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Born
14 September 1909
Born In
Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio, United States
Died
25 September 1967 (aged 58)
Hezekiah Leroy Gordon Smith (August 14, 1909 – September 25, 1967), better known as Stuff Smith, was an American jazz violinist. He is well known for the song "If You're a Viper". Smith was, along with Stéphane Grappelli, Svend Asmussen and Joe Venuti, one of jazz music's preeminent violinists of the swing era. He was born in Portsmouth, Ohio in 1909 and studied violin with his father. Smith cited Louis Armstrong as his primary influence and inspiration to play jazz, and like Armstrong, was a vocalist as well as instrumentalist. In the 1920s, he played in Texas a… read more
Hezekiah Leroy Gordon Smith (August 14, 1909 – September 25, 1967), better known as Stuff Smith, was an American jazz violinist. He is well known for the song "If You're a Viper". Smith was, along with Stéphane Grappelli, Svend Asmussen and Joe Venuti, one of jazz music's … read more
Hezekiah Leroy Gordon Smith (August 14, 1909 – September 25, 1967), better known as Stuff Smith, was an American jazz violinist. He is well known for the song "If You're a Viper". Smith was, along with Stéphane Grappelli, Svend Asmussen and Joe Venuti, one of jazz music's preeminent violinists of the swing era. He was born in Portsmouth, Ohio … read more

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1 Play track White Mink: Black Cotton It Ain't Right
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2 Play track Hot Jazz Violin Here Comes The Man With The Jive
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3 Play track The Complete Verve Stuff Smith Sessions It's Wonderful
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4 The Complete Verve Stuff Smith Sessions Ja-Da
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5 Play track Complete Jazz Series 1936 - 1939 It Ain't Right (07-01-36)
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6 Play track Hot Jazz Violin You'se A Viper
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7 The Complete Verve Stuff Smith Sessions It's Only a Paper Moon
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8 Play track Stéphane Grappelli In Paris Skip It
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9 Play track Cat On A Hot Fiddle Nice Work If You Can Get It
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10 Play track Stuff Smith / Dizzy Gillespie / Oscar Peterson Calypso
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  1. 2,525 listeners

    1 Jan 1959 · 11 tracks

    Cat On A Hot Fiddle
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  2. 1,826 listeners

    30 Jan 2013 · 20 tracks

    Hot Jazz Violin
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  3. 1,570 listeners

    3 Dec 1957 · 15 tracks

    Presenting Stuff Smith
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  4. 1,564 listeners

    28 Jun 2009 · 24 tracks

    Complete Jazz Series 1936 - 1939
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