Stuff Smith
Stuff Smith | |
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Stuff Smith by William P. Gottlieb | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Hezekiah Leroy Gordon Smith August 14, 1909 Portsmouth, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | September 25, 1967 (aged 58) Munich, Germany |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupations | Musician, singer |
| Instrument | Violin |
| Years active | 1920s–1967 |
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" (the original title was "You'se a Viper").
Smith was, along with Stéphane Grappelli, Michel Warlop, Svend Asmussen, Frans Poptie, Ray Nance, Eddie South, and Joe Venuti, one of jazz music's preeminent violinists of the swing era.