| ROY SMECK: THE WIZARD OF THE STRINGS IN HIS LIFE AND TIMES by Vincent Cortese An intimate portrait of Smeck's life chronicled by Cortese, his friend and student. Full of anecdotes, this follows Smeck from childhood and highlights his pioneering accomplishments: being featured in the first sound film in 1926, the first multitrack in 1934, recording for Thomas Edison, lots more. Smeck was the highest paid vaudeville performer in the world, and for good reason. He was also stubborn, eccentric, an insomniac - and a hard-working genius. 120 pp.
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