Lord of the Strings presents Richard Smith Friday April 22 2016 at the Dana Point Community House.
Lord of the Strings Concerts present Internationally renowned Guitarists in intimate Southern California Settings.
This special concert featuring Richard Smith will be at the Dana Point Community House.
The Dana Point Community House is located at 24642 San Juan Avenue.
Door Opens at 7:00pm.
Richard Smith started playing the guitar at age 5 and has never looked back.
Focusing early on with the fingerstyle guitar of Chet Atkins and Jerry Reed, he began transcribing classical music, Jazz, the gypsy style of Django Reinhardt, bluegrass, ragtime and the blues to Sousa marches.
Now a seasoned performer in his forties with thousands of performances worldwide to his credit, Richard has become renowned worldwide for his mastery of instrument and for his knock-out entertaining shows.
Career Achievements:
1999 AFG Golden Thumbpick Award
2001 National Fingerstyle Guitar Champion
2008 Thumbpicker of the Year
2009 National Thumbpickers Hall of Fame Induction
Played with Chet Atkins, Les Paul, Nato Lima, Boots Randolph, Tommy Emmanuel, John Jorgenson, Marcel Dadi, Tommy Tedesco, Joe Pass, Biréli Lagrène, Mark O’Connor, Sam Bush, Stuart Duncan, Martin Taylor, Jorge Morel, Earl Klugh, Suzy Bogguss, Victor Wooten, John Cowan and countless more.