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David Holt's State of Music, Season 5, Episode 3, John McCutcheon
directed by Deni McIntyre; produced by Will McIntyre, Will & Deni McIntyre Foundation; interview by David Holt; performed by John McCutcheon, in David Holt's State of Music, Season 5, Episode 3 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2021), 25 mins
John McCutcheon and series host David Holt have been friends since the 1970s. They meet to share songs and stories.
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directed by Deni McIntyre; produced by Will McIntyre, Will & Deni McIntyre Foundation; interview by David Holt; performed by John McCutcheon, in David Holt's State of Music, Season 5, Episode 3 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2021), 25 mins
Description
John McCutcheon and series host David Holt have been friends since the 1970s. They meet to share songs and stories.
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Documentary
Performer / Ensemble
John McCutcheon
Contributor
Will McIntyre, Will & Deni McIntyre Foundation
Author / Creator
Deni McIntyre, David Holt, John McCutcheon
Date Published / Released
2021
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
David Holt's State of Music
Person Discussed
John McCutcheon
Topic / Theme
Folk Music, Folk
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2021 Will & Deni Mcintyre Foundation
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Wizard of the Strings
directed by Peter Friedman, fl. 1992; produced by Alan Edelstein, fl. 2012-2015; performed by Roy Smeck (United States: Privately Published, 1985), 27 mins
Roy Smeck, born in 1900, became one of the first self-made stringed instrument virtuosos, playing the vaudeville circuit in his early days. In 1926 he appeared in the first sound films ever made, Warner Bros./Vitaphone (the first music video!). That made an instant celebrity out of Roy and was just the beginning o...
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directed by Peter Friedman, fl. 1992; produced by Alan Edelstein, fl. 2012-2015; performed by Roy Smeck (United States: Privately Published, 1985), 27 mins
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Roy Smeck, born in 1900, became one of the first self-made stringed instrument virtuosos, playing the vaudeville circuit in his early days. In 1926 he appeared in the first sound films ever made, Warner Bros./Vitaphone (the first music video!). That made an instant celebrity out of Roy and was just the beginning of six decades of accomplishments on the banjo, guitar, Hawaiian guitar and ukulele. He wrote instruction/method books, arranged innumer...
Roy Smeck, born in 1900, became one of the first self-made stringed instrument virtuosos, playing the vaudeville circuit in his early days. In 1926 he appeared in the first sound films ever made, Warner Bros./Vitaphone (the first music video!). That made an instant celebrity out of Roy and was just the beginning of six decades of accomplishments on the banjo, guitar, Hawaiian guitar and ukulele. He wrote instruction/method books, arranged innumerable tunes for the uke; and made the first multiple-soundtrack movie for Paramount Pictures. Perhaps his greatest accomplishment, though, was very simply being the foundation of popular music through his ukulele music of the twenties and thirties. The film features Roy performing in the 1926 Vitaphone clip and other early sound films when his vituosity was at at its peak, and touching scenes when, in his eighties, he still performs, teaches, and exudes joy and charm. Testimonials from other giants of the era include Mel Bay, Gene Autry, and Arthur Tracy.
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Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Documentary
Performer / Ensemble
Roy Smeck
Contributor
Alan Edelstein, fl. 2012-2015
Author / Creator
Peter Friedman, fl. 1992, Roy Smeck
Date Published / Released
1985
Publisher
Privately Published
Speaker / Narrator
Roy Smeck
Person Discussed
Roy Smeck
Topic / Theme
Folk music, Musical instruments, Performing arts life, Musical performances, Musicians, Vaudeville, Folk Music, Americans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1985 Peter Friedman
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