This is our cache of the profile last indexed on Sunday, June 29, 2008. Visit MySpace for updated profile. MySpaceProfiles.org is a search engine that indexes publicly available profile information from MySpace for convenient searching and display. If you are the author of this profile and do not wish to display it here please click here.
 Stuff Smith's Profile |
|
The king of jazz violin |
|
| Country: |  Switzerland |
| Last Login: | Feb 26, 2008 (669 days back) |
About Me |
|
Hezekiah Leroy Gordon Smith (September 14, 1909 - September 25, 1967), better known as Stuff Smith, was a jazz violinist.Smith was, along with Stéphane Grappelli 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 as a member of Alphonse Trent's band. After moving to New York he had a regular gig with his sextet at the Onyx Club starting in 1935 and also performed with Coleman Hawkins as well as with younger musicians such as Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie, and later, Sun Ra. Smith was critical of the bebop movement, although his own style represented a transition between swing and bebop. He is credited as being the first violinist to use electric amplification techniques on a violin. He contributed to the song "It's Wonderful (1938)" often performed by Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald throughout their careers. Smith moved to Copenhagen in 1965, performed actively in Europe, and died in Munich in 1967. HELP! WHO HAS SOME VIDEOS OF STUFF SMITH. |
|
My Interests |
|
Music:Member Since: 10/5/2006Band Members: Stuff Smith has played with: Dizzy Gillespie Duke Ellington Stephane Grappelly Oscar Peterson Ella Fitzgerald Jean luc Ponty Svend Asmussen Oscar Aleman Influences: Louis Armstrong, Joe Venuti, Duke Ellington, Fats Waller Record Label: verve Type of Label: Major |
|
My Background and Lifestyle |
|
| Occupation: | Music Artist (Jazz / Blues / Acoustic) |
My Pictures |
|
   |
|
My Blog |
|
Stuff Smith on video |
|
| Does someone know videos of Stuff Smith? Posted by Stuff Smith on Thu, 05 Oct 2006 12:05:00 PST |
|
My Friends |
|
|
Jelle van Tongeren, Joe Venuti, Svend Asmussen, Paula Verdicchio Ailshie, Djane Miss Rhapsody/Sis Swingeroo/swing-o-logy, OPA TSUPA, Stefan, jitterbug vipers, Ruby J, Maciej Afanasjew, Lisandro Pejkovich, DAVID STROTHER, Orges "El Gretschero", Unstrung, MPS, LORI, joni bishop, Caterine Naget, Saxophoniste, John, Lukas Wronski, Alexander's book/dvd on musicians & music, Clark's Picks, DUROOTS DUROOTS, Bill Sargent Bands, HAROLD HAITY-Freelance solo bassist & Songwriter!, John England & the Western Swingers, Trina Basu, Lazy Trish, SHISH, MESSAGE, Miss Rose & Her Rhythm Percolators, Håkan Börjeson, 4map events, Todos Gitanos, Just Violin Jazz, Thomas McGregor, Solar Jazz Band, Not Your Average String Thing, LANGSTON, DjanGo! (Lafertin/De Cauter), Brian Vollmer, Aaron Weinstein, Monsieur Ethier, The Harvey Brown Ensemble, Dylan Bates
Stuff Smith has 697 friends (45 shown). Click here to add Stuff Smith as a friend. |
|
Tags |
|
|
Stuff Smith's profile has been tagged with the following keywords. Click a tag to search for profiles with the same tags. svend asmussen, jean luc ponty, electric amplification, jazz violinist, amplification techniques, oscar aleman, jazz violin, jazz musics, ra smith, violin music, dizzy gillespie, leroy gordon, portsmouth ohio, coleman hawkins, ella fitzgerald, king of jazz, louis armstrong, stuff smith, duke ellington, joe venuti |
|
