Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith
Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith ( born April 1, 1921 in Clinton, South Carolina, † April 3, 2014 in Charlotte, North Carolina) was an American country musician. His music is a blend of western swing, bluegrass and early rockabilly; therefore, he is also one of the biggest influences of the later rockabilly. Smith was formerly representative of the Hillbilly Boogie and played a variety of instruments.
- 2.1 Singles
- 2.2 albums
Life
Childhood and youth
Growing up in Kershaw, South Carolina, Arthur Smith began his career with his brothers Ralph and Sonny as a school band The Cracker Jacks. Her father, who was a textile worker, led a band of which they also found the inspiration to the music. With her father, she appeared together on weekends and occasionally on the transmitter WSPA.
Career
The late 1930s, Smith moved to Charlotte, North Carolina, where he appeared regularly on WBT. 1937 Smith got the chance einzuspielen first plates at RCA Victor, but went unheeded. His first release was a version of Cliff Carlisle You'll Miss Me When I'm Gone; Smith published his version as Old Santa Claus Is Leavin ' Just Because. When the Second World War began, the brothers were drafted into the army and the group broke up. After his release, Smith went back to Charlotte in 1945 and founded with his brothers, his wife Dorothy and singer Roy Lear Arthur Smith and his Cracker Jacks. The band started performing at the Carolina Hayride on WBT. They also had their own morning show on WBT, Carolina Calling. Meanwhile, Smith began with his band, einzuspielen plates. Their first single for the label MGM Records was the Guitar Boogie; The instrumental piece was an instant hit, selling over 3 million copies. It debuted at number -one on the Billboard country charts and reached number 25 on the pop charts. The song was covered in 1959 by Frank Virtue as Guitar Boogie Shuffle.
1951 debuted Arthur Smith and the Crackerjacks on the newly established television station WBTV, where she found her own show, the Arthur Smith Show got. It was the first country music television program that has been sent around the country. After more than three decades, she was deposed in 1982. In the 1950s, Smith was with his songs continue to deliver and present in public. In addition to tours of Europe and Africa, Smith founded the first recording studio in Charlotte, where he recorded with stars such as James Brown. In the following years produced Smith continued successful television shows of Johnny Cash, George Beverly Shea and other stars. His songs have been recorded by Cash, Randy Travis and Willie Nelson, who recorded Smiths song Red Headed Stranger for his eponymous album. The Cracker Jacks had a lot of country stars ( with the Smith's also the song Duelin ' Banjos wrote ) as members, including George Hamilton IV, Don Reno, Jim Buchanan and Ray Atkins.
In autumn 2006, Arthur Smith sat down to rest, but resigned after that occasionally. He died two days after his 93rd birthday at his home in Charlotte.