

Smeck, Roy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104764.

"Smeck, Roy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.