Elliott Smith

Steven Paul "Elliott" Smith (August 6, 1969 – October 21, 2003) was an American singer-songwriter and musician. He was born in Omaha, Nebraska. He grew up in Duncanville, Texas. He died of stab wounds to his chest in 2003 when he was 34 years old. It is not known if it was suicide or murder. At the time of his death, Smith had been making his sixth album From a Basement on the Hill. It was released on October 19, 2004. In 2007 another album called New Moon was released.

Elliott Smith
Elliot Smith performing in 2003
Background information
Birth name	Steven Paul Smith
Born	(1969-08-06)August 6, 1969 Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Origin	Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Died	October 21, 2003(2003-10-21) (aged 34) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	Indie rock Acoustic rock Indie folk
Instruments	Guitar Vocals Piano Clarinet Bass Harmonica Drums
Years active	1993–2003
Labels	Virgin Cavity Search Kill Rock Stars Suicide Squeeze DreamWorks ANTI- Epitaph Domino
Associated acts	Heatmiser Quasi Mary Lou Lord Pete Krebs No. 2
Website	Official website

Partial discography

Release date	Album	Label
July 14, 1994	Roman Candle	Cavity Search Records Domino Records
July 21, 1995	Elliott Smith	Kill Rock Stars Domino Records
February 25, 1997	Either/Or	Kill Rock Stars Domino Records
August 25, 1998	XO	DreamWorks
April 18, 2000	Figure 8	DreamWorks
October 19, 2004	From a Basement on the Hill	ANTI-Records Domino Records
May 8, 2007	New Moon	Kill Rock Stars Domino Records

Elliott Smith Media

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  Smith graduated from Lincoln High School in Portland, Oregon.

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  Smith performing at Brownies, New York City in April 1997, shortly after the release of Either/Or

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  The Crystal Ballroom music venue in Portland, Oregon. One of Smith's performances here in December 2001 drew concern from a reviewer.

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  One of Smith's last performances in New York City at the Lit Lounge in January 2003. He played Knitting Factory & North Six in June 2003.

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  Joanna Bolme helped bring From a Basement on the Hill to completion in the wake of Smith's death.

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  The memorial outside Solutions Audio in Los Angeles, California, in August 2006

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  Memorial for Smith at the high school from which he graduated; lyrics from his song "Waltz No. 2 (XO)" are inscribed upon it.

Other websites

• SweetAdeline.net - Official Elliott Smith website
• SweetAddy.com - Official discussion forums
• Cavity Search Records
• Kill Rock Stars Archived 2008-02-25 at the Wayback Machine