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American organist, born 22 November 1910 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, died 10 May 1996 in Palm Beach, Florida, USA. She was married to Ralph Bellamy from 1945 to 1947.

For the writing credit for Love Is Strange, please use Ethel Smith.

She also plays Spanish guitar among other instruments. She sings, dances, is an accomplished comedienne, and has played various important roles in stock companies and motion pictures.
She has appeared in pop concerts with the Boston, Cleveland, Detroit, Indianapolis and Paris symphones.

ALBUMS


Ethel Smith
She's Got Rhythm!
2009, CD, Comp, Bygone Days
Ethel Smith
Tico Tico
2004, CD, Comp, Living Era
Ethel Smith
The First Lady Of The Hammond Organ Plays "Tico Tico" & Other Great Original Recordings
2002, 2xCD, Comp, Mono, Jasmine Records
Ethel Smith
The Fabulous Organ Music of Ethel Smith
1991, ,
Light Music
Ethel Smith
Latin Fire! / Organ Extravaganza
1987
Ethel Smith Com O Bando Carioca*
A Imperatriz Do Órgão Hammond
1976, LP, Album, RE, MCA Records
Ethel Smith
Tico-Tico
1974
Ethel Smith
Tico Tico
1973, LP, Comp, MCA Coral, Coral
Ethel Smith
Ethel Smith
1973, LP, Album, MCA Records,
Ethel Smith
Parade
1973, ,
Easy Listening
Ethel Smith
All Time Hits No. 10
1972, 7", Single, MCA Records,
Ethel Smith
Ethel Smith's Hit Party
1966
Ethel Smith
Organ Holiday
1966
Ethel Smith
Hollywood Favorites
1965, ,
Easy Listening
Ethel Smith
At The End Of A Perfect Day
1964
Ethel Smith
Ethel Smith
1963, 7", EP, Mono, Brunswick
Ethel Smith
Rhythm Antics
1963
Ethel Smith
Make Mine Hawaiian
1962
Ethel Smith
Lady Of Spain
1962
Tommy Dorsey Orchestra* Conducted By Sam Donahue With Del Sharbutt / The Kingston Trio* With Del Sharbutt And Joel Herron Orchestra* / Ethel Smith With Del Sharbutt And Joel Herron Orchestra* / Vaughn Monroe With Del Sharbutt And Joel Herron Orchestra*
Guest Star
1961, LP, 16", Comp, Transcription, U.S. Department Of The Treasury, U.S. Department Of The Treasury, U.S. Department Of The Treasury, U.S. Department Of The Treasury
Ethel Smith
The Many Moods Of Ethel Smith
1961, ,
Big Band/Easy Listening
Ethel Smith
Ethel Smith Swings Sweetly
1961
Ethel Smith
On Broadway
1960
Ethel Smith
Bouquet Of The Blues
1960
Ethel Smith
Organ Solos
1959
Ethel Smith
The Spanish Marching Song / Rico Vacilon
1959
Ethel Smith
Seated One Day At The Organ
1959
Ethel Smith
Take Me Along / St. Louis Blues
1959
Ethel Smith
Lady Fingers
1958,
Ethel Smith
French Can Can
1958
Ethel Smith
Valentine
1958
Ethel Smith
Waltz With Me
1958,
Easy Listening
Ethel Smith
Bright And Breezy
1958
Ethel Smith
Miss Smith Goes To Paris
1958
Ethel Smith
Latin From Manhattan
1958
Ethel Smith
Fascination / Summer Love
1957
Ethel Smith
Noche Silenciosa, Noche Santa / Adeste Fidelis
1956, 7", EP, Sol, Columbia
Ethel Smith
Made For Each Other
1956
Ethel Smith
Cha Cha Cha Album - Part 3
1955, 7", EP, Decca
Ethel Smith
It Came Upon The Midnight Clear
1955, 7", EP, Mono, CID (2), CID (2)
Ethel Smith
Ethel Smith's Cha-Cha-Cha Album Part 1
1955, 7", EP, Decca
Ethel Smith
March Of The Toys
1955, 7", EP, Festival Records, ,
Instrumental/Holiday/Organ
Ethel Smith
Ethel Smith's Cha-Cha-Cha Album Part 2
1955
Ethel Smith
Ethel Smith's Cha Cha Cha Album
1955
Ethel Smith
Lemon Merengue / Tico Tico
1955
Ethel Smith
Sweet And Gentle (Me Lo Dijo Adela)
1955
Ethel Smith
Sk-Ratch / Society Cha Cha Cha
1955, ,
Mambo/Easy Listening
Ethel Smith
Ethel Smith Plays The Hits Vol. 1
1954, 7", EP, Decca, ,
Easy Listening
Ethel Smith
Vol. 2
1954, 7", EP, Mono, Decca
Ethel Smith
Three Coins In The Fountain / Hernando's Hideaway
1954, ,
Score
Ethel Smith And The Bando Carioca
Tico - Tico
1954,
Ethel Smith
Plays The Hits
1954
Ethel Smith
Ethel Smith Plays The Hits Vol. 2
1953, 7", EP, Mono, Decca
Ethel Smith
Three Cornered Tune / Swedish Rhapsody
1953, Shellac, 10", Brunswick
Ethel Smith
After Hours
1953, ,
Easy Listening
Ethel Smith
Is It Any Wonder / Melancholy Serenade
1953,
Ethel Smith
Sincopado
1953,
Ethel Smith
Delicado / Poinciana (Song Of The Tree)
1952
Ethel Smith
Longing For You / Summertime Is Summertime
1951, 7", Decca,
Ethel Smith
Popular Waltzes
1951, ,
Easy Listening
Ethel Smith
The Waltzing Cat / Three Cornered Tune
1951
Ethel Smith
Galloping Fingers
1951
Ethel Smith, The Bando Carioca
Dance To The Latin Rhythms Of Ethel Smith
1951
Ethel Smith
The Syncopated Clock / The Loveliest Night Of The Year
1951,
Ethel Smith And Guy Lombardo And His Royal Canadians
Zing-A- Zing-A Zing Boom / The Scottish Samba
1950, Shellac, 10", Decca
Ethel Smith
The Tubby The Tuba Song / Monkey On A String
1950
Ethel Smith
Sleigh Ride / The Galloping Comedians
1950
Ethel Smith
The French Can-Can Polka / The Scottish Samba
1950
Ethel Smith
Maple Leaf Rag / Steamboat Rag
1950
Ethel Smith And The Bando Carioca
Catana / The Samba Polka
1950, ,
Samba/Bolero/Polka
Ethel Smith
Ethel Smith's Toy Parade
1950
Ethel Smith With The Smith Singers
Fifi / The French Can-Can Polka
1950, ,
Novelty
Ethel Smith And The Bando Carioca
Mambo Jambo / Cuban Cutie
1950
Ethel Smith
Charmaine / Domino
1950
Ethel Smith
(Fifi) Bring Her Out Again / Sleigh Ride
1950
Ethel Smith
The 3rd Man Theme / The Cafe Mozart Waltz
1950
Ethel Smith
Teddy Bear's Picnic / Fiddle-Faddle
1949,
Ethel Smith
Christmas Music
1949
Ethel Smith
Over Three Hills / Beautiful Wisconsin
1949
Ethel Smith
Three Little Words / The Windmill's Turning (The Windmill Song)
1949,
Ethel Smith
Easter Parade / The Green Cockatoo
1948, Shellac, 10", Brunswick
Ethel Smith
Easter Parade / A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody
1948
Ethel Smith And The Bando Carioca
Alla En El Rancho Grande / Las Altenitas / The Breeze And I
1947
Ethel Smith And The Bando Carioca
La Bamba Da Vera Cruz / Tic-Toc Rhumba
1947
Ethel Smith And The Bando Carioca With Bob Eberly
Made For Each Other / Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps
1947
Ethel Smith
Parade Of The Wooden Soldiers / By The Waters Of Minnetonka
1947
Ethel Smith
Souvenir Album
1947, ,
Easy Listening
Ethel Smith
White Christmas / Jingle Bells
1947
Ethel Smith And The Bando Carioca
Toca Tu Samba / Dinorah
1946
Ethel Smith And The Bando Carioca
The Parrot / Paran Pan Pin / Cachita
1946
Ethel Smith
Liza / I Got Rhythm
1945
Ethel Smith And The Bando Carioca
Tico-Tico / (1) Lero Lero (2) Bem Te Vi Atrevido
1944
Ethel Smith E O Bando Carioca*
Tico Tico No Fubá / Aquarela Do Brasil
1943
Ethel Smith
Lero Lero Bem-Te-Vi Atrevido / Apanhei-Te Cavaquinho
1942, Shellac, 10", Odeon, ,
Marcha Carnavalesca/Choro
Ethel Smith And The Bando Carioca
Blame It On The Samba / Brazil
Shellac, 10", Decca
Ethel Smith
Largo / Clair De Lune
7", Decca
Ethel Smith And / With The Bando Carioca
Tico-Tico / Dinora
Shellac, 10", Decca
Ethel Smith
The French Can-Can Polka / The Galloping Comedians
Shellac, 10", Brunswick,
Ethel Smith
Longing For You / Pretty Polly Polka
Shellac, 10", Brunswick
エセル・スミス*
Christmas Music = クリスマスの音楽
7", EP, Decca, ,
Organ/Holiday
Ethel Smith
Tico Tico
7", Single, MCA Records
Ethel Smith
The Song From The Moulin Rouge / Ruby
Shellac, 10", Decca
Ethel Smith
Silent Night / Adeste Fideles
Shellac, 10", Decca
Ethel Smith / Ethel Smith And The Bando Carioca
Monkey On A String / The Samba Polka
Shellac, 10", Brunswick,
Ethel Smith
The Loveliest Night Of The Year / Anniversary Song
7", RE, Decca, ,
Vocal
Ethel Smith
O Holy Night / It Came Upon The Midnight Clear
Shellac, 10", Decca
Ethel Smith
Blame It On The Samba / Made For Each Other
Shellac, 10", Mono, Decca
Ethel Smith And The Bando Carioca
Alla In El Rancho Grande / The Breeze And I
Shellac, 10", Decca
Ethel Smith
Pretty Polly Polka / Tom's Tune
Shellac, 10", Decca
Ethel Smith
Hernando's Hideaway = No Esconderijo De Hernando / Sincopado
Shellac, 10", Decca
Ethel Smith And The Bando Carioca
Tico-Tico / The Breeze And I
Shellac, 10", Decca
Ethel Smith
Be My Love / If
Shellac, 10", Decca
Ethel Smith
I Believe / Pretend
Shellac, 10", Brunswick
Ethel Smith
Charmaine / Delicado
Shellac, 10", Mono, Brunswick
Ethel Smith
A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody / White Christmas
Shellac, 10", Brunswick
Ethel Smith
Maple Leaf Rag / Steamboat Rag
Shellac, 10", Decca
Ethel Smith
Yo Creo = I Believe / Rapsodia Sueca = Swedish Rhapsody
Shellac, 10", Decca
Ethel Smith
Be My Love / If
Shellac, 10", Decca
Ethel Smith
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
7", Single, RE, Decca, ,
Easy Listening
Ethel Smith
The Syncopated Clock
7", EP, Decca
Ethel Smith
Organ Solos Vol. 1
Ethel Smith With The Bando Carioca
Souvenir Album
Ethel Smith Rythm Organist*, The Bando Carioca
Blame It On The Samba / The Green Cockatoo
Ethel Smith
Hernando's Hideaway
Ethel Smith Y Su Orquesta Carioca*
Tico Tico
Ethel Smith
The Loveliest Night Of The Year / Be My Love
Various
Michael Shelley Presents "Cut That Out!"
2009, CD, Comp, Unofficial, WFMU,

APPEARANCES +


Tito Puente
The Complete 78's Volume 1 1949-55
2010
No Artist
Melody Time
2003, DVD-V, Disney DVD,
Various
America At War: Patriotic Radio Broadcasts From World War II
2002, 20xCD, Radio Spirits, ,
Radioplay/Public Broadcast/Speech/Spoken Word
Various
Hollywood Vol.1 (Celebri Colonne Sonore Originali)
1997, CD, Comp, Joker (2), ,
Easy Listening/Soundtrack
Various
Sentimental Journey - The 40's Vol. 2
1995, CD, Comp, MCA Records, ,
Easy Listening/Swing
Various
That's Entertainment! (The Ultimate Anthology Of M-G-M Musicals)
1995, ,
Musical/Score
Tito Puente And His Orchestra
Mambo Macoco
1992
The Everly Brothers*
Beat & Soul
1965
Bing Crosby, Orson Welles
Two Favorite Stories
1962
Bing Crosby
Way Back Home
1951, ,
Swing/Vocal
Bing Crosby
St. Valentine's Day
1949, ,
Romantic/Vocal/Ballad
Bing Crosby
Una Plegaria Lejana / De La Nada
1946, Shellac, 10", Columbia, ,
Vocal/Easy Listening/Swing
Bing Crosby With The Song Spinners
The Sweetest Story Ever Told / Mighty Lak' A Rose
1946
Bing Crosby With Ken Darby Singers*, Victor Young And His Orchestra
Just A Prayer Away / My Mother's Waltz
1944
Bing Crosby
Would You? / My Mother's Waltz
1944
Bing Crosby
Joven De Corazón
7", EP, Columbia,
Various
Movie Parade Vol. 2
7", EP, Decca,
Edmundo Ros And His Rumba Band
Samba Polka / Mamabo
Various
Mit Brunswick Am Broadway
Various
Selections From Destry Rides Again
2021
Various
Home For The Holidays: Merry Christmas
2014, 2xCD, Comp, Jasmine Records, ,
Vocal/Easy Listening/Holiday
Various
Organ Spectacular
2013, 3xCD, Comp, Memory Lane Media Ltd, ,
Instrumental/Music Hall/Novelty
Various
Organ Spectacular
2013, 3xCD, Comp, Yesteryeardirect.co.uk
André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra
On The Air With Ethel Smith And Nestor Chayres Plus Gypsy Songs
2012, CDr, Comp, RE, Sounds Of Yester Year
Various
Hammond Wunderbar -Original Recordings 1937 - 1958
2012, CD, Comp, Delta Leisure
Various
The History Of Rock Times Vol. 1 - 1945/46
2011, CD, Comp, Zounds Music
Various
Disney Adventures In Samba
2010, ,
MPB/Samba
Various
Hammond - The Golden Age Of The Hammond Organ 1941 - 1956
2009, CD, Comp, Bygone Days
Various
Space Age Cocktail Lounge
2007, 3xCD, Comp, Golden Stars
Various
Latin Classics - The Ultimate Collection
2007, 4xCD, Album, Comp, The Red Box
Various
Collected Latin Songs - Rhythms From The Beaches Of South America
2006, CD, Comp, Disky, ,
Swingbeat
Various
Best Of Jazz
2006, 6xCD, Comp + Box, Not On Label,
Various
South Of The Border - Great Latin Hits
2006, 3xCD, Comp, Dynamic Entertainment Ltd, ,
Vocal
Various
The Great Golden Instrumentals
2006, Box + 3xCD, Comp, RAJON,
Various
By The Light Of The Silvery Moon
2005, 4xCD, Comp, Reader's Digest Music
Various
Latin Favourites
2005, 5xCD, Comp, Cheap'O'Lata, Prestige Elite
Various
The Swing Years - Elmer's Tune
2004, DVD-V, Comp, NTSC, Unforgettable, ,
Swing
Various
Unforgettable Instrumental Hits
2004, 3xCD, Comp, Dynamic (9)
Various
Christmas Golden Greats
2003, ,
Holiday
Various
Deutsche Schlagerjuwelen 1940-1949
2002, 4xCD, Comp, Universal Marketing Group
Various
Van bezetting tot bevrijding 6 CD-Box
2001, 6xCD, Comp, amc, ,
Chanson
Various
The Great Forties Collection
2001, 3xCD, Comp + Box, REDX Entertainment, ,
Big Band/Easy Listening
Various
50 Ans De Danses
2001, 6xCD, Comp, EPM Musique
Various
Latin Lounge (25 Hot Hispanic Originals)
2001, CD, Comp, Prism Leisure
Various
Nostalgic Christmas
2000, CD, Comp, Disky, ,
Easy Listening/Holiday
Various
Latin Lounge
2000, CD, Comp, Prestige Elite Records Limited, ,
Easy Listening/Latin Jazz/Afro-Cuban/Mambo/Cha-Cha/Rumba
Various
Van Bezetting Tot Bevrijding Vol.4
2000, CD, Comp, amc, ,
Chanson
Various
Latin Lounge (Warm Nights, Hot Company & Cool Latin Sounds)
2000, CD, Comp, Hey Presto! England
Various
De L'Occupation À La Liberation Vol.4
2000, CD, Comp, amc
Various
The Fabulous Forties: Volume One
1999, 4xCD, Comp, WEA Records, ,
Big Band/Swing
Various
Serenade In The Night (The Greatest Latin American Hits Of All Time!)
1999, 2xCD, Comp, Music & Memories,
Various
Caramba! It's The Samba!
1999, CD, Comp, Castle Pie
Various
The South American Way
1998, CD, Comp, Iris Musique Production
Various
Bathing Beauty
1997, CD, Album, Comp, Mono, Great Movie Themes
Various
Selection Of Hooray For Hollywood
1997, 2xCD, Comp, Gold Sound, ,
Soundtrack
Various
Sentimental Journey - The 40's
1997, 3xCD, Comp, MCA Records,
Various
Golden Years Of The London Palladium
1997, CD, Comp, Music & Memories
Various
Golden Years Of The London Palladium
1997, Cass, Comp, Music & Memories
Various
South Of The Border - A Touch Of Latin
1997, CD, Comp, Hallmark (6)
Various
Maracas, Marimbas And Mambos: Latin Classics At M.G.M.
1997
Various
Love Organs
1996, CD, Comp, LaserLight Digital
Various
The Ultimate Bachelor's Pad Set
1996, 3xCD, Comp, Box, LaserLight Digital, ,
Bossa Nova/Bossanova/Cha-Cha/Easy Listening/Mambo/Samba/Space-Age/Vocal/Ballad/Latin Jazz
Various
Dancing And Romancing Through The '40s
1996, ,
Swing/Big Band/Vocal/Country
Various
Escuela De Sirenas / Bathing Beauty
1995, CD, Comp, Blue Moon (4)
Various
Hits Of 44
1995, CD, Album, Comp, ASV, Living Era
Various
Something to Remember You By
1995, CD, Comp, LaserLight Digital
Various
You Must Remember This
1995, 2xCD, Album, Comp, Mono, Smplr, Happy Days (4), Happy Days (4), Happy Days (4), Conifer, Conifer, Conifer, ,
Big Band/Vocal/Swing/Music Hall/Novelty/Comedy
Various
The Essential Songs Of The War Years
1995, 2xCD, Comp, Champignon, ,
Vocal/Swing
Various
VE Day - A Musical Celebration
1995, 2xCD, Comp, Conifer,
Various
Nederland Bevrijd Deel 2
1994, Box + 6xCD, Comp, PMF Records
Various
Jukebox Jives 1936-1946
1994, CD, Comp, Michele International Ltd., ,
Big Band
Various
Wartime Favourites Part 2 Vol.2
1994, CD, Comp, PMF Records
Various
75 Great Movie Themes = ハリウッド玉手箱
1994, 3xCD, Comp, Decca,
Various
75 Great Movie Themes By 50 Original Artists And Hollywood's Singing Stars = ハリウッド玉手箱
1994, 3xCD, Comp, Mono, RE, MCA Records,
Various
De Pre Historie - Muziek Uit De Oorlogsjaren '40-'45 Vol. 2
1994, ,
Chanson/Big Band/Vocal/Swing
Various
G.I. Jukebox (100 Original Hits From The Swing Era 1936–1946)
1993, 5xCD + Box, Comp, 5-D, Michele International Ltd., ,
Swing/Big Band/Vocal
Various
G.I. Jukebox Volume 2
1993, CD, Album, Comp, Michele International Ltd., ,
Swing/Big Band
Various
Popular Music Of The 1940's Volume One
1993, 4xCD, Comp, Mono, EMI, ,
Vocal
Various
G.I. Jukebox (Original Hits From The Swing Era 1936–1946)
1993, 5xCD + Box, Comp, 5-D, Michele International Ltd., ,
Swing/Big Band/Vocal
Various
Down Memory Lane - A Salute To The 40s
1985, 8xLP, Comp, LP , Reader's Digest, Reader's Digest, ,
Big Band/Swing/Easy Listening/Light Music
Various
Popular Music Of The 1940's Volume One
1985, ,
Vocal/Big Band/Easy Listening/Swing
Various
Family Favourites
1985,
Various
Das Waren Schlager 1945
1983
Various
Favourites Of The Forties
1982, Cass, Comp, Axis (3), ,
Swing/Big Band/Easy Listening
Various
Favourites Of The Forties
1982, ,
Swing/Big Band/Easy Listening
Various
Those Memory Years
1974, ,
Easy Listening/Swing
Various
The Years To Remember Volume 1: Jukebox Serenade
1971, 3xLP, Comp, Longines Symphonette Society, ,
Vocal/Swing
Various
Christmas Through The Years
1969, LP, Comp, MCA Special Markets, MCA Special Markets, ,
Vocal/Easy Listening/Holiday
Various
Mood In Golden Hit Numbers VII
1969, LP, Comp, Gat, Decca, Decca
Various
Happy Days Are Here Again
1966, 6xLP, Comp + Box, Longines Symphonette Society, ,
Easy Listening/Big Band/Vocal/Swing
Various
C'mon Let's Live A Little (Original Sound Track Recording)
1966
Various
Decca Cavalcade Of Stars
1965, ,
Big Band/Vocal
Various
The Original Hit Performances! The Middle Forties
1959
Various
Around The Christmas Tree
1958
The Storey Sisters With Al Browne Orch.*
Cha Cha Boom / Which Way Did My Heart Go?
1958
Various
Those Memory Years: Presented By Agency & Distributor Sales Operation, General Electric To Our Franchised Electrical Wholesalers, Record 2
LP, Comp, Longines Symphonette Society
Various
One Hundred Favorite Songs of Christmas
4xLP, Mono + Box, Comp, MCA Special Markets
Various
'Twas The Night Before Christmas
4xLP, Comp, Longines Symphonette Society, Longines Symphonette Society, Longines Symphonette Society, Longines Symphonette Society, ,
Holiday
Various
Around The Christmas Tree
10", Comp, Decca, ,
Vocal/Holiday
Various
Buitoni Presents Music Around The World
LP, Comp, Decca,
Various
Escuela De Sirenas / Bathing Beauty
LP, Album, Movie Soundtrack
Various
The Music Of Christmas
5xLP, Comp, MCA Special Markets
Various
Mail Call
Vinyl, 16", Transcription, Armed Forces Radio Service,
Various
A Year To Remember 1945
CD, Comp, This England
Various
Songs And Carols For A Joyous Christmas
Various
Christmas Time
Various
10 Jahre Schlagerparade 1941-1950
,
Schlager
Various
The Original Hits Performances Of The Thirties Forties & Fifties
,
Big Band/Vocal/Swing
Various
Merry Christmas Carols
,
Big Band/Vocal/Easy Listening/Holiday
Various
Those Memory Years Volume 1
,
Big Band/Swing
Ethel Smith / Klaus Wunderlich
The Many Moods Of Ethel Smith / Hammond Pops 3
CDr, Comp, Unofficial, Dolor Del Estamago, ,
Bossa Nova/Big Band/Easy Listening
Various
Line Record Vol 4
LP, Comp, Unofficial, Pop, LAPP