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Also known as Cladys Smith

American musician (1908-1991)

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1969-08-06
Active to
2003-10-21
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Jabbo Smith, born as Cladys Smith (24 December 1908 - 16 January 1991) was a United States jazz musician, known for his hot virtuoso playing on the trumpet. Smith was born in Pembroke, Georgia. At the age of 6 he went into the Jenkins Orphanage in Charleston, South Carolina where he learned trumpet and trombone, and by age 10 was touring with the Jenkins Band. At age 16 he left the Orphanage to become a professional musician, at first playing in bands in Philadelphia <a href="https://www.last.f

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Instance of
human
Family name
Smith
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Pembroke
Place of death
New York City
Occupation
trumpeter
Genre
jazz
Instrument
trumpet
Image
Jabbo Smith.jpg
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date of birth
1908-12-24
date of death
1991-01-16
ethnic group
African Americans
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