Richard Smith (born 12 December 1971) is an English guitarist. Smith was born in Beckenham, England. He picked up the guitar when he was five years old after watching his father play an Atkins‑ and Travis‑style version of “Down South Blues”. He begged his father, a longtime Atkins admirer, to teach him the fingerpicking style. 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 him to perform at Her Majesty’s Theatre in London. He was also influenced by guitarist Big Jim Sullivan and briefly studied jazz guitar with Shane Hill at Warlingham School, Surrey. He formed the Richard Smith Guitar Trio with his brothers Rob and Sam before marrying American cellist Julie Adams and moving to Nashville, Tennessee, in 1999. He founded the Hot Club of Nashville, a jam band with a rotating lineup that included John Jorgenson, Pat Bergeson, Bryan Sutton and Stuart Duncan, blending gypsy jazz and western swing. Smith performs as a solo act and as a duo with his wife. His repertoire includes country, bluegrass, blues, ragtime, folk, jazz, pop and classical music.
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