Johnny Smith

Johnny Henry Smith II (June 25, 1922 – June 11, 2013) was an American cool jazz and mainstream jazz guitarist. He wrote "Walk, Don't Run" in 1954. In 1984, Smith was inducted into the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame.

Birth and Death Data: Born June 25, 1922 (Birmingham), Died June 11, 2013 (Colorado Springs)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1936 - 1937

Roles Represented in DAHR: saxophone

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-03903	10-in.	12/24/1936	Never should have told you	Johnny Hamp Orchestra ; Johnny McAfee	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-03904	10-in.	12/24/1936	The goona goo	Johnny Hamp Orchestra ; Jayne Whitney	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-03905	10-in.	12/24/1936	Smoke dreams	Johnny Hamp Orchestra ; Johnny McAfee	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-03906	10-in.	12/24/1936	Who's that knockin' at my heart?	Johnny Hamp Orchestra ; Jayne Whitney	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-03907	10-in.	12/24/1936	Trust in me	Johnny Hamp Orchestra ; Johnny McAfee	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-03908	10-in.	12/24/1936	Mr. Ghost goes to town	Johnny Hamp Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-04856	10-in.	2/16/1937	Moonlight on the prairie, Mary	Johnny Hamp Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-04857	10-in.	2/16/1937	Love is good for anything that ails you	Millicent Hope ; Johnny Hamp Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-04858	10-in.	2/16/1937	My little buckaroo	Johnny Hamp Orchestra ; Johnny McAfee	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-04859	10-in.	2/16/1937	Was it rain?	Jack Campbell ; Johnny Hamp Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-04860	10-in.	2/16/1937	Tomorrow is another day	Johnny Hamp Orchestra ; Johnny McAfee	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BS-04861	10-in.	2/16/1937	Blue Venetian waters	Jack Campbell ; Johnny Hamp Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, saxophone

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Smith, Johnny," accessed November 5, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103075.

Smith, Johnny. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 5, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103075.

"Smith, Johnny." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 5 November 2024.