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 176-200 of 235 records)

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

(Results 176-200 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.