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Huey Smith
American musician
Also known as: Huey Piano Smith
Quick Facts
- In full:
- Huey Pierce Smith
- Byname:
- Piano
- Born:
- January 26, 1934, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
- Died:
- February 13, 2023, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (aged 89)
- Founder:
- Huey Smith and the Clowns
Huey Smith (born January 26, 1934, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.—died February 13, 2023, Baton Rouge, Louisiana) was an American pianist, bandleader, songwriter, and vocalist, a principal figure in the 1950s rock and roll that became known as the New Orleans sound. Smith contributed vocals and his aggressive boogie-based piano style to the rhythm-and-blues recordings of others before forming his own band. For a time Huey Smith and the Clowns, which featured singer-comedian Bobby Marchan and outstanding New Orleans instrumentalists, toured widely as a result of their 1957–58 novelty hits “Rockin’ Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu” and “Don’t You Just ...(100 of 142 words)