| LC control no. | n 81132045 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Smith, William O. (William Overton), 1926-2020 |
| Variant(s) | Smith, Bill, 1926-2020 Smith, W. (William), 1926-2020 Smith, William Overton, 1926-2020 |
| See also | Corporate body: Dave Brubeck Octet |
| Other standard no. | Q862469 79705157 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1926-09-22 |
| Death date | 2020-02-29 |
| Place of birth | Sacramento (Calif.) |
| Place of death | Seattle (Wash.) |
| Field of activity | Jazz Music--Instruction and study Clarinet--Performance |
| Affiliation | University of Washington University of Washington. Contemporary Group |
| Profession or occupation | Jazz musicians Clarinetists University and college faculty members |
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| Found in | His Presenting works by William O. Smith, 1958. His Colours [SR] 1983: label (Bill Smith) container (when playing contemporary music in the European tradition, he goes by the more solemn name of William O. Smith) Grove jazz (Smith, Bill (William O(verton), b. Sept. 22, 1926; studied with Milhaud; classmate of Dave Brubeck) A floresta è jovem e cheja de vida, 197-?: label (William O. Smith, clarinet) container (W. Smith) Seattle times, March 10, 2020, viewed March 11, 2020 (Bill Smith, world-renowned clarinetist, composer and founding member of Dave Brubeck Octet, dies at 93; born 1926 in Sacramento, California; died February 29, 2020 in Seattle; known as Bill Smith in the jazz world and William O. Smith in classical circles; faculty at the University of Washington from 1966-1997 where he started the experimental music ensemble The Contemporary Group) <https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/obituaries/bill-smith-world-renowned-clarinetist-composer-and-founding-member-of-dave-brubeck-octet-dies-at-93/> |
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