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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1898-05-31
- Active to
- 1950-05-13
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 9,628
- Total plays
- 32,891
Tags
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Whispering Jack Smith, born Jacob Schmidt, was a popular singer of the 20's and 30's. While he didn't actually whisper, he did sing softly and quietly, very close to his microphone, and often dropped into plain speech. This created an intimate effect that separated him from other singers of the time. Or did so, that is, up until he began to be widely imitated. Although it is true he inhaled some poison gas in World War I, this was not, as is sometimes stated, the reason for his vocal style.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jack
- Family name
- Smith
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Occupation
- pianist
- Instrument
- voice
- Voice type
- baritone
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- date of death
- 1950-05-13
- date of birth
- 1898-05-31
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons category
- "Whispering" Jack Smith (musician)
- nickname
- Whispering
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