# Stuff Smith: Jazz’s Electrifying Violinist

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Podcast: [Once Upon A Time In Black History](https://stenobird.com/podcast/once-upon-a-time-in-black-history-7024254)
Published: 2025-06-16T18:22:16+00:00
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## Resource

In this episode of Once Upon A Time in Black History, we plug into the vibrant, swinging world of Stuff Smith—jazz’s electrifying violinist. Born Hezekiah Leroy Gordon Smith in 1909, Stuff defied expectations and redefined what a violin could do in jazz. From his bluesy, high-energy solos to his pioneering use of electric amplification, Smith pushed boundaries and brought raw soul to a traditionally classical instrument.

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