Willie "The Lion" Smith
Along with Fats Waller and James P. Johnson, Willie “The Lion” Smith was one of
the great stride-style pianists of the golden age of jazz. Born William Henry
Joseph Bonaparte Bertholf in 1893 to a Jewish father and an African-American
mother, Smith (surname added later) grew up in Newark, New Jersey, and nurtured
a passion for the piano from his early childhood. A tour of duty in World War I
with the Harlem Hellfighters interrupted his early career, but he displayed
courage at such a level that he was dubbed “The Lion,” a nickname that would
follow him the rest of his life.
...
Careless LoveWillie "The Lion" Smith and Big Joe Turner
Willie "the Lion" Smith: 1937-1938
2:49
JosephineWillie "The Lion" Smith and Milt Herth Trio
Willie "the Lion" Smith: 1937-1938
2:30
Who's Sorry Now?Harry James & His Orchestra and Willie "The Lion" Smith
Complete Jazz Series 1945 - 1946
3:30
You Took Advantage of MeClaude Hopkins, Don Ewell and Willie "The Lion" Smith
Grand Piano
4:06
Ain't She SweetWillie "The Lion" Smith and Willie Smith
Moonlight Cocktail
4:46
Ain't She SweetHenry "Red" Allen and Willie "The Lion" Smith
World On A String
4:49
