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    Ada Beatrice Queen Victoria Louise Virginia Smith (August 14, 1894 – February 1, 1984), better known as Bricktop, was an American dancer, jazz singer,...
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  • Ada Smith may refer to: Ada L. Smith (born 1945), American politician from New York Ada "Bricktop" Smith (1894–1984), American jazz singer and nightclub...
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  • Bricktop (Ada Beatrice Queen Victoria Louise Virginia Smith, 1894–1984), was an American performer and owner of nightclubs "Chez Bricktop" in Paris, Mexico...
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    Connie Smith (born Constance June Meador; August 14, 1941) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Her contralto vocals have been described...
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    Michael Whitaker Smith (born October 7, 1957) is an American musician who has charted in both contemporary Christian and mainstream charts. His biggest...
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  • Frederick Dewey Smith (September 14, 1948 – November 4, 1994), known professionally as Fred "Sonic" Smith, was an American guitarist and member of the...
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    from 1989 to 2006 Ada "Bricktop" Smith (1894–1984), African-American dancer, singer, vaudevillian, and self-described saloon-keeper Ada Svedin (1900–1975)...
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    GRAMMY Awards: Full Winners List". Billboard. Retrieved April 3, 2019. Smith, Troy L. (April 19, 2015). "Bill Withers, Stevie Wonder charm during their...
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    sexual liaisons, if not relationships, with blues singer Clara Smith, Ada "Bricktop" Smith, French novelist Colette, and Frida Kahlo. During her participation...
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    Rollins Connie Smith Tommy Thompson Class of 2013 Melvin Goins Ray Goins Claude Jeter Peter Marshall Wayne Moss Tim O'Brien Ada "Bricktop" Smith Eleanor Steber...
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    Hughes. Around 1928, Bullard was able to buy "Le Grand Duc" from Ada "Bricktop" Smith.[citation needed] As a popular jazz venue, "Le Grand Duc" gained...
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    mid-1926. In 1928, he led his small band at Chez Bricktop (run by the popular Ada "Bricktop" Smith) in Montmartre, Paris. In France, Bechet found that...
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    Rollins Connie Smith Tommy Thompson Class of 2013 Melvin Goins Ray Goins Claude Jeter Peter Marshall Wayne Moss Tim O'Brien Ada "Bricktop" Smith Eleanor Steber...
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    the most prominent being "Bricktops" (2002–2005), a weekly salon/speak-easy inspired by vaudevillian Ada "Bricktop" Smith. they also hosted and DJed...
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    Rollins Connie Smith Tommy Thompson Class of 2013 Melvin Goins Ray Goins Claude Jeter Peter Marshall Wayne Moss Tim O'Brien Ada "Bricktop" Smith Eleanor Steber...
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    Rollins Connie Smith Tommy Thompson Class of 2013 Melvin Goins Ray Goins Claude Jeter Peter Marshall Wayne Moss Tim O'Brien Ada "Bricktop" Smith Eleanor Steber...
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  • restaurateur, caterer, confectioner and hotelier A. Ledyard Smith, archaeologist Ada "Bricktop" Smith, dancer, jazz singer, vaudevillian and saloon-keeper Ruth...
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    Rollins Connie Smith Tommy Thompson Class of 2013 Melvin Goins Ray Goins Claude Jeter Peter Marshall Wayne Moss Tim O'Brien Ada "Bricktop" Smith Eleanor Steber...
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    Rollins Connie Smith Tommy Thompson Class of 2013 Melvin Goins Ray Goins Claude Jeter Peter Marshall Wayne Moss Tim O'Brien Ada "Bricktop" Smith Eleanor Steber...
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  • Luke Kelly, member of The Dubliners, 43 (brain tumour) February 1 – Ada "Bricktop" Smith, singer and dancer, 89 February 15 Avon Long, American actor and...
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  • Civil Rights Movement Ada "Bricktop" Smith, dancer, singer, vaudevillian, and self-described saloon-keeper William Gardner Smith, journalist, novelist...
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    Rollins Connie Smith Tommy Thompson Class of 2013 Melvin Goins Ray Goins Claude Jeter Peter Marshall Wayne Moss Tim O'Brien Ada "Bricktop" Smith Eleanor Steber...
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    Bio-Bibliography. Westport: Greenwood Press. ISBN 978-0-313-31887-0. Smith, Geoff; Smith, Nicola Walker (1995). New Voices: American Composers Talk about...
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    Rollins Connie Smith Tommy Thompson Class of 2013 Melvin Goins Ray Goins Claude Jeter Peter Marshall Wayne Moss Tim O'Brien Ada "Bricktop" Smith Eleanor Steber...
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    Rollins Connie Smith Tommy Thompson Class of 2013 Melvin Goins Ray Goins Claude Jeter Peter Marshall Wayne Moss Tim O'Brien Ada "Bricktop" Smith Eleanor Steber...
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  • Mabley Nina Mae McKinney Ethel Moses Evelyn Preer Gertrude Saunders Ada "Bricktop" Smith Madame Sul-Te-Wan Fredi Washington Ethel Waters Finkelman, Paul,...
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    Rollins Connie Smith Tommy Thompson Class of 2013 Melvin Goins Ray Goins Claude Jeter Peter Marshall Wayne Moss Tim O'Brien Ada "Bricktop" Smith Eleanor Steber...
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