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	Willie "The Lion" Smith - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Willie "The Lion" Smith (25 November 1897 - 18 April 1973) was a jazz pianist, one of the masters of the stride style.
		Smith served in World War I where he saw action in France, and played drum with the African-American regimental band led by Tim Brymn.
		Willie "The Lion" Smith died in New York City.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Willie_The_Lion_Smith (201 words)

	Sgt. Willie Smith of ACCPD Awarded Liberty Bell Award
		Willie Robert Smith of the ACC Police Department was presented with the Liberty Bell Award.
		Smith has been married to Annie Marion Jacks (Smith) for 34 years and is the father of five and the grandfather of eight.
		Smith is a member of the downtown Bicycle Patrol Unit, where he has gained the friendship and respect of local merchants, students and the business and legal community while riding an average of 15-20 miles per shift.
	www.athensclarkecounty.com /new/liberty.htm (346 words)

	Cues n Views - Willie Smith Cues - Andy Hunter & David Smith (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Willie Smith was one of the all-time greats of billiards and throughout the 1920's he was generally regarded as the best player in the World.
		Smith was the first professional to play with a brass ferrule fitted to his cue, although the innovation had been known since at least the 1880's.
		Smith made all his biggest breaks by a combination of top-of-the table and the type of all round play still practised by ordinary club players, albeit at a less consistent level.
	www.cuesnviews.co.uk /andyhunter/ahunterwilliesmith.htm (1274 words)

	Rob Neyer
		Smith didn't pitch particularly well in his 11-game stint with the Tigers in 1963, and he was back with Syracuse when the '64 season opened.
		Willie Smith's career as a professional baseball pitcher had slightly more than six weeks to go.
		Smith played for the Cubs again in 1970, and spent 1971, his final major-league season, with the Reds.
	www.robneyer.com /book_03_ANA.html (1117 words)

	MSJ - Will Smith-Big Willie Style
		Granted his stance has earned him detractors in the hip-hop community, but he takes it all in stride, making fun of the fact that he is not considered hardcore, as he disagrees with those who make the claim.
		What is important is the fact that Smith has a genuineness and fun-hearted nature and he combines it with some great jams that encompass a wide range of musical styles.
		I dare you to listen to this and say that Smith has no talent or that hip-hop is all throw away.
	www.musicstreetjournal.com /willsmith.htm (599 words)

	All will smith, will smith lyrics, pics, celebrity bios
		Consider for a moment, however, when Smith began rapping at the age of twelve, hip-hop was a small part of the Black culture, but over the last twenty years hip- hop has become an international commodity.
		Smith was troubled by the escalating violence associated with hip-hop and the tragic deaths of Tupac and Biggie.
		Smith followed with more playful ribaldry on the pair's inaugural album, 1987's Rock The House, while DJ Jeff introduced a hyper-kinetic form of scratching called "transforming" that few dared to challenge.
	www.famousdjs.com /celebs/will_smith.htm (1480 words)

	Coastal Senior
		Willie Smith has been coming to Grayson Stadium since the 1940s, when as a boy he would ride his bicycle over from Montgomery Street to watch spring training.
		His dad (the first Willie Smith) was a baseball fanatic, Willie Smith II is a baseball fanatic, and his son, Willie Smith Jr.
		Smith does not miss a game, he has been a season ticket holder, like his dad was, for as long as he can remember.
	www.coastalsenior.com /archives/june2003/SNRsuperfan.html (678 words)

	Part 1 - The Chase (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Willie Samuel Smith was raised in Greenville, S.C., where he spent much of his childhood playing "war" with his friends in an old, abandoned barn near his home.
		Willie graduated from the academy on Marie's 21st birthday -- Feb. 22, 1992 -- and was recruited by the Savannah Police Department.
		Officer Willie Smith was in the area of 58th and Abercorn when he heard the chase on the radio.
	www.savannahnow.com /features/officersdown (2266 words)

	Willie Big Eyes Smith Official Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Willie was born in Helena, Arkansas in 1936.
		Willie was hooked on the blues and the attraction to the music persuaded him to stay in Chicago.
		Willie replaced Buford in the studio within a year and gigged with the band until 1960.
	www.williebigeyessmith.com (733 words)

	Willie "The Lion" Smith
		Willie "The Lion" Smith was one of the fathers of the stride piano style.
		Smith was a major influence on Duke Ellington who later went on to write the songs "Portrait of the Lion"and "Second Portrait of the Lion" in honor of him.
		Smith didn't make any recordings under his own name until the mid-1930s, but played on several of Perry Bradford's sessions like Georgia Strutters, The Gulf Coast Seven and The Blue Rhythm Orchestra.
	www.redhotjazz.com /thelion.html (203 words)

	CMT.com : Willie Smith "Big Eyes" : Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Smith also contributed occasional vocals ("Rhythm Is Our Business" was his best-known recording) and some effective clarinet solos during the era, in addition to writing some fine arrangements for Lunceford.
		Willie Smith started on clarinet, gained a chemistry degree at Fisk University, and then became Lunceford's altoist in 1929.
		After helping Ellington make up for the departure of Johnny Hodges, Smith spent time with Billy May's orchestra at the time the arranger's big band was catching on, before returning to James in 1954, where he stayed for another decade.
	www.cmt.com /artists/az/smith_willie/bio.jhtml (311 words)

	'Big Willie's newest comes up short (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Smith, who as of late has been sharpening his acting skills, first hit the world of hip-hop in 1988 as the Fresh Prince.
		Smith has always been known for his vanilla-safe lyrics; he'd talk about how his parents don't understand and how he enjoyed the summer time.
		Smith is strongest on the songs where he samples tried and true classics.
	www.usc.edu /student-affairs/dt/V132/N62/01-big.62d.html (679 words)

	BBC - Radio 3 Jazz Profiles - Willie Smith
		With his derby hat, long cigar and elaborate watch-chain stretched across his ample waistcoat, Willie 'The Lion' Smith cut a memorable figure in Harlem, where he was (along with James P. Johnson and Fats Waller) one of the leading players in the local 'stride' style.
		His solo recordings from 1939 are often reckoned to be his finest work, but he went on making discs well into the 1960s, some of them including his own spoken comments and repartee, as he demonstrated his playing at the keyboard.
		In addition to hard-driving stride playing, Smith also wrote and performed pieces that were closer to the novelty piano repertoire, and his compositions such as Echoes of Spring or Rippling Waters are unashamedly 'pretty' rather than overtly jazzy.
	www.bbc.co.uk /radio3/jazz/profiles/willie_smith.shtml (340 words)

	1201 Music Presents Smith, Willie - "The Lion" - Pork And Beans (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Willie "The Lion" Smith "Pork and Beans" William Henry Joseph Bonaparte Bertholoff Smith was born in Goschen, New York, on 23rd or 25th November, 1897.
		Willie comes from a 'show biz' back ground and although there are strong elements of 'stride' in his playing, his approach to the piano is far more varied than that would imply.
		Willie has always had a great affinity to the wider world of entertainment and, like many of his pianistic comrades, his main preference has been for the stage musical.
	www.1201music.com /album.cfm?sku=90372 (667 words)

	African American Registry: Willie Mae Smith, a gospel and secular voice . . .
		Willie Mae Smith, a gospel and secular voice.
		Smith's maternal grandmother was a slave and later looked after the Ford children.
		Smith became director of the Soloists Bureau of the National Convention of Gospel Choirs and Choruses in 1936.
	www.aaregistry.com /african_american_history/1891/Willie_Mae_Smith_a_gospel_and_secular_voice (291 words)

	Part 3 - The Detective (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		When they read, "Officer Willie Samuel Smith, March 11, 1994," Marie and Mari walked to the monument outside SPD headquarters on Oglethorpe and Habersham and laid a red rose at its base.
		Willie Smith was a friend and classmate and, after graduation, both were hired at the Savannah Police Department.
		When he ran into Marie Smith at the 1998 memorial, he found she, too, suspected one of the other officers was involved in her husband's death.
	www.savannahnow.com /officersdown/day3.shtml (2718 words)

	Willie the Lion
		Narrated by actor Joe Morton, Willie the Lion uses rare performance clips and stills, reminiscences by Duke Ellington and James P. Johnson, and on-camera interviews with Artie Shaw, Dr. Billy Taylor, Amiri Baraka, and pianists Dick Hyman and Mike Lipskin, who demonstrate the essential elements of Smith’s distinctive style.
		Smith grew up on the mean streets of Newark’s red-light district, the Coast, one of the major fl entertainment centers in the early 1900s.
		Willie the Lion breaks new ground in its depiction of the Northeast as a crucible of early jazz rivaling New Orleans and Chicago.
	www.njn.net /artsculture/williethelion (498 words)

	Will's L
		Consider for a moment, however, when Smith began rapping at the age twelve, hip-hop was a small part of Black counter-culture, but over the last seventeen years hip- hop has become an international commodity.
		There's thought in their rhymes, a lot of times you see people, these so-called Willies not coming up with anything." From his very first steps, Smith's life has been a Capra-esque screenplay.
		Looking for new challenges, the 25-year-old Smith expanded the range of his acting and entered the world of film.He made his film debut in Where The Day Takes You, a gritty tale of L.A.'s homeless subculture.
	members.aol.com /MariahNY/wslife.html (1316 words)

	Willie the Lion
		Willie learns to dance (from his uncle) and play piano by ear (church hymns, from his mother).
		Willie meets Luckey Roberts ("a lemon pool player") in Randolph’s saloon; Roberts’ original tunes "Pork and Beans" and "Junk Man Rag" become part of Willie’s repetoire.
		Willie Smith and His Cubs (small group) sessions for Decca Sepia series (race records) includes original compositions; w/ different group for 1937 Decca sessions.
	www.njn.net /artsculture/williethelion/timeline.html (1717 words)

	Willie Smith - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		There are several people with the name Willie Smith:
		Willie Smith: the 1899 men's US Open golf champion
		This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Willie_Smith (83 words)

	In Music We Trust - Will Smith: Big Willie Style
		Will Smith does not swear at all on his albums, fulfilling a promise that he made to his grandmother when he first started rapping at age 16.
		What Will Smith (don't call him the Fresh Prince anymore) does bring to the table are some very creative, hittin' beats and an even more creative style of rhyming.
		When confronted with the question as to why he wasn't rapping for a few years to pursue a movie career, Smith answers lyrically, "I was in my crib in Barbados, chillin' with Jada." He also speaks on how he intends to spoil her with jewelry and cars.
	www.inmusicwetrust.com /articles/05a08.html (462 words)

	Willie Mae Smith Biographical Sketch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Willie Mae Smith, 54, died Thursday, June 16, 1983, at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo.
		Willie married Robert B. Smith on July 20, 1952, in Lexington, Mississippi.
		Smith is survived by her husband; mother, Pearl R. Wade of Lexington; daughter, Lorri Smith, at home; step-daughter, Bertha Jackson, 232 Conger Street; step-son, Donald J. Stokes Smith, Miami, Florida; brother, Robert Wade, Omaha, Nebraska; and four stepgrandchildren.
	www.library.uni.edu /speccoll/bio/biosmima.html (169 words)

	Ronnie Earl, Willie Smith, Pinetop Perkins, and Calvin Jones (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Down-and-dirty blues isn't something Ronnie Earl hasn't done before, but his recent flights with the Broadcasters have gone so far jazz as to record and perform regularly as a showstopper Coltrane's "Alabama." Here, playing with paragons Willie Smith, Calvin Jones, and Pinetop Perkins, in the structure of a Chicago blues quartet, Earl is a treat.
		Perkins's vocal is comfortable, like old leather; his piano mixed with Bruce Katz's B-3 on "Top Boogie Woogie" is a sweet juxtaposition of a seminal practitioner and an avant-garde stylist.
		Smith's title track is a simmering Delta stew with Earl's dobro steel licks resonating beyond mere sound waves.
	www.bostonphoenix.com /alt1/archive/music/reviews/11-21-96/OTR/EARL_SMITH_PERKINS_JONES.html (214 words)

	Music Review: Will Smith - "Big Willie Style"
		I first noticed it when the knockout movie, "Men in Black," hit theaters, for Will Smith's theme song was often played on the radio.
		The next great song by Will Smith was "Just the Two of Us," which had a huge impact on many, both young children and adults.
		Will Smith appeals to individuals with a variety of tastes, even ones who don't specifically care for rap music.
	www.teenink.com /Past/9899/March/Music/willsmith.html (447 words)

	Blind Pig Artists: Willie "Big Eyes" Smith (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, played drums with the incomparable Muddy Waters for fifteen years.
		They also played behind Muddy for the soundtrack of the movie "The Last Waltz." Their best known appearance was in the movie "The Blues Brothers," where they played street musicians backing John Lee Hooker.
		Willie Smith's latest recording, Bag Full of Blues, marks his debut as a bandleader, where he not only drives the songs, but also demonstrates his fine songwriting and vocal skills.
	www.blindpigrecords.com /artists/Smith,+Willie.html (622 words)

	Moviefone: Movie Celebrities - Willie Smith: MAIN
		Willie Smith batting, fielding and pitching major league baseball lifetime statistics for each season and his career, and a list of any post-season awards...
		Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, played drums with the incomparable Muddy Waters for...
		Willie Smith's traditional Chicago style "shuffle" solidified the "Muddy...
	movies.aol.com /celebrity/main.adp?sid=153200 (225 words)

	Willie Smith biography : albums : icebergradio.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In the 1930s, Willie Smith ranked third among alto saxophonists, just behind Johnny Hodges and Benny Carter.
		He had a distinctive sound and a swinging style that was a major asset to Jimmy Lunceford's orchestra.
		At that point, underpaid by Lunceford and weary of nonstop traveling, he departed.
	www.icebergradio.com /artist/7576/the_stone_roses.html (286 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Music: Big Willie Style (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Will Smith, the artist formerly known as Fresh Prince, has returned to the music industry after a long break.
		Will Smith is an excellent MC, and deserves more credit than he has received.
		Will Smith really shines and his vocal and rhythmical talents are fantastic.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/B0000256XN (747 words)

	Shelby Star Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Willie Mickey Smith Sr., 53, of 110 Carriage Court, died Saturday, Oct. 2, 2004, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center.
		Born in Cleveland County on Feb. 17, 1951, he was formerly employed as a fixer with Doran Textiles and a member of Ledford Grove Baptist Church.
		He was preceded in death by his parents, Willie B. Smith and Ruby Elaine Ledford Smith.
	www.shelbystar.com /portal/ASP/article.asp?ID=11365 (838 words)

	ESPN.com - Horse Racing - Excerpt: Red Smith on Willie Shoemaker (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		It was March of 1952 and a couple of guys in the walking ring at Santa Anita bumped into their equestrian friend, Eddie Arcaro, accompanied by a bat-eared wisp of a kid in silks.
		Instead of hiding out and hoping people would forget his mistake, Shoe puts up his own money to remind people of it every year.
		"Willie Shoemaker" originally from "The Red Smith Reader" by Red Smith, edited by Dave Anderson, copyright 1982 by Random House, Inc. Used by permission of Random House, Inc.
	espn.go.com /horse/s/2002/1115/1461326.html (858 words)

	William A. Smith and Millie Williams Family
		William Ansyln "Willie/WA/Bill" Smith (Joseph T.2 Unknown 1) was born January 04, 1857 in Russell Co. Alabama., and died December 26, 1921 in Big Spring, Howard County, Texas.
		Children of William Smith and Millie Williams are:
		They lived at Willis Point, Van Zandt Co. TX pct 3.
	www103.pair.com /adsd/family/smith/wa.htm (230 words)

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