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Before Nashville was the home of country music , Charlotte was count r y music’s home. RCA Victor, one of the few major recording companies in the country, made their first country recordings in Charlotte in 1927. After the mid-1930s, most country music was recorded in North Carolina. Country music’s early success on Charlotte radio is part of what drew a young radio star like Arthur Smith to Charlotte.   

Smith’s illustrious career in both radio and television made him a significant part of Charlotte’s music scene for the better part of the twentieth ce ntury. Arthur Smith Studios was an invaluable part of Charlotte’s music scene due to the success of Arthur Smith as a musician, composer, songwriter, and entertainer but also to the musicians and performers who recorded at his studio. Arthur “Guitar Boogie” Smith was a legendary rad io and TV hos t. Arthur S mith Studios was located at 5457 Monroe Road in Charlotte, North Caroli na.

Arthur Smith got his start at a young age through his musical talent. He played several instruments, including the guitar, trumpet, mandolin, and fiddle. At thirteen, Smith got his first recording contract with Radio Corporation of America (RCA). Two years after signing his record deal, he had his radio show at WOLS in Florence, South Carolina. He formed a quartet named after himself and went on to host a daily radio show at WSPA, also in South Carolina.

At the time, country music was becoming so popular that Smith switched his quartet’s name to Arthur Smith and the Carolina Crackerjacks and began playing country music. Arthur Smith came to Charlotte in 1943 to perform on WBT Charlotte’s Carolina Hayride. WBT was Charlotte’s premier radio station at the time. Smith continued working in the music business even while in the Navy during World War II. He recorded one of his first hits, “Guitar Boogie,” which sold over one million records in 1945. After World War II, Smith continued his career as a recording artist at WBT. He had two shows on the radio simultaneously and became a mainstay on Charlotte radio.

Arthur Smith's Hits

Guitar Duet - Andy Griffith & Arthur Smith) (1973)

Stamps - Arthur Smith and His Cracker-Jacks (1957)

Feudin Banjos (Dueling Banjos) - Don Reno & Arthur Smith (1955)

Guitar Boogie - Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith

Hot Rod Race - Arthur Smith & His Crackerjacks (1951)

WBT began to move into America’s next media phenomenon, television. Arthur Smith and his band became the first live television show the network offered to viewers. The Arthur Smith Show ran for 32 consecutive years, beginning in 1951, and was the most well-known show starring Smith. His show was also one of the first country music variety shows in the United States. At its peak, it aired on over 60 stations nationwide. The show hosted guests like Andy Griffith , Richard Nixon , and Johnny Cash, to name a few. Smith was living in Charlotte due to his radio and television recording commitments. Smith also wrote and performed “ Feudin ’ Banjos” in 1955. That song was famously used in the film Deliverance with its name being changed to “Dueling Banjos. ” In 1957, he opened a studio here in Charlotte.   

Y ou may wonder why Arthur Smith chose to open a studio here in Charlotte, North Carolina. He wanted to be able to record closer to home. Initially, the studio was built in a retrofitted barn behind his house. In 1964 , the studio would move to Monroe Road so larger groups could record there. Word quickly spread throughout the music industry about the studio. Studio time was sold to musicians in four-hour blocks daily and night. Billy Graham famously used the studio for his radio show Hour of Decision . Arthur Smith also ran a radio show for thirty years called Top of the Morning out of the studio.

Recording Samples

James Brown - Papa's Got a Brand New Bag – 1965 [DES STEREO]

Shirley McPherson - My Man (Bowery)

The Lancers - Trapped 1964

The Gospel Supremes - theme song

The Fourth Man - Arthur Smith and The Crossroads Quartet (1962)

The Generals - You Make Me Happy

The Kays - Forever / Cool Me Out

Country Ham - Honesty

Many famous musicians have recorded from Arthur Smith Studios, such as Pat Boone, Johnny Cash, George Hamilton IV, and James Brown. P erhaps one of the most famous songs to come out of the studio was James Brown’s “ Papa’s Got a B rand New Bag . ” Legend has it that on February 1, 1965, James Brown and his band stopped at Arthur Smith Studios in Charlotte, North Carolina, on their way to the show. Brown and his crew are said to have recorded the Grammy-winning song in one hour with only one take.

Recording sessions like that are part of why Arth ur Smith Studios was so well-known in the music industry and a major part of Charlotte’s musical history. Arth ur Smith had an illustrious music career, and so did the studio he created. In 1981, Smith sold a significant stake in his studio, and by the mid-1980s, Smith had no part in ownership. The studio was under the management of Tim Eaton, who renamed it Studio East . Today, Arth ur Smith Studios is no longer in operation, a nd the building is now owned and o perated by Hunter & Everage law firm. The studio has bee n d esignat ed as a historic landmark by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmark Commission.  

Another song recorded at the studio that stood the test of time was “Stay,” by doo-wop vocal group Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs. “Stay” reached the #1 spot on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 list on November 21, 1960, becoming the shortest single ever to do so at 1 minute 36 seconds. As fate would have it, in 2015 Maurice Williams returned to the studio 55 years later (known by then as Studio East) to record a new version of “Stay.”

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Friday 10th June 2022 19:30

Junction, goole , goole, laughter, music, thoughts and the odd poem.

Join comedian, writer, broadcaster and all-round British institution ARTHUR SMITH and bask in an evening of laughter and off the wall humour with one of the ‘alternative comedians’ who shook up the world of light entertainment in the nineteen eighties and nineties. Expect an evening of sublime playfulness, crammed with jokes, anecdotes, short stories, poems, songs (at least 1 from Leonard Cohen) and readings from his memoirs ‘My Name Is Daphne Fairfax’ which has won praise from literary critics. He will also tell the story, as well as a portrait of his late father PC Syd Smith, survivor of Colditz POW camp and London copper. Warm-up from Paul Byrne, former Detective Inspector on the Murder Squad at The MET, now comedian. "Paul Byrne is the funniest and most bonkers ex detective there has ever been!" Arthur Smith https://www.canncommunications.co.uk/paulbyrne

Saturday 11th June 2022 19:30

Masham town hall , masham, syd (solo version).

Arthur’s solo show tells the enthralling story of his father Syd, POW and P.C on night duty in 1950’s London – an extraordinary man who lived through extraordinary times. Syd Smith fought in El Alamein became a POW and ended the war in the notorious Colditz Castle in Germany. Please note this is his solo scaled down version. Warm-up from Paul Byrne, former Detective Inspector on the Murder Squad at The MET, now comedian. "Paul Byrne is the funniest and most bonkers ex detective there has ever been!" Arthur Smith https://www.canncommunications.co.uk/paulbyrne

Wednesday 15th June 2022 18:30

Steam wine bar, london, ec3r 8dj, cancer research comedy night.

City of London Friends of Cancer Research UK “Relaunch” event. Visit the ticket link to see the full line up of comedians.

Saturday 2nd July 2022 20:00

The priory, caerleon, newport, caerleon festival - arthur smith stand up comedy, friday 23rd september 2022 19:30, quarry theatre, bedford , bedford, saturday 24th september 2022 19:30, derby theatre , derby, saturday 1st october 2022 19:00, corn exchange , exeter, saturday 29th october 2022 20:00, palace theatre, paignton, devon, laughs, stories, a song and a poem.

Join comedian, writer, broadcaster and all-round British institution ARTHUR SMITH and bask in an evening of laughter and off the wall humour with one of the ‘alternative comedians’ who shook up the world of light entertainment in the nineteen eighties and nineties. Expect an evening of sublime playfulness, crammed with jokes, anecdotes, short stories, poems, songs (at least 1 from Leonard Cohen) and readings from his recently published memoir ‘My Name Is Daphne Fairfax’ which has won praise from literary critics. He will also tell the story, as well as a portrait of his late father PC Sad Smith, survivor of Colditz POW camp and London copper. A BBC regular, well-known for his appearances on TV’s ‘Grumpy Old Men’, ‘Q.I.’, ‘Have I Got News For You’, ‘The One Show’, Radio 4’s ‘Loose Ends’, ‘Balham Bash’, and host of Radio 4 Extra’s Comedy Club, and Radio 2’s ‘Smith Lectures’. He is a ‘Spirit of The Fringe’ award-winning Edinburgh Festival stalwart and Olivier nominated playwright for ‘An Evening With Gary Lineker’ Arthur is simply one of our funniest and most original comic performers and is guaranteed to bring you a night of hilarity, mirth and scandal…with a touch of rudeness thrown in for good measure. Warm-up from Paul Byrne, former Detective Inspector on the Murder Squad at The MET, now comedian. "Paul Byrne is the funniest and most bonkers ex detective there has ever been!" Arthur Smith https://www.canncommunications.co.uk/paulbyrne

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Arthur Smith is an English comedian known for his work in the alternative comedy scene in the early 1980s. He is best known for his own music and comedy show Arthur Smith's Balham Bash , in which he would invite a range of guests into his own Balham home in South London for a night of varied entertainment and laughs. He is also the voice of Arthur Dustcart on TV's Rex The Runt , and has acted in radio sitcoms such as BBC Radio 4 's Married .

Non-comedy TV and film credits may be found here: Arthur Smith on IMDb

Born in Berdmondsey, south London, Arthur Smith graduated with a 2:1 in Comparative Literature from the University of East Anglia before beginning his career in comedy.

A regular at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe since 1977 , he has compered almost every year of the long-running Hackney Empire New Act of the Year competition final.

Alongside his work in stand-up, Smith has performed a range of musical comedy shows such as Arthur Smith Sings Leonard Cohen , which was later broadcast on BBC Radio 4 . In 2013 he would take a reworked edition of this show to the Edinburgh Fringe, entitled Arthur Smith Sings Leonard Cohen (Volume Too) . 
From 1998 to 2001 he starred in the BBC Two[/z] sitcom Rex The Runt , an Aardman Animations production about the lives of four dogs. Here he gave his voice to the character of Arthur Dustcart.

Around the same time, from 1999 to 2001 , he starred in the BBC Radio 4 sitcom Married , which followed Robin Lightfoot, a bachelor who wakes up one day to find that he is married - with two children!

One of Smith's comic routines has been set to music by Mark Beazley, aka Rothko, for a CD that was curated by fellow comic Stewart Lee . In 2005 , Smith rejected a lifetime achievement award from the Perrier Award, claiming that his ego was already too bloated.

A longtime resident of Balham in south London, he has even jokily self-appointed as the "Night Mayor of Balham" (he doesn't do days), and in 2009 made and hosted a comedy series for BBC Radio 4 about his love for the place, entitled Arthur Smith's Balham Bash . Running for three series from 2009 to 2011 , the show consisted of Smith throwing open the doors of his actual house to a live audience, promising music, comedy, and laughter.

Smith has also starred in the episode "Backwards" of the much-loved sitcom Red Dwarf . Here he played a bar manager on backwards Earth who had hired Kryten and Rimmer as a forward novelty act. In 2016 he also made an appearance as mr Harman in the BBC revival of sitcom Are You Being Served .

A regular contributor to books on stand-up comedy and the craft of writing humour, he has also contributed to shows on the history of British comedy, from Britain's Best Sitcom to How The Young Ones Changed Comedy and The Young Ones' 20 Greatest Moments .

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Celebration of Songwriter Arthur Q. Smith

Knoxville, TN -  Visit Knoxville, WDVX-Radio and the Tennessee Archive of Moving Image and Sound - Knox County Public Library are hosting an event Friday, December 9 th to celebrate songwriter Arthur Q. Smith. The celebration will begin with a marker dedication and continue with entertainment at The Emporium Center. Recognizing Smith’s role in Knoxville’s contributions to Tennessee’s rich musical history, Tennessee Department of Tourist Development Commissioner Kevin Triplett will be on hand to dedicate the Arthur Q. Smith marker on the Cradle of Country Music Walking Tour produced by Visit Knoxville.

Knoxville songwriter Arthur Q. Smith (James Arthur Pritchett) set up shop at the Three Feathers Sandwich Shop and Tavern, then located at 101 South Gay Street, where he wrote a number of hit songs - often selling them to the cast and crew of WNOX to pay his bar tab. Many received credit for Smith’s great work, and, in turn, Smith became the man behind the scenes.

Smith passed away in 1963. Now, after decades of undeserved obscurity, Smith’s contributions are being celebrated. “We first learned about Arthur Q. Smith when we reached out to Bradley Reeves and Jack Neely regarding updates to the Cradle of Country Music Walking Tour,” states Angie Wilson, marketing director for Visit Knoxville. “The timing was perfect as we learned of the book and CD release.”

The Bear Family Records label has produced a double CD set, including a 124 Page biography on Smith written by Bradley Reeves and Wayne Bledsoe. Entitled “Arthur Q. Smith: The Trouble With The Truth” , the set features an introduction by honky-tonk man Marty Stuart, and is packed with rare photos from Knoxville’s golden era of country music. The compact discs feature hit recordings of Smith’s songs by artists such as Hank Williams, Bill Monroe, Ray Price, and many others. Disc two contains rare commercial recordings and lost acetate demo discs recorded by Arthur Q. Smith himself.

Schedule of Events for Friday, December 9th will all be at the Emporium. Special thanks to the Arts and Culture Alliance for letting us use this venue.

4pm: Arthur Q. Smith Marker Dedication at the corner of Gay Street and Jackson Avenue

6 pm – 7 pm: Rare Knoxville Films from the Vaults of the Tennessee Archive of Moving Image and Sound Presented by TAMIS Archivist Eric Dawson

Roy Acuff’s Open House (1960)

Carl and Pearl Butler’s Personal Home Movies, 1950s-1960s

Arthur Q. Smith: The Mystery man of Country Music

Chet Atkins and the WNOX Mid-Day Merry-Go-Round

7 pm – 7:20 pm: Introduction by Bradley Reeves, WDVX-Radio

A Tribute to Chet Atkins: Performed by master guitarist Larry Odham, and Jack Cate, former bassist for Don Gibson on WNOX-Radio

7:20 pm – 7:30 pm: Introduction by Bradley Reeves, WDVX-Radio

Classic duets of Carl and Pearl Butler

Performed by Nancy Brennan Strange and Steve Horton

Includes “If Teardrops Were Pennies” and “Don’t Let Me Cross Over”

7:30 PM – 7:45 pm: Screening Introduction by Bradley Reeves, WDVX-Radio

Highlights from the lost Jim and Jesse McReynolds Television Show, circa 1970

Recently-preserved and long-unseen footage includes performances of “Knoxville Girl”, “Air Mail Special”, and more. Restoration work by Larry Odham.

7:45 pm – 8:30 pm: Introduction by Charlie Lutz, WDVX-Radio

Tim Stafford and Bobby Starnes

Bluegrass legends Jim and Jesse McReynolds broadcast over WNOX during the 1950s, and recorded scores of classic LP’s through the years. McReynolds fondly recalls Arthur Q. Smith during his stint in Knoxville, and in fact, will be featured on the WDVX Blue Plate Special at 12:30 pm on December 9 th !

8:30 pm – 8:45 pm: Introduction by Charlie Lutz, WDVX-Radio

A Solo Performance by Tim Stafford, award-winning member of the group Blue Highway

Stafford will perform Arthur Q. Smith’s classic “I Wouldn't Change You If I Could”, along with an original composition of his own!

8:45 pm – 9 pm: Introduction by Bradley Reeves, WDVX-Radio

The Tennessee Stifflegs

Multi-talented local favorites The Tennessee Stifflegs will perform their rendition of Arthur Q. Smith’s rare 1947 King label recording of “You Can’t Hide A Heartache With A Smile”.

9 pm – 9:10 PM: Introduction by Amy Campbell, Artist, WDVX-Radio host

The Appalachian Hippie Poet: Knoxville Recitations

9:15 pm – 10 pm:  Introduction by Wayne Bledsoe, WDVX-Radio, Knoxville News-Sentinel

The Barstool Romeos Show Closer

Featuring a rowdy, fun, and unique mixture of Honky Tonk Rock, the Romeos carry on the great tradition of Knoxville’s music heritage.

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