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Jimmy Smith

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Artist information

Born in:Scottsdale, Arizona,
United States of America
Year of Birth:1925
Year of death:2005

Biography

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James Oscar Smith (December 8, 1928 – February 8, 2005) was an American jazz musician who helped popularize the Hammond B-3 organ, creating a link between jazz and 1960s soul music.
In 2005, Smith was awarded the NEA Jazz Masters Award from the National Endowment for the Arts, the highest honor that America bestows upon jazz musicians.
James Oscar Smith was born in Norristown, Pennsylvania northwest of Philadelphia. He joined his... more

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