Roy Smeck

Wizard of the Strings

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Music

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• winin
• boys
• Roy
• Smeck
• ukulele

[TheSkaJohnny]

Whats the Name of the Song?

[wininboy]

@TheSkaJohnny 12th Street Rag

[clockguy2]

I read that he practiced all the time. He even got fired from a job because they caught him playing uke in the bathroom when he was supposed to be working. He sometimes would even practice after he was in bed.

[ArkRed1]

What a talent, but he resembles Bela Lugosi just a tad. I expect him to say, "I've got my ukulele, but I'm going to village to get some blood for bleakfast, blah, blah". He was a true wizard of the strings. RIP Mr. Roy.

[999manman]

@MrAudioProducer Indeed...

[MrAudioProducer]

@999manman Shure, Roy Smeck was born at 1900, died at 1994... Long, long life...

[lyrpat]

Geniussssssssssssssss

[rehcets1]

One day in the late 1970s, I was walking at Washington Square when I saw a great musician playing a dobro. I listened for a while, and wanted to ask if he did Guitar Rag, but I stayed at a distance since I had little money in my pocket. Not long after that Yazoo records released a compilation of early recordings by Roy Smeck. As the picture on the album was of him as a young man, it took a few years until I realized that I had heard Roy Smeck. He had recorded a great version of Guitar Rag.

[999manman]

@ArkRed1 He died???

[UnderTheBamboooTree]

@ wininboy & ukulelezaza: here"s a nice challenge... 12th street rag... duel @ ukefest 2011 @ dawn in the park of saint-nik's (after jamming and partying all night)

[hitshitwithsticks]

@clockguy2 thats how I am, If I'm at the bar or it's slow at work or I'm sitting just about anywhere I'll be practicing. maybe in about 10 years I'll be half as good as him.