Fred Smith - ARC10-22

Fred Smith
Instrument: Bass

Description: Born in Columbus and raised in the "North-End" around Summit St. and Fifth Avenue, Smith started playing violin but switched to bass so that he could play dances and parties. Smith played by ear and considered his talent a gift."I learned to play in all different keys by listening to the record player at different speeds"he smiles. The old fashioned kind of record players would let you slow the music down to a crawl or speed it up, the faster the speed the higher the pitch. You can't do that with the later models. Smith was part of the Rusty Bryant Band when they recorded "Nite Train" and "Castle Rock."

Pictured L-R: Fred Smith
From the collection of: Fred Smith

For a glossy print of this image refer to ID# ARC10-22
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