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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 Hot Jazz Violin Here Comes The Man With The Jive
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2 Play track White Mink: Black Cotton It Ain't Right
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3 Play track Hot Jazz Violin My Blue Heaven
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4 Play track Hot Jazz Violin You'se A Viper
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5 The Complete Verve Stuff Smith Sessions Ja-Da
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6 Play track Racalmuto Desert Sands
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7 Five Fine Violins Celebrating 100 Years Soft Winds
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8 Play track The Complete Verve Stuff Smith Sessions Things Ain't What They Used To Be
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9 Play track Have Violin, Will Swing Comin' Thru The Rye
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10 Play track The Complete Verve Stuff Smith Sessions It's Wonderful
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  1. 2,569 listeners

    1 Jan 1959 · 11 tracks

    Cat On A Hot Fiddle
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    30 Jan 2013 · 20 tracks

    Hot Jazz Violin
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  3. 1,686 listeners

    28 Jun 2009 · 24 tracks

    Complete Jazz Series 1936 - 1939
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    3 Dec 1957 · 15 tracks

    Presenting Stuff Smith
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