Arthur 'Guitar Boogie' Smith • Jumpin' Guitar

 

 

Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith (not to be confused with Arthur Smith, "Fiddlin' Arthur Smith") was a country musician and multi-instrumentalist (fiddle, banjo, mandolin, guitar, bass and trumpet) who was born April 1, 1921 in Clinton, South Carolina and died April 3, 2014 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
His first group was Smith's Carolina Crackerjacks (later called Arthur Smith And His Cracker-Jacks) a Dixieland combo which he formed with his brothers Sonny and Ralph. Arthur then moved to Charlotte, North Carolina and joined the WBT Carolina Barndance live radio show and became an occasional member of the WBT Briarhoppers band. After WWII and leaving the Navy Arthur returned to WBT and got his own show called Carolina Calling, and in 1951 he got his own TV show on WBTV called The Arthur Smith Show, the first national country music show; it ran for 32 years in 90 markets nationwide.
In the mid-seventies, he has also been performing with his son, guitarist Clay Smith under the name of Smith & Son.
Smith opened and ran the first recording studio, Arthur Smith Studios, in Charlotte where he produced radio shows for Johnny Cash, Chet Atkins, Richard Petty, James Brown, George Beverly Shea and evangelist Billy Graham as well as his own show Top of the Morning which ran for 29 years. He later produced television shows for Graham and Cash too.
https://www.discogs.com/artist/428493-Arthur-Smith-2

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Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith (no confundir con Arthur Smith, "Fiddlin' Arthur Smith") fue un músico country y multiinstrumentista (violín, banjo, mandolina, guitarra, bajo y trompeta) que nació el 1 de abril de 1921 en Clinton, Carolina del Sur, y murió el 3 de abril de 2014 en Charlotte, Carolina del Norte.

Su primer grupo fue Smith's Carolina Crackerjacks (más tarde llamado Arthur Smith And His Cracker-Jacks) un combo de Dixieland que formó con sus hermanos Sonny y Ralph. Arthur se trasladó entonces a Charlotte, Carolina del Norte, y se unió al programa de radio en directo WBT Carolina Barndance y se convirtió en miembro ocasional de la banda WBT Briarhoppers. Después de la Segunda Guerra Mundial y de dejar la Marina, Arthur volvió a la WBT y consiguió su propio programa llamado Carolina Calling, y en 1951 consiguió su propio programa de televisión en la WBTV llamado The Arthur Smith Show, el primer programa nacional de música country; se emitió durante 32 años en 90 mercados de todo el país.

A mediados de los años setenta, también actuó con su hijo, el guitarrista Clay Smith, bajo el nombre de Smith & Son.
Smith abrió y dirigió el primer estudio de grabación, Arthur Smith Studios, en Charlotte, donde produjo programas de radio para Johnny Cash, Chet Atkins, Richard Petty, James Brown, George Beverly Shea y el evangelista Billy Graham, así como su propio programa Top of the Morning, que funcionó durante 29 años. Posteriormente, también produjo programas de televisión para Graham y Cash.
https://www.discogs.com/artist/428493-Arthur-Smith-2

 Tracklist
A1 - After You've Gone -
A2 - Stompin' At The Savoy -
A3 - Sheik Of Araby -
A4 - Drifting And Dreaming -
A5 - Shortnin' Bread -
A6 - Guitar Jump -
A7 - Medley: Rainbow / Silver Bells -
A8 - Darktown Strutter's Ball -
B1 - Guitar Boogie -
B2 - Twelfth Street Rag -
B3 - Medley: Heartaches ? Managua, Nicaragua -
B4 - Blue Boogie -
B5 - Stuff And Such -
B6 - South -
B7 - No O'clock Jump


Label: Relaxed Rabbit Records ‎– RR #425
Released: 1985
Genre: Jazz, Folk, World, & Country
https://www.discogs.com/Arthur-Smith-Jumpin-Guitar/release/3376387

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