Willie "the Lion" Smith

Willie "the Lion" Smith
Smith, c. January 1947
Background information
Born
William Henry Joseph Bonaparte Bertholf

(1893-11-23)November 23, 1893
Goshen, New York, U.S.
DiedApril 18, 1973(1973-04-18) (aged 79)
New York City, U.S.
GenresJazz, stride, blues
OccupationMusician
InstrumentPiano

William Henry Joseph Bonaparte Bertholf Smith (November 23, 1893 – April 18, 1973), nicknamed "the Lion", was an American jazz and stride pianist.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.