Willie "The Lion" Smith

Summary

Willie "The Lion" Smith is a human^[1]. He was born in Goshen^[2]. He was born on November 25, 1897^[3]. He died in New York City^[4]. He died on April 18, 1973^[5]. He worked as a pianist^[6], jazz musician^[7], and composer^[8]. He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[9]

Key Facts

• Willie "The Lion" Smith's place of birth was Goshen^[2].
• Willie "The Lion" Smith died in New York City^[4].
• Willie "The Lion" Smith was born on November 25, 1897^[3].
• Willie "The Lion" Smith was born on November 23, 1893^[10].
• Willie "The Lion" Smith died on April 18, 1973^[5].
• Willie "The Lion" Smith held citizenship in United States^[11].
• Willie "The Lion" Smith is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group^[12].
• Willie "The Lion" Smith's professions included pianist^[6].
• Willie "The Lion" Smith worked as a jazz musician^[7].
• Willie "The Lion" Smith worked as a composer^[8].
• Willie "The Lion" Smith was educated at Barringer Academy of the Arts & Humanities^[13].
• Willie "The Lion" Smith is recorded as male^[14].
• Willie "The Lion" Smith's instance of is recorded as human^[15].
• Willie "The Lion" Smith's genre is jazz^[16].
• Willie "The Lion" Smith's record label is recorded as Sackville Records^[17].
• Willie "The Lion" Smith's Commons category is recorded as Willie "The Lion" Smith^[18].
• The cause of death was disease^[19].
• Willie "The Lion" Smith's family name is recorded as Smith^[20].
• Willie "The Lion" Smith's given name is recorded as Willie^[21].
• Willie "The Lion" Smith's manner of death is recorded as natural causes^[22].
• Willie "The Lion" Smith's instrument is recorded as piano^[23].
• Willie "The Lion" Smith's described by source is recorded as Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians^[24].
• Willie "The Lion" Smith's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[25].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[26]

• Country: US^[27]

• Began / founded: 1893-11-23^[28]

• Ended / dissolved: 1973-04-18^[29]

• Genre(s): jazz^[30]

• Community tags: jazz^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 5daad4be-e76b-40cd-9dba-459a02451e83^[32]

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Origins and Family

Willie "The Lion" Smith's place of birth was Goshen^[2]. Recorded date of birth include November 25, 1897^[3] and November 23, 1893^[10]. He is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group^[12].

Education

Willie "The Lion" Smith's education included a stint at Barringer Academy of the Arts & Humanities^[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include pianist^[6], jazz musician^[7], and composer^[8].

Death and Burial

Willie "The Lion" Smith died on April 18, 1973^[5]. He passed away in New York City^[4]. The cause of death was disease^[19].

Why It Matters

Willie "The Lion" Smith has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[9] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

FAQs

Where was Willie "The Lion" Smith born?

Born in Goshen^[2], Willie "The Lion" Smith…

Where did Willie "The Lion" Smith die?

Willie "The Lion" Smith passed away in New York City^[4].

What did Willie "The Lion" Smith do for work?

Willie "The Lion" Smith worked as pianist^[6], jazz musician^[7], and composer^[8].

Where did Willie "The Lion" Smith go to school?

Willie "The Lion" Smith was educated at Barringer Academy of the Arts & Humanities^[13].