 Roy Smeck, from a sheet music cover. Image by Unknown authorUnknown author, via Wikimedia Commons. Licensed Public domain |
Roy SmeckRoy Smeck Roy Smeck American musician (1900–1994) Leroy George Alfred "Roy" Smeck (6 February 1900 – 5 April 1994) was an American musician.[1] His skill on the banjo, guitar, and ukulele earned him the nickname "The Wizard of the Strings".[2] Quick facts Background information, Born ... Roy Smeck Roy Smeck holding a 4-string banjo, from a sheet music cover Background information Born Leroy George Alfred Smeck (1900-02-06)February 6, 1900 Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S. Died April 5, 1994(1994-04-05) (aged 94) New York City Genres Country rock ragtime rock Hawaiian rock Occupations Musician Instruments Lap steel guitar banjo ukulele Years active 1920s–1950s Labels Coral, ABC-Paramount, “X”, Blue Goose, W & G, Kapp, Decca, Halcyon Close Roy Smeck in the short film His Pastimes… (Source: Wikipedia)
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