Smiley Lewis

Summary

Smiley Lewis is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Calcasieu Parish^[2]. He was born on July 5, 1913^[3]. He passed away in New Orleans^[4]. He died on October 7, 1966^[5]. He worked as a songwriter^[6], jazz musician^[7], and musician^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (123 views/month, #7,254 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Smiley Lewis was born in Calcasieu Parish^[2].
• Born in United States^[10], Smiley Lewis…
• Smiley Lewis passed away in New Orleans^[4].
• Smiley Lewis was born on July 5, 1913^[3].
• Smiley Lewis died on October 7, 1966^[5].
• Smiley Lewis held citizenship in United States^[11].
• Smiley Lewis is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group^[12].
• Smiley Lewis's professions included songwriter^[6].
• Smiley Lewis worked as a jazz musician^[7].
• Smiley Lewis worked as a musician^[8].
• Smiley Lewis's field of work was pop music^[13].
• Smiley Lewis's field of work was popular music^[14].
• Smiley Lewis was a member of American Federation of Musicians. Local 496 (New Orleans, La.)^[15].
• Smiley Lewis is recorded as male^[16].
• Smiley Lewis's instance of is recorded as human^[17].
• Smiley Lewis's genre is rhythm and blues^[18].
• Smiley Lewis's genre is jazz^[19].
• Smiley Lewis's record label is recorded as Imperial^[20].
• The cause of death was stomach cancer^[21].
• Smiley Lewis's family name is recorded as Lewis^[22].
• Smiley Lewis's given name is recorded as Overton^[23].
• Smiley Lewis's work location is recorded as New Orleans^[24].
• Smiley Lewis's manner of death is recorded as natural causes^[25].
• Smiley Lewis's instrument is recorded as guitar^[26].
• Smiley Lewis's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1913-07-05^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1966-10-07^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 635ea8d8-6c2d-42ef-b685-667768bf80e5^[32]

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Calcasieu Parish^[2], a parish of Louisiana^[33], in United States^[34], founded in 1840^[35] and United States^[10], a sovereign state^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1776^[38]. Smiley Lewis was born on July 5, 1913^[3]. He is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group^[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include songwriter^[6], jazz musician^[7], and musician^[8]. Fields of work include pop music^[13], a music genre^[39], founded in 1950^[40] and popular music^[14], a music genre^[41].

Death and Burial

Smiley Lewis died on October 7, 1966^[5]. He died in New Orleans^[4]. The cause of death was stomach cancer^[21].

Why It Matters

Smiley Lewis ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (123 views/month, #7,254 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]

FAQs

Where was Smiley Lewis born?

Smiley Lewis's place of birth was Calcasieu Parish^[2].

Where did Smiley Lewis die?

Smiley Lewis died in New Orleans^[4].

What did Smiley Lewis do for work?

Smiley Lewis worked as songwriter^[6], jazz musician^[7], and musician^[8].