WILLIE "THE LION" SMITH

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WILLIE
Real Name: William Henry Joseph Bonaparte Bertholoff Smith

American jazz pianist and composer. Born : November 23 , 1897 in Goshen, New York. Died : April 18, 1973 in New York City, New York.

Willie was active since the early 1910s, best known for his Harlem Stride playing style. The legend is that his nickname "The Lion" came from his bravery while serving as a heavy artillery gunner.

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 Willie Smith " The Lion "
Stride Piano 1950
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 Willie "The Lion" Smith, Don Ewell ‎: Duos De Piano (aka Grand Piano aka Grand Piano Duets)
Stride Piano 1966
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 Pork And Beans
Stride Piano 1972
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 Willie "the Lion" Smith & Jo "the Tiger" Jones : The Lion and the Tiger
Stride Piano 1974

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 Willie "The Lion" Smith, Don Ewell ‎: Stride Piano Duets Live In Toronto 1966
Stride Piano 2008

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 The Chronological Classics: Willie "The Lion" Smith 1925-1937
Stride Piano 1992
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 The Chronological Classics: Willie "The Lion" Smith 1937-1938
Stride Piano 1992
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 The Chronological Classics: Willie "The Lion" Smith 1938-1940
Stride Piano 1993
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 The Lion Roars! His Greatest Hits, 1934-1944
Stride Piano 1998
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 Jazz in Paris: Music on My Mind
Stride Piano 2001
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 The Chronological Classics: Willie "The Lion" Smith 1944-1949
Stride Piano 2002

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