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Huey "Piano" Smith

American R&B pianist (1934–2023)
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Huey "Piano" Smith

Summary

Huey "Piano" Smith is a human[1]. His place of birth was New Orleans[2]. He was born on January 26, 1934[3]. He died in Baton Rouge[4]. He died on February 13, 2023[5]. He worked as a musician[6] and pianist[7]. He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8]

Key Facts

  • Huey "Piano" Smith was born in New Orleans[2].
  • Huey "Piano" Smith died in Baton Rouge[4].
  • Huey "Piano" Smith was born on January 26, 1934[3].
  • Huey "Piano" Smith died on February 13, 2023[5].
  • Huey "Piano" Smith held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Huey "Piano" Smith's professions included musician[6].
  • Huey "Piano" Smith's professions included pianist[7].
  • Huey "Piano" Smith is recorded as male[10].
  • Huey "Piano" Smith's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Huey "Piano" Smith's genre is rhythm and blues[12].
  • Huey "Piano" Smith's record label is recorded as Savoy Records[13].
  • Huey "Piano" Smith's record label is recorded as Ace Records[14].
  • Huey "Piano" Smith's family name is recorded as Smith[15].
  • Huey "Piano" Smith's given name is recorded as Huey[16].
  • Huey "Piano" Smith's given name is recorded as Q19813027[17].
  • Huey "Piano" Smith's instrument is recorded as piano[18].
  • Huey "Piano" Smith's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[19].
  • Huey "Piano" Smith's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Piano Smith'}[20].
  • Huey "Piano" Smith's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Huey Pierce Smith'}[21].
  • Huey "Piano" Smith's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Huey "Piano" Smith'}[22].
  • Huey "Piano" Smith's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Huey P. Smith'}[23].
  • Huey "Piano" Smith's start of work period is recorded as 1949[24].
  • Huey "Piano" Smith's copyright representative is recorded as Broadcast Music, Inc.[25].
  • Huey "Piano" Smith's copyright status as a creator is recorded as works protected by copyrights[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: 1934-01-26[29]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2023-02-13[30]

  • Genre(s): new orleans r&b, r&b[31]

  • Community tags: new orleans r&b, r&b[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: b935e5c5-3f0d-4de1-b9a1-cd19fd4696cc[33]

Body

Origins and Family

Huey "Piano" Smith's place of birth was New Orleans[2]. He was born on January 26, 1934[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include musician[6] and pianist[7].

Death and Burial

Huey "Piano" Smith died on February 13, 2023[5]. He passed away in Baton Rouge[4].

Why It Matters

Huey "Piano" Smith has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

Where was Huey "Piano" Smith born?

Huey "Piano" Smith was born in New Orleans[2].

Where did Huey "Piano" Smith die?

Huey "Piano" Smith passed away in Baton Rouge[4].

What did Huey "Piano" Smith do for work?

Huey "Piano" Smith worked as musician[6] and pianist[7].

Related Entities

United States

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . nola.com. nola.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Retrieved . 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → musician, pianist
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  2. 21d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Huey, Q19813027
    Family name → Smith
    Country of citizenship → United States
    Instance of → —
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32086|batch #32086]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (28)"
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