Jimmy Smith

Jimmy Smith

1925-12-08 in Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA - 2005-02-08

 

Jimmy Smith

1925-12-08 in Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA - 2005-02-08

 

Department: Acting

James Oscar Smith (December 8, 1928 – February 8, 2005) was an American jazz musician who helped popularize the Hammond B-3 organ, creating a link between jazz and 1960s soul music. In 2005, Smith was awarded the NEA Jazz Masters Award from the National Endowment for the Arts, the highest honor that America bestows upon jazz musicians. James Oscar Smith was born in Norristown, Pennsylvania northwest of Philadelphia. He joined... see more

Department: Acting

James Oscar Smith (December 8, 1928 – February 8, 2005) was an American jazz musician who helped popularize the Hammond B-3 organ, creating a link between jazz and 1960s soul music. In 2005, Smith was awarded the NEA Jazz Masters Award from the National Endowment for the Arts, the highest honor that America bestows upon jazz musicians. James Oscar Smith was born in Norristown, Pennsylvania northwest of Philadelphia. He joined... see more