Arthur 'Guitar Boogie' Smith

by Elaine4 on Tue Jul 14, 2020 3:39 am

Arthur Smith, born April 1, 1921 in Clinton South Carolina, was an American musician, songwriter, and producer of records, as well as a radio and TV host. Smith produced radio and TV shows; The Arthur Smith Show was the first nationally syndicated country music show on television. After moving to Charlotte, North Carolina, Smith developed and ran the first commercial recording studio in the Southeast.

Arthur, the son of Clayton Seymour Smith, a cotton mill worker, and his wife, was a textile mill worker who became a celebrated and respected country music instrumental composer, guitarist, fiddler, and banjo player. His father was also a music teacher, and led a brass band in Kershaw, South Carolina. The boy's first instrument was the cornet. Arthur, along with his brothers Ralph and Sonny, formed a Dixieland combo, the Carolina Crackerjacks, who appeared briefly on radio in Spartanburg, South Carolina. One of his early hits was the instrumental ‘Guitar Boogie’, which he wrote and recorded in 1945. It sold over three million copies, and was awarded a gold disc by the RIAA. The song earned him the moniker Arthur 'Guitar Boogie' Smith (to differentiate him from Tennessee fiddler and 1930''s Grand Ole Opry star Fiddlin' Arthur Smith). It was recorded by numerous other musicians and became known around the world.They had limited success with their jazz format, and became more popular as a country music group.

Renamed "Guitar Boogie Shuffle", it became a rock and roll hit by Frank Virtue and the Virtues. Virtue served in the Navy with Smith and counted him as a major influence. Other musicians who have been influenced by Smith include Nashville studio ace Hank ‘Sugarfoot’ Garland, Roy Clark and Glen Campbell.

Smith was also noted for his ‘Feudin' Banjos’ (1955), which was also recorded by Lestser Flatt. It was revived as ‘Dueling Banjos’ and used as a theme song in the popular film, ‘Deliverance’ (1972). Released as a single, it became a hit. Because he was not credited in the film for the song, Smith sued Warner Brothers, and gained a settlement. Smith asked Warner Brothers to include his name on the official soundtrack listing, but reportedly asked to be omitted from the film credits because he found the film offensive.

Smith died at his home on April 3, 2014, two days after his 93rd birthday. On April 12, 2014, artists, friends and family paid tribute to Smith in a memorial celebration at Calvary Church in Charlotte, North Carolina. Producer Fred Foster gave the eulogy. George Hamilton IV, The Avett Brothers, and others performed several of Smith's popular gospel songs. Dave Moody and David Johnson performed Smith's classic banjo instrumental, ‘Dueling Banjos’. The service ended with a rendition of ‘Guitar Boogie’ performed by a band full of guitarists, including Smith's nephews Tim and Roddy Smith.

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by Elaine4 on Tue Jul 14, 2020 6:42 pm

1951 - Arthur 'Guitar Boogie' Smith - Fingers On Fire @320

Track List:
01 - Guitar Boogie
02 - Boomerang
03 - Banjo Boogie
04 - Mountain Be Bop
05 - Mandolin Boogie
06 - Twelth Street Rag
07 - I.H. Boogie
08 - Banjo Rag

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by Elaine4 on Tue Jul 14, 2020 6:43 pm

1957 - Arthur 'Guitar Boogie' Smith - Fingers On Fire @192

Track List:

01 - Listen To The Mockingbird

02 - Yes Sir That's My Baby

03 - Blue Moon Waltz

04 - Chicken Strut

05 - Oklahoma Polka

06 - All Night Blues

07 - Blue Rock

08 - Banjo Buster

09 - Rainbow Waltz

10 - Walking In Clover

11 - Five Feet Two Eyes Of Blue (Has Anybody Seen My Girl)

12 - Freeze It Boogie

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by Elaine4 on Tue Jul 14, 2020 6:44 pm

1962 - Arthur 'Guitar Boogie' Smith - Mister Guitar @192

Track List:

01 - Guitar Boogie

02 - Blue Boogie

03 - South

04 - Pickin' The Blues

05 - The Double Eagle

06 - Fingers On Fire

07 - Heartaches

08 - Little Widow

09 - Napoleon's Retreat

10 - Rubber Doll Rag

11 - Pickin' And Playin' (Ragged But Right)

12 - Cracker Jack

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by Elaine4 on Tue Jul 14, 2020 6:46 pm

1963 - Arthur 'Guitar Boogie' Smith - Arthur 'Guitar Boogie' Smith Goes To Town @160

Track List:

01 - Stumbling

02 - River Rag

03 - Does Your Heart Beat For Me

04 - Tiger Rag

05 - Philadelphia Guitar

06 - The Man With The Mandolin

07 - Run Around

08 - Guitar Hop

09 - Sweet Georgia Brown

10 - Caroline

11 - Tico Tico

12 - Boogie Battle

13 - Cubanola Glide

14 - Going Home

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by Elaine4 on Tue Jul 14, 2020 6:47 pm

1963 - Arthur 'Guitar Boogie' Smith - Blue Guitar @128

Track List:

01 - Basin Street Blues

02 - Deep Sea Blues

03 - Memphis Blues

04 - Blue Blue Blues

05 - The Birth Of The Blues

06 - Blues For Caroline

07 - Limehouse Blues

08 - Troubled Mind Blues

09 - St. Louis Blues

10 - Blues On Guitar

11 - Travelin' Blues

12 - Blues In The Night

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by Elaine4 on Tue Jul 14, 2020 6:48 pm

1964 - Arthur 'Guitar Boogie' Smith - Down Home With Arthur' Guitar Bogie' Smith @160

Track List:

01 - Tie My Hunting Dog Down Jed

02 - The Stuttering Song

03 - What Is An American Anyway

04 - Foolish Questions

05 - Master Of The Game (Duffer's Dream)

06 - Life Gets TeeJus Don't It

07 - I Like Lasses

08 - Conversation With A Mule

09 - Hospitality Blues

10 - Back To His Hole He Went

11 - My Get Up And Go Has Got Up And Went

12 - Pass The Biscuits Please

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by Elaine4 on Thu Jul 16, 2020 12:46 am

1964 - Arthur 'Guitar Boogie' Smith - Original 'Guitar Boogie' @128

Track List:
01 - Guitar Boogie
02 - First Star
03 - Panhandle Rag
04 - Three-Way Boogie
05 - Gettin' Ready
06 - Guitar Polka
07 - Wildwood Flower
08 - Silver Bells
09 - Third Man Theme
10 - Mona Lisa
11 - I Surrender Dear
12 - I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)

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by Elaine4 on Thu Jul 16, 2020 12:48 am

1965 - Arthur 'Guitar Boogie' Smith - Town And Country Guitar Hits @128

Track List:

01 - Flat Top Hari Kari

02 - Maggie

03 - In The Good Old Summertime

04 - Picture On The Wall

05 - Carolina Cotton

06 - Heart Of My Heart

07 - Hot Time In The Old Town

08 - Chicken Strut

09 - Bill Bailey's Guitar

10 - Eleven String Rag

11 - Glow Worm

12 - Ida

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by Elaine4 on Thu Jul 16, 2020 12:49 am

1968 - Arthur 'Guitar Boogie' Smith - The Guitars Of Arthur 'Guitar Boogie' Smith @320

Track List:

01 - Yakety Axe

02 - Licorice Stick

03 - Maggies's Blues On Guitar

04 - Daybreak

05 - Frankie And Johnny Shuffle

06 - Poor People Of Paris

07 - Lynn's Gone

08 - Lara's Theme From 'Dr. Zhivago'

09 - Nice And Easy

10 - Raunchy

11 - British Back Beat

12 - Third Man Theme

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by Elaine4 on Thu Jul 16, 2020 12:51 am

1973 - Arthur 'Guitar Boogie' Smith - Battling Banjos @128

Track List:

01 - Battling Banjos Polka

02 - Chicken Strut

03 - Down Yonder

04 - Nine String Boogie

05 - Blue Moon Waltz

06 - Just Joshin'

07 - Feudin' Banjos

08 - Black Mountain Rag

09 - Banjo Buster

10 - Foggy Mountain Breakdown

11 - Georgia Camp Meetin'

12 - Ringing Banjos

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by Elaine4 on Thu Jul 16, 2020 12:52 am

1979 - Arthur 'Guitar Boogie' Smith & Don Reno - Feudin' Again @320

Track List:

01 - Sheik Of Araby

02 - Over The Rainbow

03 - After You've Gone

04 - Follow Me Boogie

05 - Hello Dolly

06 - Pennsylvania Polka

07 - Five Foot Two Eyes Of Blue

08 - Yellow Bird

09 - Chicken

10 - Cabaret

11 - Bye Bye Blues

12 - 12th Street Rag

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by Elaine4 on Thu Jul 16, 2020 12:54 am

1985 - Arthur 'Guitar Boogie' Smith - Jumpin' Guitar @128

Track List:

01 - After You've Gone

02 - Stompin' At The Savoy

03 - Sheik Of Araby

04 - Drifting And Dreaming

05 - Shortnin' Bread

06 - Guitar Jump

07 - Medley - Rainbow~Silver Bells

08 - Darktown Strutter's Ball

09 - Guitar Boogie

10 - Twelfth Street Rag

11 - Medley - Heartaches~Managua~Nicaragua

12 - Blue Boogie

13 - Stuff And Such

14 - South

15 - No O'Clock Jump

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by Elaine4 on Thu Jul 16, 2020 12:56 am

1993 - Arthur 'Guitar Boogie' Smith - The King Of Guitar Boogies @320

Track List:

01 - Express Train Boogie

02 - Indian Boogie

03 - Chicken Strut

04 - Somebody Left Another Young'un At Our House

05 - River Rag

06 - Mule Train

07 - Big Mountain Shuffle

08 - Chew Tobacco Rag

09 - Midnight Rag

10 - You're Hooked

11 - Fiddle-Faddle

12 - Have A Little Fun

13 - Oklahoma Polka

14 - Mr. Stalin You're Eating Too High On The Hog

15 - The Corset Song

16 - Lasses

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by Elaine4 on Thu Jul 16, 2020 12:57 am

1997 - Arthur 'Guitar Boogie' Smith - Arthur Smith's Original Guitar Boogie @320

Track List:

01 - Guitar Boogie

02 - More Guitar Boogie

03 - New York To Orleans

04 - Guitar Artistry

05 - After You've Gone (Commercial Version)

06 - Fas Anybody Here Seen Kilroy

07 - Boomerang

08 - I'm Wise To You

09 - South

10 - Fingers On Fire

11 - Rainbow

12 - String Menagerie

13 - I'm Looking Over A Four Leaf Clover

14 - The New Look Blues

15 - No O'Clock Jump

16 - Guitar Jingle Bells

17 - Maybe I'm Right

18 - Darktown Strutter's Ball

19 - Shortenin' Bread

20 - After You've Gone (Transcriptional Version)

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by Elaine4 on Thu Jul 16, 2020 12:58 am

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