Floyd Smith

Floyd Smith

Floyd George Smith (January 25, 1917 – March 29, 1982), sometimes credited as Floyd "Guitar" Smith, was an American jazz guitarist and record producer.

Birth and Death Data: Born January 25, 1917 (St. Louis), Died March 29, 1982 (Indianapolis)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1939 - 1952

Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, electric guitar, vocalist, composer

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Chess	UB9720	10-in.	6/8/1949	Blue moods	Floyd Smith	vocalist, composer
Chess	UB9721	10-in.	6/8/1949	Saturday nite boogie	Floyd Smith	composer, vocalist
Decca	65188	10-in.	3/16/1939	You set me on fire	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, guitar, electric guitar
Decca	65189	10-in.	3/16/1939	I'll never learn	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, guitar, electric guitar
Decca	65190	10-in.	3/16/1939	Close to five	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, guitar, electric guitar
Decca	65191	10-in.	3/16/1939	Floyd's guitar blues-1	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, guitar, electric guitar
Decca	65249	10-in.	3/23/1939	(I wanna go where you go) Then I'll be happy	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, guitar, electric guitar
Decca	65250	10-in.	3/23/1939	S'posin'	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, guitar, electric guitar
Decca	65251	10-in.	3/23/1939	I'll never fail you	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, guitar, electric guitar
Decca	65252	10-in.	3/23/1939	Why don't I get wise to myself	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, guitar, electric guitar
Decca	66877	10-in.	11/15/1939	I'm getting nowhere with you	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, guitar, electric guitar
Decca	66878	10-in.	11/15/1939	I don't stand a ghost of a chance with you	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, guitar, electric guitar
Decca	66879	10-in.	11/15/1939	Please don't talk about me when I'm gone	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, guitar, electric guitar
Decca	66880	10-in.	11/15/1939	Big Jim blues-1	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, guitar, electric guitar
Decca	67010	10-in.	1/2/1940	Wham (Wham-re-bop-boom-bam)	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, guitar, electric guitar
Decca	67011	10-in.	1/2/1940	Love is the thing	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, guitar, electric guitar
Decca	67012	10-in.	1/2/1940	Why go on pretending ?	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, guitar, electric guitar
Decca	67013	10-in.	1/2/1940	It always will be you	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, guitar, electric guitar
Decca	67893	10-in.	6/25/1940	Fine and mellow	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, guitar, electric guitar
Decca	67894	10-in.	6/25/1940	Scratching in the gravel	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, guitar, electric guitar
Decca	67895	10-in.	6/25/1940	Fifteen minute intermission	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, guitar, electric guitar
Decca	67896	10-in.	6/25/1940	Take those blues away	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, guitar, electric guitar
Decca	67917	10-in.	7/8/1940	Now I lay me down to dream	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, guitar, electric guitar
Decca	67918	10-in.	7/8/1940	There is no greater love	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, guitar, electric guitar
Decca	67919	10-in.	7/8/1940	Midnight stroll	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, guitar, electric guitar
Decca	67920	10-in.	7/8/1940	Little Miss	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, guitar, electric guitar
Decca	68317	10-in.	11/7/1940	The Count	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, guitar, electric guitar
Decca	68318	10-in.	11/7/1940	Twelfth Street rag	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, guitar, electric guitar
Decca	68319	10-in.	11/7/1940	When I saw you	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, guitar, electric guitar
Decca	68363	10-in.	11/18/1940	If I feel this way tomorrow	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, guitar, electric guitar
Decca	68364	10-in.	11/18/1940	Or have I ?	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, guitar, electric guitar
Decca	68546	10-in.	1/3/1941	Cuban boogie woogie	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, guitar, electric guitar
Decca	68547	10-in.	1/3/1941	A dream dropped in	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, guitar, electric guitar
Decca	68548	10-in.	1/3/1941	Is it a sin (lovin' you) ?	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, guitar, electric guitar
Decca	68549	10-in.	1/3/1941	Ring dem bells	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, guitar, electric guitar
Decca	69519	10-in.	7/17/1941	Big time grip-1	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, guitar, electric guitar
Decca	69520	10-in.	7/17/1941	47th Street jive	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, guitar, electric guitar
Decca	69521	10-in.	7/17/1941	I'm misunderstood	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, guitar, electric guitar
Decca	69522	10-in.	7/17/1941	No answer	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, guitar, electric guitar
Decca	71050	10-in.	7/14/1942	Hey lawdy Mama	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, guitar, electric guitar
Decca	71051	10-in.	7/14/1942	Boogie woogie cocktail	Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, guitar, electric guitar
Decca	71052	10-in.	7/14/1942	Ride on, ride on	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, guitar, electric guitar
Decca	71053	10-in.	7/14/1942	Mc Ghee special-2	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, guitar, electric guitar
Decca	71239	10-in.	7/31/1942	Worried life blues	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	71240	10-in.	7/31/1942	Take it and git	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	71241	10-in.	7/31/1942	Hip hip hooray	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	71242	10-in.	7/31/1942	Unlucky blues	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	73161	10-in.	11/27/1945	Get together with the Lord	The Jubalaires ; Andy Kirk	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	73162	10-in.	11/27/1945	I know	The Jubalaires ; Andy Kirk	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	73163	10-in.	11/27/1945	Soothe me	The Jubalaires ; Andy Kirk	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	73264		1/3/1946	He's my baby	Andy Kirk Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	73265		1/3/1946	Alabama bound	Andy Kirk Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	73266		1/3/1946	Soothe me	Andy Kirk Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	73267		1/3/1946	Doggin' man blues	Andy Kirk Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	73590		5/23/1946	I don't know what I'd do without you	Andy Kirk Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	73591		5/23/1946	I'm so lonesome I could cry	Andy Kirk Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	73751		12/2/1946	Now you tell me	Andy Kirk Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	73752		12/2/1946	Louella	Andy Kirk Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	73753		12/2/1946	So soon	The Four Knights	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	73754		12/2/1946	I'm falling for you	The Four Knights	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	81695		10/9/1951	Cold, cold heart	Horace Henderson Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	81696		10/9/1951	I can't help it	Horace Henderson Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	81697		10/9/1951	I ain't in the mood	Donna Hightower	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	81698		10/9/1951	Cry	Donna Hightower	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	81711		10/10/1951	Lido walk	Horace Henderson Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	81712		10/10/1951	Hot rock	Horace Henderson Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	81713		10/10/1951	Gloomy evening	Floyd Smith	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	81714		10/10/1951	Floydynasty	Floyd Smith	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	82244		2/3/1952	Honest and truly	Donna Hightower	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	82245		2/3/1952	I found a new love	Donna Hightower	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	82640		4/2/1952	Don't cry baby	Floyd Smith	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	82641		4/2/1952	After hours	Floyd Smith	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	82642		4/2/1952	Me and you	Floyd Smith	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	82643		4/2/1952	You may be trash to someone	Floyd Smith	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Smith, Floyd," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/209575.

Smith, Floyd. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/209575.

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