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The Classic Roost Album Collection

8.1M streams

8,147,325

Moonlight On Vermont - The Roost Recor...

6.4M streams

6,365,823

Moonlight In Vermont

5.7M streams

5,652,178

Legends: Solo Guitar Performances

5.6M streams

5,636,317

Spring Is Here - The Guitar Genius Of

5M streams

4,977,452

Kaleidoscope

1.6M streams

1,550,553

The Sound Of Johnny Smith

1.4M streams

1,359,138

Walk, Don't Run

908.4K streams

908,369

Johnny Smith Plays Jimmy Van Heusen

115.5K streams

115,465

Contemporaries of the Jazz Guitar

66.3K streams

66,307

Biography

Guitarist Johnny Smith will always be best remembered for his 1952 hit recording of "Moonlight in Vermont," a mellow ballad that also features Stan Getz. Smith, whose chordal-oriented style was self-taught, originally played trumpet, violin, and viola before switching to guitar. A studio musician from 1947 on, Smith's impressive technique and quiet sound made him in great demand even before "Moonlight" and, although he never had another hit, he was a popular attraction throughout the 1950s. After moving to Colorado in the 1960s he opened a music store, taught, and maintained a lower profile, occasionally recording in New York. Smith died in June 2013 at his home in Colorado Springs at 90 years of age. ~ Scott Yanow, Rovi