Tab Smith

Talmadge (Tab) Smith (January 11, 1909–August 17, 1971), was an American swing and rhythm and blues alto saxophonist.

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January 11 - 1909 - August 17 - 1971 - Swing - Rhythm and blues - Saxophonist

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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 25 on the R & B charts in 1951.

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1930s - 1940s - Lucky Millinder - Count Basie - Second World War - Jazz - Bop

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Smith retired from the music business in the early 1960s and turned to selling real estate.

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