Tab Smith

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Talmadge (Tab) Smith (January 11, 1909–August 17, 1971), was an American swing and rhythm and blues alto saxophonist. In the 1930s and 1940s he spent several years in the bands of Lucky Millinder and Count Basie, as well as spending long periods freelancing both as a player and as an arranger. After the Second World War he led his own groups, which concentrated on rhythm and blues as jazz turned from swing to bop. His biggest R & B hit was "Because of You," which reached number 1 on the R & B charts, and number 20 on the pop charts, in 1951. Smith retired from the music business in the early 1960s and turned to selling real estate. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

top songs

albums

Ace High

Top 'N' Bottom

Jump Time

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Crazy Walk

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Early Jamaican Island Music

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101 Big Bands Swing

Vintage Dance Orchestras No. 262 - EP: Sax For Dance

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Blues Blues Blues-Volume 1

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I Don't Want To Play In The Kitchen

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Piano Boogie Woogie Vol. 1

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Shoutin' Swingin' & Makin' Love

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Sittin' In With Classic Bebop Vol. 2

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