Roy Smeck

Biografie van de kunstenaar Roy Smeck

Roy Smeck Born Leroy Smeck 6 February 1900 – 5 April 1994 Was An American Musician. His Skill On The Banjo Guitar Steel Guitar And Especially The Ukulele Earned Him The Nickname "Wizard Of The Strings." Born In Reading Pennsylvania Smeck Started On The Vaudeville Circuit. His Style Was Influenced By Eddie Lang Ikey Robinson Banjoist Harry Reser And Steel Guitarist Sol Hoopii. Smeck Could Not Sing Well So He Developed Novelty Dances And Trick Playing To Supplement His Act. On 15 April 1923 Stringed Harmony A Short Film Starring Smeck Made In The Lee DeForest Phonofilm Sound-On-Film Process Premiered At The Rivoli Theater In New York City. On 6 August 1926 Warner Brothers Released Don Juan Starring John Barrymore The First Feature Released In The Vitaphone Sound-On-Disc System. On The Program Was A Short Film His Pastimes Made In Vitaphone And Starring Smeck Which Made Him An Instant Celebrity. Smeck Appeared In The Film Club House Party 1932 With Singing Star Russ Columbo. He Also Appeared With Columbo In That Goes Double 1933 Which Featured Smeck On A Screen Divided Into Four Parts Playing Steel Guitar Tenor Banjo Ukulele And Six-String Guitar Simultaneously. Smeck Played At Franklin D. Roosevelt's Presidential Inaugural Ball In 1933 George VI's Coronation Review In 1937 And Toured Globally. He Appeared On Television On Variety Shows Hosted By Ed Sullivan Steve Allen And Jack Paar. Smeck Invented And Endorsed The Vita-Uke And Other Stringed Instruments Marketed By The Harmony Company Of Chicago. He Made Over 500 Recordings For Various Companies Including Edison Records Victor Talking Machine Company Columbia Records Decca Records Crown Records RCA Records And Others. He Also Wrote Instruction/method Books And Arrangements For The Instruments He Played.

50 Topmuzieknummers voor Roy Smeck - Frogtoon Muziek

Roy Smeck - 12th Street Rag Roy Smeck - Laughing Rag Roy Smeck - Limehouse Blues Roy Smeck - Bugle Call Rag Roy Smeck - Ukulele Bounce Roy Smeck - Shuffle Off To Buffalo Roy Smeck - Steel Guitar Rag Roy Smeck - Frettin' Blues Roy Smeck - Nifty Pickin' Roy Smeck - Tiger Rag Roy Smeck - Slippery Fingers Roy Smeck - Guitarese Roy Smeck - Twelfth Street Rag Roy Smeck - Tough Pickin' Roy Smeck - Farewell Blues Roy Smeck - Ain't She Sweet Roy Smeck - Uke Said It Roy Smeck - Kalima Waltz Roy Smeck - Melody In F Roy Smeck - Music Box Waltz Roy Smeck - Five Foot Two Roy Smeck - Hilo March Roy Smeck - Honolulu Shuffle Roy Smeck - I Ain't Got Nobody Roy Smeck - Kalima Walk Roy Smeck - My Little Grass Shack Roy Smeck - Waltz Of Yesteryear Roy Smeck - Humoresque Roy Smeck - Twilight Echoes Roy Smeck - Sweet Georgia Brown Roy Smeck - Lil' Grass Shack Roy Smeck - Yours Roy Smeck - Ja-Da Roy Smeck - Bye, Bye Blues Roy Smeck - Let Me Call You Sweetheart Roy Smeck - Paradise Roy Smeck - The Love Nest Roy Smeck - I Want A Girl Just Like The Girl That Married Dear Old Dad Roy Smeck - Smiles Roy Smeck - The Japanese Sandman Roy Smeck - Tip-Toe Through The Tulips With Me Roy Smeck - Blue Room Roy Smeck - Whispering Roy Smeck - When The Red, Red Robin Come Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along Roy Smeck - Let A Smile Be Your Umbrella Roy Smeck - Moonlight Bay Roy Smeck - Bye Bye Blues Roy Smeck - Lullaby Of The Leaves Roy Smeck - It Had To Be You Roy Smeck - The Moon Of Manakoora

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Biography - Roy Smeck

Roy Smeck Born Leroy Smeck 6 February 1900 – 5 April 1994 Was An American Musician. His Skill On The Banjo Guitar Steel Guitar And Especially The Ukulele Earned Him The Nickname "Wizard Of The Strings." Born In Reading Pennsylvania Smeck Started On The Vaudeville Circuit. His Style Was Influenced By Eddie Lang Ikey Robinson Banjoist Harry Reser And Steel Guitarist Sol Hoopii. Smeck Could Not Sing Well So He Developed Novelty Dances And Trick Playing To Supplement His Act. On 15 April 1923 Stringed Harmony A Short Film Starring Smeck Made In The Lee DeForest Phonofilm Sound-On-Film Process Premiered At The Rivoli Theater In New York City. On 6 August 1926 Warner Brothers Released Don Juan Starring John Barrymore The First Feature Released In The Vitaphone Sound-On-Disc System. On The Program Was A Short Film His Pastimes Made In Vitaphone And Starring Smeck Which Made Him An Instant Celebrity. Smeck Appeared In The Film Club House Party 1932 With Singing Star Russ Columbo. He Also Appeared With Columbo In That Goes Double 1933 Which Featured Smeck On A Screen Divided Into Four Parts Playing Steel Guitar Tenor Banjo Ukulele And Six-String Guitar Simultaneously. Smeck Played At Franklin D. Roosevelt's Presidential Inaugural Ball In 1933 George VI's Coronation Review In 1937 And Toured Globally. He Appeared On Television On Variety Shows Hosted By Ed Sullivan Steve Allen And Jack Paar. Smeck Invented And Endorsed The Vita-Uke And Other Stringed Instruments Marketed By The Harmony Company Of Chicago. He Made Over 500 Recordings For Various Companies Including Edison Records Victor Talking Machine Company Columbia Records Decca Records Crown Records RCA Records And Others. He Also Wrote Instruction/method Books And Arrangements For The Instruments He Played. read less

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