Lloyd Smith

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Lloyd Arthur Smith (born May 28, 1914 in Lexington (Kentucky) , † April 8, 1999 in St. Louis ) was an American jazz musician ( alto saxophone , flute ), music teacher and club owner.

Live and act

Lloyd Smith grew up in St. Louis and graduated from Sumner High School. He had his first professional jobs on river steamers with Fate Marable , Charlie Creath , Dewey Jackson and with local bands such as Eddie Johnson's Crackerjacks, Rube Floyd and Eddie Randle . For many years he was lead saxophonist and flautist with Earl Hines , with whom he toured the west coast and Canada; 1944–46 Smith took part in the recording of the Hines Orchestra . In 1947 he briefly replaced Johnny Hodges in the Duke Ellington Orchestra , but without taking part in recordings. From 1947 to 1955 he headed the Musicians Club in Detroit , in which u. a. Count Basie , Duke Ellington , Benny Goodman , Louis Jordan , Andy Kirk , Dinah Shore and Dinah Washington performed. In later years Smith worked full time in advertising and was an active promoter of both the St. Louis music scene and the civil rights movement; he had his own studio and supported the careers of musicians such as John Coltrane , Hamiet Bluiett , Oliver Nelson and Eric Person . His students also included his sons Dwayne and Dwight Bosman, who became popular as the Bosman Twins in St. Louis.

The saxophonist should not be confused with the pianist of the same name and leader of the Gut Bucketeers , who was active in the 1930s.

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Dennis Owsley: City of Gabriels - The history of jazz in St. Louis
  2. ↑ Interview (1982)
  3. ↑ In total he was involved in eight recordings between 1944 and 1948. See Tom Lord, Discography Page S23
  4. ↑ St. Louis Blues & Jazz Hall of Fame ( Memento of the original from May 24, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.bluesworld.com
  5. ↑ Information at Redhotjazz
personal data
SURNAME Smith, Lloyd
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Smith, Lloyd Arthur (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz musician
DATE OF BIRTH May 28, 1914
PLACE OF BIRTH Lexington, Kentucky
DATE OF DEATH April 8, 1999
Place of death St. Louis