Clara Smith

American classic blues singer (1894–1935)
Person human Q449277
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Summary

Clara Smith is a human[1]. Born in Spartanburg County[2], she… she was born on August 23, 1894[3]. She died in Detroit[4]. She died on February 2, 1935[5]. She worked as a singer[6], composer[7], songwriter[8], and musician[9]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (115 views/month, #7,244 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Clara Smith was born in Spartanburg County[2].
  • Born in Spartanburg[11].
  • Clara Smith passed away in Detroit[4].
  • Clara Smith was born on August 23, 1894[3].
  • Clara Smith died on February 2, 1935[5].
  • Burial took place at Lincoln Memorial Park Cemetery[12].
  • Clara Smith held citizenship in United States[13].
  • Clara Smith is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[14].
  • Clara Smith worked as a singer[6].
  • Clara Smith's professions included composer[7].
  • Clara Smith worked as a songwriter[8].
  • Clara Smith's professions included musician[9].
  • Clara Smith is recorded as female[15].
  • Clara Smith's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Clara Smith is associated with the Harlem Renaissance movement[17].
  • Clara Smith's genre is blues[18].
  • Clara Smith's record label is recorded as Columbia Records[19].
  • Clara Smith's family name is recorded as Smith[20].
  • Clara Smith's given name is recorded as Clara[21].
  • Clara Smith's instrument is recorded as voice[22].
  • Clara Smith's described by source is recorded as Notable Black American Women[23].
  • Clara Smith's described by source is recorded as Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians[24].
  • Clara Smith's described by source is recorded as Black Women of the Harlem Renaissance Era[25].
  • Clara Smith's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject African diaspora[26].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[27]

  • Country: US[28]

  • Began / founded: 1894-03-13[29]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1935-02-02[30]

  • Genre(s): blues, vaudeville blues[31]

  • Community tags: blues, vaudeville blues[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 8e70937c-fcd8-4603-a806-d8887f35f00b[33]

Body

Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Spartanburg County[2], a county of South Carolina[34], in United States[35], founded in 1785[36], headquartered in Spartanburg[37] and Spartanburg[11], a city in the United States[38], in United States[39], founded in 1831[40]. Clara Smith was born on August 23, 1894[3]. She is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer[6], composer[7], songwriter[8], and musician[9].

Death and Burial

Clara Smith died on February 2, 1935[5]. She died in Detroit[4]. Burial took place at Lincoln Memorial Park Cemetery[12].

Why It Matters

Clara Smith ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (115 views/month, #7,244 of 1,000,298).[10] She has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] She is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

FAQs

Where was Clara Smith born?

Born in Spartanburg County[2].

Where did Clara Smith die?

Clara Smith died in Detroit[4].

What did Clara Smith do for work?

Clara Smith worked as singer[6], composer[7], songwriter[8], and musician[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . Black Women of the Harlem Renaissance Era. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] ↑ . Black Women of the Harlem Renaissance Era. wikidata.org.
  13. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . Notable Black American Women. wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [27] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [32] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [33] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'azb', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'hu', 'it', 'mzn', 'nl'
    Sitelink count → 14
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  2. 15w ago · Eddo1982! · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Notable Black American Women, Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians, Black Women of the Harlem Renaissance Era
    Occupation → singer, composer, songwriter +1
    Start of work period → —
    Movement → Harlem Renaissance
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  3. 20w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → singer, composer, songwriter +1
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  4. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Notable Black American Women, Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians, Black Women of the Harlem Renaissance Era
    Sex or gender → female
    Occupation → singer, composer, songwriter +1
    Instance of → human
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