Smith, Jabbo 1908-....

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"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 guide to the The Jabbo Smith collection, 1930-1991, (The New York Public Library. Music Division.)

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creatorOf The Jabbo Smith collection, 1930-1991 The New York Public Library. Music Division.
creatorOf Smith, Jabbo, 1908-1991. Jabbo Smith papers, 1903-1991; (bulk, 1954-1991). University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries
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associatedWith American Music Collection corporateBody
associatedWith Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971 person
associatedWith Chicago Kool Jazz Festival corporateBody
associatedWith Gordon, Lorraine person
associatedWith Jazz Fest Berlin corporateBody
associatedWith Marsalis, Wynton, 1961- person
associatedWith Smith, Jabbo, 1908-1991. person
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African American musicians
Jazz
Music
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Jazz musicians
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Birth 1908-12-24

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Americans

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