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Pinetop Smith

American boogie-woogie style blues pianist

Clarence "Pinetop" Smith (June 11, 1904 – March 15, 1929) was an American boogie-woogie style blues pianist. His hit tune "Pinetop's Boogie Woogie" featured rhythmic "breaks" that were an essential ingredient of ragtime music, but also a fundamental foreshadowing of rock and roll. The song was also the first known use of the term "boogie woogie" on a record, and cemented that term as the moniker for the genre.

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Works

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  • Boogie Woogie
  • Pine Top Blues
  • Pinetop
  • Pinetop’s Blues
  • Pinetop’s Boogie Woogie