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Willie "The Lion" Smith
American musician (1897–1973)
Details
- Instance of
- human
- Born
- 25 November 1897, 23 November 1893
- Died
- 18 April 1973
- Place of birth
- Goshen
- Place of death
- New York City
- Sex or gender
- male
- Given name
- Willie
- Family name
- Smith
- Genre
- jazz
- Occupation
- pianist, jazz musician, composer, musician
- Citizenship
- United States
- cause of death
- disease
- described by source
- Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians
- educated at
- Barringer Academy of the Arts & Humanities
- ethnic group
- African Americans
- instrument
- piano
- languages spoken, written or signed
- English
- manner of death
- natural causes
- record label
- Sackville Records
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