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Richard smith bio
Richard Smith (English guitarist)
For American jazz guitarist and University of Southern California academic, see Richard Smith (American guitarist).
Musical artist
Richard Smith (born 12 December ) is an English guitarist.
Biography
Smith was born in Beckenham, England. He picked up the guitar when he was five years old after watching his father playing an Atkins and Travis version of "Down South Blues". He begged his father, a longtime Atkins admirer, to introduce him to the fingerpicking style.
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Smith soon became a child prodigy on the guitar. As a kid he could play the entire discographies of Django Reinhardt and Chet Atkins. At the age of 11 he shared the stage with his idol when Atkins invited Smith to play with him at Her Majesty's Theatre in London.[1][2] He was also influenced by guitarist Big Jim Sullivan and briefly studied jazz guitar with Shane Hill at Warlingham School, Surrey.[citation needed]
He formed the Richard Smith Gui