 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 Close Roy Smeck in the short film His Pastimes (1926) 1960s Roy Smeck Custom Airline Stratotone electric guitar Background Smeck was… (Source: Wikipedia)
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