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Jimmy Smith

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Personal details and public facts.

Profession
Pianist
Died
Feb 8, 2005
Zodiac
Sagittarius
Born in
Pennsylvania
About
Famous for his work on the Hammond B-3 electric organ, this 20th-century jazz musician and leader of The Jimmy Smith Trio recorded over a hundred albums, many of them Billboard ranked, and was the 2005 recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters Award.
Family
He spent his childhood in Norristown, Pennsylvania, and later lived in California and Arizona. His marriage to Lola Smith produced children named Jimmy, Jia, and Connie.

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