The Wizard of the Strings

27m
MusicDocumentary
4.8

Profiles Roy Smeck, a former vaudeville star known as "The Wizard of the Strings" because of his virtuoso talents on the guitar, banjo, ukelele and Hawaiian guitar, and who is shown to be still active, in his mid-80s, teaching students and giving occasional public performances.

Cast

Roy Smeck
Himself

Crew

Peter Friedman
Director, Editor
Alan Edelstein
Writer, Producer
Toby Shimin
Assistant Editor, Assistant Camera
Richard Dallett
Cinematography, Assistant Director
Doug Dubois
Production Assistant
Jamie Maxtone-Graham
Production Assistant, Still Photographer
Bonnie Redlich
Production Assistant
Claire Wilson
Production Assistant
David Brownstein
Assistant Camera
Matthew Fassberg
Sound
Ruben Abruña
Sound
Bill Kollar
Sound
Tom Joslin
Thanks
Peter Guralnick
Thanks
Bill Daughton
Thanks
Dan Morganstern
Thanks

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