Roy Smeck

American virtuoso guitarist, banjoist and ukulele player (1900–1994)
Person human Q355788
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Roy Smeck

Summary

Roy Smeck is a human[1]. His place of birth was Reading[2]. He was born on February 6, 1900[3]. He died in New York City[4]. He died on April 5, 1994[5]. He worked as a musician[6], banjoist[7], jazz musician[8], guitarist[9], and jazz guitarist[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (102 views/month, #7,280 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Roy Smeck's place of birth was Reading[2].
  • Roy Smeck died in New York City[4].
  • Roy Smeck was born on February 6, 1900[3].
  • Roy Smeck died on April 5, 1994[5].
  • Roy Smeck died on April 4, 1994[12].
  • Roy Smeck is buried at Green-Wood Cemetery[13].
  • Roy Smeck held citizenship in United States[14].
  • Roy Smeck worked as a musician[6].
  • Roy Smeck worked as a banjoist[7].
  • Roy Smeck's professions included jazz musician[8].
  • Roy Smeck worked as a guitarist[9].
  • Roy Smeck worked as a jazz guitarist[10].
  • Roy Smeck's field of work was jazz[15].
  • Roy Smeck's field of work was music[16].
  • Roy Smeck's field of work was guitar performance[17].
  • Roy Smeck's field of work was plucked instrument playing[18].
  • Roy Smeck is recorded as male[19].
  • Roy Smeck's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Roy Smeck's genre is jazz[21].
  • Roy Smeck's record label is recorded as Decca[22].
  • Roy Smeck's Commons category is recorded as Roy Smeck[23].
  • Roy Smeck's given name is recorded as Roy[24].
  • Roy Smeck's instrument is recorded as banjo[25].
  • Roy Smeck's instrument is recorded as guitar[26].
  • Roy Smeck's instrument is recorded as Jew's harp[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1900-02-06[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1994-04-03[31]

  • Genre(s): jazz[32]

  • Community tags: jazz[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 46b96cc2-b8a2-4bcb-b8b3-a81265c1acc4[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Reading[2], Roy Smeck… he was born on February 6, 1900[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include musician[6], banjoist[7], jazz musician[8], guitarist[9], and jazz guitarist[10]. Fields of work include jazz[15], a music genre[35], founded in 1917[36]; music[16], a type of arts[37]; guitar performance[17]; and plucked instrument playing[18].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include April 5, 1994[5] and April 4, 1994[12]. Roy Smeck passed away in New York City[4]. Burial took place at Green-Wood Cemetery[13].

Why It Matters

Roy Smeck ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (102 views/month, #7,280 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

FAQs

Where was Roy Smeck born?

Born in Reading[2], Roy Smeck…

Where did Roy Smeck die?

Roy Smeck passed away in New York City[4].

What did Roy Smeck do for work?

Roy Smeck worked as musician[6], banjoist[7], jazz musician[8], guitarist[9], and jazz guitarist[10].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . wikidata.org.
  5. [20] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] . wikidata.org.
  14. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [12] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [34] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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