SMITH, ARTHUR GUITAR BOOGIE
(*1921)
SMITH, ARTHUR GUITAR BOOGIE (b. Clinton, S.C., April 1, 1921) Smith was an influential guitarist who was influenced by the single-string jazz work of the legendary French gypsy musician Django Reinhardt . His nickname is drawn from his most famous composition, and is used to distinguish him from FIDDLIN' ARTHUR SMITH . An adept player on BANJO, MANDOLIN, and GUITAR, Smith was already performing as a teenager in South Carolina, landing his own radio show out of Spartanburg before World War II…