caption associated_acts death_date death_place birth_name birth_place years_active label image_size article_title background alt birth_date genre image instrument name
tab smith in new york between 1946 and 1948 lucky millinder count basie 17 august 1971 st. louis , missouri talmadge smith kinston , north carolina 1929 -- early 1960s united records 300px tab smith
 non_vocal_instrumentalist tab smith in new york between 1946 and 1948 11 january 1909 swing & rhythm and blues tab smith new york between 1946 and 1948.jpg alto saxophone tab smith
tab smith

talmadge `` tab '' smith -lrb- january 11 , 1909 -- august 17 , 1971 -rrb- , was an american swing and rhythm and blues alto saxophonist .
he is best known for the tracks , `` because of you '' and `` pretend '' .
he variously worked with count basie , the mills rhythm boys and lucky millinder .
