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Also known as Clarence Smith, Pine Top Smith, Clarence "Pinetop" Smith

American boogie-woogie style blues pianist (1904-1929)

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1969-08-06
Active to
2003-10-21
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Clarence Smith, better known as Pinetop Smith or Pine Top Smith (11 June 1904 - 15 March 1929) was an influential American boogie-woogie style jazz pianist. Smith was born in Troy, Alabama and raised in Birmingham, Alabama. He worked for some time as an entertainer in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, then toured on the T. O. B. A. Vaudeville circuit. For a time he worked as accompanist for blues singer Ma Rainey. In the late 1920s he settled in Chicago, Illinois. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Pi

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Family name
Smith
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Troy
Place of death
Chicago
Occupation
composer
Languages spoken
English language
Genre
blues
Instrument
voice
Record label
Vocalion Records
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manner of death
homicide
date of birth
1904-06-00
date of death
1929-03-15
cause of death
gunshot wound
start of work period
1920-00-00
pseudonym
Pinetop Smith
ethnic group
African Americans
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