tr, 1902-1937 US, Brown County, Ohio
Musician of Jazz
A.k.a. Joseph C. Smith.
Joe "Fox" Smith (June 28, 1902 – December 2, 1937) was an American jazz trumpeter.Smith was born on the June 28, 1902 in Ripley, Ohio. He came from a family of musicians—his father, Luke Smith, Sr. was a bandleader, and six of his brothers also played the trumpet or trombone: Luke, Stanley, Doonie, Charles, and Carpathia, and Russell. Three of the brothers went on to professionally, Russell as first trumpet for Fletcher Henderson.Smith died of complications from tuberculosis on December 2, 1937 in an asylum in Central Islip, New York.
Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Gonzo | Joe Smith | 1961 | Single |
The Bessie Smith Story - Vol.3 | Bessie Smith with Joe Smith & Henderson's Hot Six | 1956 | Compil. |