Born: 7/11/1926 Died: 5/22/2013
As a Blue Grass Boy: Roger Smith was hired as a member of the Bean
Blossom house band in 1955. Accomplished on fiddle, banjo
and guitar, his first show with the Blue Grass Boys was as
a guitarist, but he switched instruments with banjoist Joe
Stuart midway through the show. From then on he alternated
between banjo and fiddle, staying with the band for nearly
two years.
Before and After: Smith did not pursue music as a full-time career
but has remained active in bluegrass both as a teacher and
as a performer, filling in with the Blue Grass Boys on many
occasions. As of 1999 he was performing with Talmadge Law and the
Bluegrass Sounds.
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