Skip to main content. Sunday, December 17, - pm to pm. Stuff Smith derived a deep, driving, sound on his fiddle, with unique voicings, heartfelt tones, and a fluid, driving sense of rhythm and swing that enraptured the soul. Hezekiah Leroy Smith was born in Portsmouth, Ohio in to a middle class black family, his father a barber, mother a teacher, and both musically inclined.
Today's Articles People, Locations, Episodes. Sat, Previous Story. Next Story. Smith was born August 14, in Portsmouth, Ohio and grew up in nearby Massillon and Cleveland where he absorbed the influence of jazz trumpeter, Louis Armstrong. He started his career in the Alphonso Trent orchestra in Dallas in and formed his own band in He recorded for Vocalion in , Decca in and Varsity in In the s the Onyx on 52nd Street was the spot for swing musicians, both black and white.
By then, Stuff was an internationally known recording star. He cut it for Vocalion on February 11, Stuff himself appeared on many LPs for the prestigious Verve label, which paired him with unforgettable vocalist Nat King Cole, with piano giant Oscar Peterson — and with old Carolina friend Dizzy Gillespie. Stuff Smith died in Munich, Germany, in Don't have an account?
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