Smith, Jabbo, 1908-1991
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Cladys "Jabbo" Smith was born in Claxton, Ga.; Smith received his musical education at the Jenkins Orphanage in Charleston, S.C.; a brass player, singer and composer, Smith has been called "The Trumpet Ace of the '20's"--Thought by some jazz historians to have been Louis Armstrong's only serious competition in the late-1920s and early-1930s; Smith died 16 Jan. 1991, in Manhattan at age 82.
From the description of Jabbo Smith papers, 1903-1991; (bulk, 1954-1991). (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 31060738
"Jabbo" Smith, born Cladys Smith in 1908 in Pembroke, Georgia, was an African-American jazz trumpeter, trombonist and singer. He died in St. Louis in 1991.
From the description of The Jabbo Smith collection, 1930-1991. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122431900
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Subjects:
- African American musicians
- African American musicians
- African Americans
- Jazz
- Jazz
- Jazz
- Jazz festivals
- Jazz musicians
- Music
- Trumpet with jazz ensemble
- Trumptet music (Jazz)
- African American musicians
- Jazz
- Jazz
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- Jazz musicians
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- South Carolina--Charleston (as recorded)
- Europe (as recorded)
- Charleston (S.C.) (as recorded)
- Milwaukee (Wis.) (as recorded)
- New York (State)--New York (as recorded)
- United States (as recorded)
