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 and Joe Venuti, one of jazz music's preeminent violinists of the swing era. |
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Birth and Death Data: Born August 14, 1909 (Portsmouth), Died September 25, 1967 (Munich)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1930 - 1953
Roles Represented in DAHR: violin, composer, vocalist, lyricist, songwriter
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-99447 | 10-in. | 3/10/1936 | I'se a muggin' | Teagarden Boys ; Trumbauer Swing Band | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal ensemble | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | BS-99448 | 10-in. | 3/10/1936 | I'se a muggin' | Teagarden Boys ; Trumbauer Swing Band | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal ensemble | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | BS-99776 | 10-in. | 3/12/1936 | I'se a-muggin' | Mezz Mezzrow Swing Band ; Willie Smith | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | BS-99777 | 10-in. | 3/12/1936 | I'se a-muggin' | Mezz Mezzrow Swing Band ; Willie Smith | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | BS-017452 | 10-in. | 12/2/1937 | It's wonderful | Benny Goodman Orchestra ; Martha Tilton | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-017489 | 10-in. | 12/9/1937 | It's wonderful | Shep Fields ; Bobby Goday ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-019621 | 10-in. | 2/3/1938 | It's wonderful | Jack Leonard ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-057642 | 10-in. | 11/13/1940 | I met you then, I know you now | Una Mae Carlisle | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
Decca | 62172 | 10-in. | 5/4/1937 | Twilight in Turkey | Stuff Smith and his Onyx Club Boys | instrumentalist, violin | ||
Decca | 62173 | 10-in. | 5/4/1937 | Where is the sun ? | Stuff Smith and his Onyx Club Boys | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin | ||
Decca | 62174 | 10-in. | 5/4/1937 | Upstairs | Stuff Smith and his Onyx Club Boys | instrumentalist, violin | ||
Decca | 62175 | 10-in. | 5/4/1937 | Onyx Club spree | Stuff Smith and his Onyx Club Boys | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin | ||
Decca | 84319 | 4/3/1953 | Honeysuckle rose | Stuff Smith | instrumentalist, violin | |||
Decca | 84320 | 4/3/1953 | Too marvelous for words | Stuff Smith | instrumentalist, violin | |||
Decca | C 24954 | 11/17/1943 | Humoresque | Stuff Smith Trio | instrumentalist, violin | |||
Decca | C 24955 | 10-in. | 11/17/1943 | I don't stand a ghost of a chance with you | Stuff Smith Trio | instrumentalist, violin | ||
Decca | C 24956 | 11/17/1943 | Minuet in swing | Stuff Smith Trio | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin | |||
Decca | C 24957 | 11/17/1943 | The red jumps | Stuff Smith Trio | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin | |||
Decca | C 24958 | 11/17/1943 | Melody in F | Stuff Smith Trio | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin | |||
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 | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin | ||
Decca | C 24963 | 10-in. | 11/17/1943 | La cinquantaine | Stuff Smith Trio | instrumentalist, violin | ||
Decca | 16349 | 10-in. | 5/5/1930 | After you've gone | Alphonse Trent Orchestra | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Smith, Stuff," accessed May 30, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104695.
Smith, Stuff. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 30, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104695.
"Smith, Stuff." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 30 May 2023.
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Smith, Stuff - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n84157889
Wikidata: Stuff Smith - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1397171
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/5119063
MusicBrainz: Stuff Smith - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/144d2fce-f7a3-4275-b710-40a385e19554
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