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Johnny Smith

jazz guitarist

United States · 1922-06-25 – 2013-06-11

Johnny Smith is credited on 1,529 releases across 364 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1951–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,529

Credits

364

Albums

8

Decades active

199

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American jazz guitarist and songwriter. Composer of "Walk, Don't Run".
Born June 25, 1922 in Birmingham, AL
Died June 11, 2013 in Colorado Springs, CO

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1,529 releases · 364 albums · active 1951–2025

  • Performance · 1,637
  • Other credits · 51

Studios: Gold Star Studios · Penguin Cafe · Farmyard Studios · Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

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