Cover Girls - part 2

Ethel Smith

Playing the big Hammond, Ethel was a true pioneer on what was then (the late 1930s) a brand new instrument.

There were many B-3 electric organ artists in the fifties and sixties, but very few as early as Ethel. She was also a globe hopper, touring extensively in South America with diplomat Cordell Hull to the first Pan-American conference. “For a while,” she said, “I became a regular tropical hep chick.” She was a featured performer at The Copacabana in Rio de Janeiro. Ethel also appeared in many movies, wowing audiences with her talent and presence: