# Willie "The Lion" Smith

> American musician (1897–1973)

**Wikidata**: [Q1773956](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1773956)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_"the_Lion"_Smith)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/willie-the-lion-smith


## References

1. Grove Music Online
2. Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians
3. BnF authorities
4. Integrated Authority File
5. Musicalics
6. [African American Registry](https://aaregistry.org/story/from-shul-to-parish-willie-the-lion-smith-had-much-to-say/)
7. BlackPast.org
8. general catalog of BnF
9. MusicBrainz
10. Virtual International Authority File
11. CiNii Research
12. Library of Congress Authorities
13. SNAC
14. Brockhaus Enzyklopädie
15. [Source](http://www.doctorjazz.co.uk/draftcards2.html)
16. Discogs
17. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
18. LIBRIS. 2018
19. National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File