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Artist: Willie "the Lion" Smith

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William Henry Joseph Bonaparte Bertholoff Smith (23 November 1893 – 18 April 1973), a.k.a. "The Lion", was an American jazz pianist and one of the masters of the stride style, usually grouped with James P. Johnson and Thomas "Fats" Waller as the three greatest practitioners of the genre from its Golden Age, c. 1920–1943. William Henry Joseph Bonaparte Bertholoff Smith was born in Goshen, New York. His mother and grandmother chose the names to reflect the different parts of his heritage: Joseph after Saint Joseph (Bible), Bonaparte (French)...read more

Old man river Sweet georgia brown The same thing I wish i could shimmy like my sister kate If i could be with you Keeping out of mischief now Rock jenny rock La de doody do Breeze Somebody stole my gal Peace on you Hoity toiti Strange fruit Solitude Caprice rag Love remembers Black and blue Willie I found a new baby La marseillaise Sister kate The way she loves a man Oh you devil You took advantage of me I got a new thing Sweet sue At sundown Maple leaf rag Background music for a coctail party Mutiny in the parlour Chevy chase Tell me more Baby wont you please come home Home cooking mama with the fryin pan Believe me Wontcha do it to me Diga diga do The sheik of araby Satin doll I love you baby boogie Rock and roll and weep Pre world war one days Perdido All the things you are Sugar When the saints go marching in Red head Not so bop blues Lost Got everything but you I ll follow you Dirty deal boogie Everybody loves my baby Jimmy johnson medley Annoucements by george wein Song introduction You are looking at me Happy boogie A falling star

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