Roy Smeck – Bye Bye Blues
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Date: 2015-04-13

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, Johnny Marvin and steel guitarist Sol Hoopii. Smeck could not sing well, so he developed novelty dances and trick playing to supplement his act.
A documentary by Alan Edelstein and Peter Friedman about Smeck and his career, The Wizard of the Strings (1985), was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Short Documentary, and won an award at the Student Academy Awards.
Smeck died in New York City at age 94.
In 1998, Smeck was inducted into the Ukulele Hall of Fame. His citation read, in part, "the "Wizard of the Strings" captured the hearts and minds of audiences for more than six decades."  He was posthumously inducted into the National Four-string Banjo Hall of Fame in 2001.
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