Pinetop 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.

In 1991, he was added to the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame.

References

Other websites
Clarence "Pine Top" Smith on redhotjazz.com  with .ram files of his vintage recordings
[ All Music article]
Official website of the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame

Category:1904 births
Category:1929 deaths
Category:Musicians from Alabama
Category:African-American musicians
Category:American pianists
Category:Blues pianists