Bronx-born Jack Smith (Jacob Schmidt 1896-1950) started out in vaudeville singing in quartets, as a solo, and as a song plugger. His job as a staff piano player at a radio station in the 1920s led to popularity as an on-air singer when he had to fill in for a crooner who didn't show up. […]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 11:54AM on May 30, 2019