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 record, and cemented that term as the moniker for the genre. == Life and career == The son of Sam and Molly... [more on Wikipedia]
Clarence "Pinetop" Smith began charting in 1929 with Pine Top's Boogie Woogie.The artist placed 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100.
Top songs: #1: Pine Top's Boogie Woogie
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