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Hale Smith's Death

Born (Birthday) June 29, 1925

Death Date November 24, 2009

Age of Death 84 years

Cause of Death Stroke

Profession Composer

The composer Hale Smith died at the age of 84. Here is all you want to know, and more!

Biography - A Short Wiki

Fused elements of jazz and classical into his works and teaching. He was among the 20th century’s greatest African-American composers. His opera “Blood Wedding” premiered in Cleveland in 1953.

He fathered a daughter and three sons with wife Juanita Hancock.