Tab Smith

American saxophonist (1909–1971)
Person human Q366599
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Tab Smith

Summary

Tab Smith is a human[1]. Born in Kinston[2], he… he was born on January 11, 1909[3]. He died in St. Louis[4]. He died on August 17, 1971[5]. He worked as a saxophonist[6], jazz musician[7], and musician[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Kinston[2], Tab Smith…
  • Tab Smith passed away in St. Louis[4].
  • Tab Smith was born on January 11, 1909[3].
  • Tab Smith died on August 17, 1971[5].
  • Tab Smith held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Tab Smith's professions included saxophonist[6].
  • Tab Smith's professions included jazz musician[7].
  • Tab Smith's professions included musician[8].
  • Tab Smith's field of work was music[11].
  • Tab Smith's field of work was jazz[12].
  • Tab Smith's field of work was saxophone performance[13].
  • Tab Smith is recorded as male[14].
  • Tab Smith's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Tab Smith's genre is jazz[16].
  • Tab Smith's record label is recorded as Premium Records[17].
  • Tab Smith's record label is recorded as Chess Records[18].
  • Tab Smith's record label is recorded as Delmark Records[19].
  • Tab Smith's record label is recorded as United[20].
  • Tab Smith's Commons category is recorded as Tab Smith[21].
  • Tab Smith's family name is recorded as Smith[22].
  • Tab Smith's given name is recorded as Tab[23].
  • Tab Smith's instrument is recorded as saxophone[24].
  • Tab Smith's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[25].
  • Tab Smith's start of work period is recorded as 1929[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: 1909-01-11[29]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1971-08-17[30]

  • Genre(s): blues, jazz, jump blues, r&b, soul jazz, swing[31]

  • Community tags: 2008 universal fire victim, blues, jazz, jump blues, r&b, soul jazz, swing[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 322c0da1-fcff-47c3-bf5a-1aef63805173[33]

Body

Origins and Family

Tab Smith was born in Kinston[2]. He was born on January 11, 1909[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include saxophonist[6], jazz musician[7], and musician[8]. Fields of work include music[11], a type of arts[34]; jazz[12], a music genre[35], founded in 1917[36]; and saxophone performance[13].

Death and Burial

Tab Smith died on August 17, 1971[5]. He passed away in St. Louis[4].

Why It Matters

Tab Smith ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37]

FAQs

Where was Tab Smith born?

Born in Kinston[2], Tab Smith…

Where did Tab Smith die?

Tab Smith passed away in St. Louis[4].

What did Tab Smith do for work?

Tab Smith worked as saxophonist[6], jazz musician[7], and musician[8].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . 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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name Tab
    Field of work music, jazz, saxophone performance
    Family name Smith
    Country of citizenship United States
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32085|batch #32085]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (27)"
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