Roy Smeck

Roy Smeck
Roy Smeck holding a 4-string banjo, from a sheet music cover
Roy Smeck holding a 4-string banjo, from a sheet music cover
Background information
Birth nameLeroy Smeck
Born(1900-02-06)February 6, 1900
Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedApril 5, 1994(1994-04-05) (aged 94)
New York City
GenresCountry, ragtime, Hawaiian
OccupationsMusician
InstrumentsGuitar, banjo, ukulele
Years active1920s–1950s
Roy Smeck in the short film His Pastimes (1926)
1960s Roy Smeck Custom Airline Stratotone electric guitar

Leroy Smeck (6 February 1900 – 5 April 1994) was an American musician. His skill on the banjo, guitar, and ukulele earned him the nickname "The Wizard of the Strings".[1]

  1. ^ Wood, A. (2015). Ukulele For Dummies. Wiley. p. 256. ISBN 978-1-119-13599-9. Retrieved February 2, 2020.