Clarence "Pine Top" Smith
Clarence Smith, better known as Pinetop Smith or Pine Top Smith (June 11, 1904 - March 15, 1929) was an American boogie-woogie style blues pianist. His hit tune, "Pine Top's Boogie Woogie," featured rhythmic "breaks" that were an essential ingredient of ragtime music. ...show more
Clarence Smith, better known as Pinetop Smith or Pine Top Smith (June 11, 1904 - March 15, 1929) was an American boogie-woogie style blues pianist. His hit tune, "Pine Top's Boogie Woogie," featured rhythmic "breaks" that were an essential ingredient of ragtime music.
He was a posthumous 1991 inductee of the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame.
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