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William McLeish Smith (November 25, 1910 – March 7, 1967) was one of the major alto saxophone players of the swing era. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Willie+Smith">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Smith
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Charleston
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- clarinetist
- Educated at
- Fisk University
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- saxophone
- Image
- Willie Smith in his apartment, Manhattan, New York, N.Y., ca. Jan. 1947 (William P. Gottlieb 07931).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1910-11-25
- date of death
- 1967-03-07
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- cancer
- birth name
- William McLeish Smith
- ethnic group
- African Americans
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