Clara Smith

American classic blues singer (1894–1935)
Person human Q449277
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Clara Smith

Summary

Clara Smith is a human[1]. Born in Spartanburg County[2], she… she was born on August 23, 1894[3]. She died in Detroit[4]. She died on February 2, 1935[5]. She worked as a musician[6] and singer[7]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (161 views/month, #7,244 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Clara Smith was born in Spartanburg County[2].
  • Born in Spartanburg[9], Clara Smith…
  • Clara Smith passed away in Detroit[4].
  • Clara Smith was born on August 23, 1894[3].
  • Clara Smith died on February 2, 1935[5].
  • Burial took place at Lincoln Memorial Park Cemetery[10].
  • Clara Smith held citizenship in United States[11].
  • Clara Smith is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[12].
  • Clara Smith worked as a musician[6].
  • Clara Smith's professions included singer[7].
  • Clara Smith is recorded as female[13].
  • Clara Smith's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Clara Smith's genre is blues[15].
  • Clara Smith's record label is recorded as Columbia Records[16].
  • Clara Smith's family name is recorded as Smith[17].
  • Clara Smith's given name is recorded as Clara[18].
  • Clara Smith's instrument is recorded as voice[19].
  • Clara Smith's described by source is recorded as Notable Black American Women[20].
  • Clara Smith's described by source is recorded as Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians[21].
  • Clara Smith's start of work period is recorded as 1935[22].
  • Clara Smith's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject African diaspora[23].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[24]

  • Country: US[25]

  • Began / founded: 1894-03-13[26]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1935-02-02[27]

  • Genre(s): blues, vaudeville blues[28]

  • Community tags: blues, vaudeville blues[29]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 8e70937c-fcd8-4603-a806-d8887f35f00b[30]

Body

Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Spartanburg County[2], a county of South Carolina[31], in United States[32], founded in 1785[33], headquartered in Spartanburg[34] and Spartanburg[9], a city in the United States[35], in United States[36], founded in 1831[37]. Clara Smith was born on August 23, 1894[3]. She is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include musician[6] and singer[7].

Death and Burial

Clara Smith died on February 2, 1935[5]. She died in Detroit[4]. Burial took place at Lincoln Memorial Park Cemetery[10].

Why It Matters

Clara Smith ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (161 views/month, #7,244 of 1,000,298).[8] She has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38]

FAQs

Where was Clara Smith born?

Born in Spartanburg County[2], Clara Smith…

Where did Clara Smith die?

Clara Smith died in Detroit[4].

What did Clara Smith do for work?

Clara Smith worked as musician[6] and singer[7].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . Notable Black American Women. wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation musician, singer
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  2. 13d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source Notable Black American Women, Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians
    Sex or gender female
    Occupation musician, singer
    Instance of human
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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