Chris Smith (composer)


Christopher M. Smith was an American composer and popular vaudeville performer.

Biography

Smith was born in Charleston, South Carolina. He started traveling with medicine shows when he was young and joined Vaudeville, where he performed with Elmer Bowman and Jimmy Durante. He also wrote music for Bert Williams. Smith died in New York City on October 4, 1949.

Selected works

Smith composed many songs, including the following:
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