Bill Smith

About the artist

William Overton Smith (Bill), composer, clarinet; b. Sacramento, California, 1926. Clarinet at 10: theory, harmony at 16. To NYC; studied at Juilliard; later for several years with Darius Milhaud at Mills College in Oakland, California. While at Mills, met fellow-student Dave Brubeck ans formed octet with him. M.A. in music 1952; became teacher at colleges while continuing to play and write all kinds of music including jazz. Won Prix de Rome, later settled in Rome working on Guggenheim grant.

Top songs

1. Greensleeves
2. Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair
3. Go Down, Moses
4. Wayfaring Stranger
5. Greensleeves (Original Mix)
6. Run the Riggin' Again
7. A-Roving
8. Dr Phil with no dialogue, just reactions...
9. John Henry
10. Three Blind Mice

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