Composer/Musician/Entertainer/Business Entrepreneur

Broadcasting Hall of Fame Inductee (Unbroken Span of more than 40 Years on Radio; His Television Show “The Arthur Smith Show” ran for an unbroken span of 32 Years – 1st Nationally Syndicated Television Show to feature Country Music) Country Music Hall of Fame (Selected Works include “Guitar Boogie” – the All-Time Best Selling Guitar Song; “Dueling Banjos” – Theme for the Motion Picture Deliverance – All-Time Best Selling Banjo song) North Carolina Achievements: North Carolina Award; North Carolina Folk Heritage Award; State of North Carolina Order of the Long Leaf Pine; Committee Member & Presiding Officer for North Carolina’s Tribute to John F. Kennedy; Honorary Chairman of Governor Hunt’s Citizens for Good Roads Committee

Smith inducted into WBT Hall of Fame:
WBT, one of the nations longest running radio stations recently celebrated their 85th Anniversary. Arthur Smith was honored at the celebration with a Hall of Fame induction. Smith's music has been a mainstay on WBT for over 50 years.

Saturday, February 03, 2007 - SC Broadcasters Association Lifetime Membership Award 

 
January 30, 2007 - South Carolina Radio and TV Pioneer Honored

BMI Award-winning songwriter Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith received the Honorary Life Membership Award from the South Carolina Broadcasters Association at their annual Winter Convention held Jan. 12 in Columbia, S.C. BMI was on hand to present Smith with a Gold Record in recognition of his induction.

In addition to hosting nationally syndicated radio and televisions shows for over 30 years, Smith is an accomplished musician and songwriter. He has over 500 active copyrights including "Guitar Boogie," which sold over three million copies, and BMI's 1973 Song of the Year "Dueling Banjos," which was the theme to the hit movie, Deliverance.

In a career spanning over 60 years, Smith, who has songs recorded by Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson, is still going strong. "Woo Hoo," an adaptation of "Guitar Boogie," is the theme song for the current Vonage phone company ad campaign and "Dueling Banjos" is the theme song for the current Toyota media campaign.

Listing of Achievements:

BMI Song of the Year Award 1973
Grammy - Dueling Banjos (1973) (original writer)
Council on International Nontheatrical Events - Golden Eagle Award (1980)
The Gold Squirrel Award (Grand Prize – First Prize) Festival International Film & Adventura, Cortina D’Ampezzo, Italy (1981)
International Real Life Adventure Film Festival, 1st Place Award (1981)
State of North Carolina Order of The Long Leaf Pine (1984)
Southeast Tourism Society Award (1985)
American Advertising Federation Silver Medal Award (1986)
Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI) Special Citation of Achievement (over 1 million broadcast performances of original compositions)
The Broadcasters Hall of Fame – North Carolina Association of Broadcasters (1990); South Carolina Broadcasters Association (2006)
South Carolina Hall of Fame (1998)
North Carolina Folk Heritage Award (1998)
North Carolina Award (2001)
Legends Award – Western Film Festival 2003
Lifetime Achievement Award - South Carolina Broadcasters Association (2006)
BMI Legendary Songwriter Award (2006)
Lifetime Achievement Award, Arts & Science Council, Charlotte (2008)