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With over 100 years of history behind us, Viscount Organs has seen some incredible organists in their time. Join us as we look at the amazing career of Ethel Smith. Organist, actress, and social icon, she introduced the world to the melodious tones of the electric organ. Visit Viscount Organs to learn more!
Ethel Smith. Born 22 November 1910, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Died 10 May 1996, Palm Beach, Florida. E thel Smith was probably the first to achieve success as a pop organist. Spotted by a talent agent while working as the house organist at the St. Regis Hotel in New York City, she began appearing on radio in the late-1930s, she moved to ...
Actress: Bathing Beauty. Ethel Smith graduated from Carnegie Tech, having majored in piano. She got a job as an organist in California, and then went to Rio de Janeiro for a four-week booking.
- November 22, 1902
- May 10, 1996
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The widely acknowledged "First Lady of the Hammond Organ," Ethel Smith remains best remembered for her recording of the Argentine traditional "Tico-Tico," ...
May 10, 1996 · Biography. Ethel Smith (November 22, 1902 – May 10, 1996) was an American organist who played primarily in a pop style on the Hammond organ. Born Ethel Goldsmith, she performed from a fairly young age and traveled widely, after studying both music and several languages at Carnegie Tech.
