Pinetop Smith
American boogie-woogie pianist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Clarence "Pinetop" Smith (June 11, 1904 – March 15, 1929),[1] was an American boogie-woogie style blues pianist. His hit tune "Pine Top's Boogie Woogie" featured rhythmic "breaks" that were an essential ingredient of ragtime music, but also a fundamental foreshadowing of rock and roll.[2] The song was also the first known use of the term "boogie woogie" on a record, and cemented that term as the moniker for the genre.
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Birth name | Clarence Smith |
Born | (1904-06-11)June 11, 1904 Troy, Alabama, U.S. |
Died | March 15, 1929(1929-03-15) (aged 24) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
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Years active | c. 1920–1929 |
Labels | Vocalion |
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