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Also Known As Huey Piano Smith
Born January 26, 1934 • New Orleans • Louisiana
Died February 13, 2023 (aged 89) • Baton Rouge • Louisiana
Founder Huey Smith and the Clowns
Notable Works “Don’t You Just Know It” • “Rockin’ Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu”
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