- The Commodore Story · 1997
- Grand Piano · 1953
- 1944-1949 · 2001
- 1944-1949 · 2001
- The Big Dipper · 1983
- The Legendary Sidney Bechet · 1941
- Pop Corn · 1983
- Knock Wood · 1998
- 1944-1949 · 2001
- Roaring · 1966
- Commodore Piano Anthology · 2000
- Willie The Lion Smith · 2001
- Sissy · 2018
- 2016
- 2008
- 2008
- 2001
- 2001
Artist Playlists
- The piano-pumping Harlem hero who helped invent stride.
Live Albums
Compilations
- 2018
- 2018
- 2018
- 2016
- 1953
About Willie "The Lion" Smith
Performing from the 1910s through the 1960s, Willie "The Lion" Smith was one of the great Harlem stride pianists, a contemporary of James P. Johnson and Fats Waller, and a man who understood the importance of style. An irrepressible raconteur, he delivered his pianistic and personal charms in worldwide performance until well into his late 60s.
- HOMETOWN
- Goshen, NY, United States
- BORN
- November 23, 1893
- GENRE
- Jazz