Stuff Smith

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Stuff Smith

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, Ray Nance and Joe Venuti, one of jazz music's preeminent violinists of the swing era.

Birth and Death Data: Born August 14, 1909 (Portsmouth), Died September 25, 1967 (Munich)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928 - 1953

Roles Represented in DAHR: violin, vocalist, composer, lyricist, songwriter

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Recordings (Results 26-31 of 31 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	C 24958		11/17/1943	Melody in F	Stuff Smith Trio	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
Decca	C 24959		11/17/1943	She's funny that way	Stuff Smith Trio	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	C 24960		11/17/1943	To a wild rose	Stuff Smith Trio	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	C 24961		11/17/1943	Bugle call rag	Stuff Smith Trio	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	C 24962	10-in.	11/17/1943	Desert sands	Stuff Smith Trio	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
Decca	C 24963	10-in.	11/17/1943	La cinquantaine	Stuff Smith Trio	instrumentalist, violin

(Results 26-31 of 31 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Smith, Stuff," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104695.

Smith, Stuff. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104695.

"Smith, Stuff." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.