Isolated on white Roy Smek (1900-1994) 78 rpm Imperial record label “Save The Last Dance For Me” recorded 31 Dec. 1931
Imperial Records was the second United Kingdom-based label of that name, which went into business in 1920. Imperial was owned by the Crystalate Gramophone Record Manufacturing Company Ltd. of Tonbridge, Kent, England. The company's main recording studio was in London. Most Imperial issues were recorded by the company, but some issues from masters leased from other companies in Continental Europe and from the United States' Banner Records also appeared on Imperial recordings were of popular songs, music hall tunes, and dance music of the time. The label went out of business in February Smeck (born Leroy Smeck,1900 – 1994) was an American musician. His skill on the banjo, guitar, steel guitar, and especially the ukulele earned him the nickname "Wizard of the Strings." His style was influenced by Eddie Lang, Ikey Robinson, banjoist Harry Reser, Johnny Marvin and steel guitarist Sol Hoopii. Smeck could not sing well, so he developed novelty dances and trick playing to supplement his made over 500 recordings for various companies, including Edison Records, Victor Talking Machine Company, Columbia Records, Decca Records, Crown Records, RCA Records and others. He also wrote instruction/method books and arrangements for the instruments he played.
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