Pinetop Smith Musical artist

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.He was a posthumous 1991 inductee of the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	Pine Top or Pinetop Smith Smith Pinetop
Birth date	June 11, 1904
Birth place	Troy Alabama , United States
Date of death	March 15, 1929
Place of death	Chicago , Illinois , United States

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Musical artist

Career started	1920
Career ended	1929
associated musical artist	Albert Ammons Cow Cow Davenport Ma Rainey Meade Lux Lewis
Background	Solo singer
genre	Blues Boogie-woogie
instrument	Piano
record label	Vocalion Records