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Pinetop Smith
American boogie-woogie style blues pianist (1904-1929) · United States · On the map · Musicians · Died at 24
Clarence "Pinetop" Smith was an American boogie-woogie style blues pianist. His hit tune "Pinetop's Boogie Woogie" featured rhythmic "breaks" that were an essential ingredient of ragtime music, but also a fundamental foreshadowing of rock and roll.
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The song was also the first known use of the term "boogie woogie" on a record, and cemented that term as the moniker for the genre.
Country
United States
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1904 to 1929 · aged 24
