Jimmy Smith

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Personal Info

Known for

Acting

From

Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA

Born

12/8/1925

Age

99

Credit(s)

5

Biography

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 Osca ...Show More