Here Comes the Boogie Man: The Original Recordings [ORIGINAL RECORDINGS REMASTERED] [Import]

Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 17, 2000)
• Original Release Date: April 18, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Jasmine Music
• ASIN: B00004RBUF
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #192,913 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. The Darktown Strutters' Ball

2. Stompin' At The Savoy

3. Stuff And Such

4. Guitar Jump

5. Silver Bells

6. Drifting And Dreaming

7. Seventh Street Boogie

8. After You've Gone

9. Shortnin' Bread

10. The Sheik Of Araby

11. Rock And Rye Polka

12. Blue Boogie

13. Rainbow

14. Riffin'

15. South

16. String Menagerie

17. Boomerang

18. Guitar Artistry

19. Guitar Boogie

20. More Guitar Boogie

See all 22 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Some of the most irresistible instrumentals in country music emerged from the frets of this man's guitar, including the Top 10 hits Guitar Boogie and Boomerang . Those late-'40s hits join Fingers on Fire; Guitar Jump; Blue Boogie; The Sheik of Araby; Riffin'; Stuff and Such; String Menagerie , and 13 more of Arthur's innovative guitar workouts.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice set of a little-remembered country hotshot, May 3, 2003

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DJ Joe Sixpack (...in Middle America) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Here Comes the Boogie Man: The Original Recordings [ORIGINAL RECORDINGS REMASTERED] (Audio CD)

Groovy country guitar instrumentals from the late '40s and early '50s. A veteran radio performer before World War Two, hick picker Smith landed a sweet gig as one of the first artists signed to the fledgling MGM label, and enjoyed a fair amount of popularity over the decades. This disc collects the original versions of several songs that wound up getting re-recorded on a series of labels -- and it's worth it to check out the first recordings, which crackle with Smith's vitality and sense of playfulness. Kinda jazzy, like a hillbilly boogie crossover between Merle Travis and Django Rinehardt... fun stuff!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Genre Guitar, September 16, 2005

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D. S. Francis "The Duke Who Wasn't" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Here Comes the Boogie Man: The Original Recordings [ORIGINAL RECORDINGS REMASTERED] (Audio CD)

These recordings are an excellant example of genre mixing music.
Arthur Smith brings together Country-Western guitar playing with a strong Swing Jazz flavor. Aside from some obvious cliches and a little bit of corn these recordings are quite satisfying. Listen closely and you will hear a little bit of Django Reinhardt influence.