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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…
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pinetop Smith | Born | Clarence Smith (1904-06-11)June 11, 1904 Pike County, Alabama, U.S. | 1.00 | infobox |
| Pinetop Smith | Died | March 15, 1929(1929-03-15) (aged 24) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | 1.00 | infobox |
| Pinetop Smith | Genres | Boogie-woogie | 1.00 | infobox |
| Pinetop Smith | Genres | blues | 1.00 | infobox |
| Pinetop Smith | Instruments | Piano | 1.00 | infobox |
| Pinetop Smith | Instruments | vocals | 1.00 | infobox |
| Pinetop Smith | Label | Vocalion | 1.00 | infobox |
| Pinetop Smith | Occupations | Musician | 1.00 | infobox |
| Pinetop Smith | Occupations | comedian | 1.00 | infobox |
| Pinetop Smith | Years active | c. 1920–1929 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Albert Ammons | instance of | 78 rpm singles - Vocalion Records InfluenceSmith was acknowledged by other boogie-woogie pianists | 0.80 | text |
| Pete Johnson as a key influence | instance of | 78 rpm singles - Vocalion Records InfluenceSmith was acknowledged by other boogie-woogie pianists | 0.80 | text |
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