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Revisit moments in Elliott Smith’s music career by clicking through the map to hear songs and see commentary from friends and family.

Introduction

Steven Paul "Elliott" Smith (August 6, 1969 – October 21, 2003) was an American singer, songwriter, and musician. Smith was born in Omaha, Nebraska, raised primarily in Texas, and lived for much of his life in Portland, Oregon, where he first gained popularity. Smith's primary instrument was the guitar, though he was also proficient with piano, clarinet, bass guitar, drums, and harmonica. Smith had a distinctive vocal style, characterized by his "whispery, spiderweb-thin delivery", and used multi-tracking to create vocal layers, textures, and harmonies.


Heaven Adores You Trailer

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Performance at Bumbershoot Festival in Seattle, 2000





Janet Weiss's house in South East Portland off Hawthorne Blvd


Unknown Song (instrumental) was recorded in May 1994 at Janet Weiss's house in South East Portland off Hawthorne Blvd

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Elliott and Larry Crane open their recording studio Jackpot! in Portland early February 1997
2420 SE 50th Avenue, Portland 97206

Figure 8 Memorial outside Solutions Audio at 4334 Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles



Sonora Records
3222 Los Feliz Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90039




Elliott buys New Monkey Studios in the 1990s.
New Monkey Studio in Van Nuys, California



Santa Paula, California
"Plainclothes Man" music video directed by Ross Harris was shot entirely in Santa Paula, California

Read more about the video here: http://www.sweetadeline.net/ross.html

Colonia, Oxnard
"Coming Up Roses" music video directed by Ross Harris was filmed in the Colonia District in Oxnard, California.

May 3, 1997
Elliott Smith
Stinkweeds, Phoenix, AZ, US

September 19, 2003
Redfest 2003
Pedro the Lion, Elliott Smith, and The Gunshy
Salt Lake City, UT, US

November 6, 2000
Elliott Smith
Ogden Theatre, Denver, CO, US

Steven Paul "Elliott Smith" is born August 6, 1969 at the Clarkson Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska

March 15, 2000 - March 19, 2000
SXSW 2000
Cypress Hill, Patti Smith, At the Drive-In, Meat Puppets, Ugly Casanova, and Elliott Smith Austin, TX, US

October 20, 2000
Elliott Smith
Howlin' Wolf, New Orleans, LA US

April 1, 1997
Elliott Smith
400 Bar, Minneapolis, MN, US

February 26, 2000
Elliott Smith
The Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL, US

April 8, 1997
Elliott Smith
Sudsy Malone's, Cincinnati, OH, US

April 5, 1998
Elliott Smith
The Point, Atlanta, GA, US

May 10, 2000
Elliott Smith
Ritz Theater, Raleigh, NC US

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April 17, 1998
Elliott Smith
Black Cat, Washington, DC, US

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Elliott performs "Waltz #2" on Saturday Night Live, October 17, 1998
New York

MAR 31, 1997

Elliott Smith at First Avenue, Fargo, ND, USA

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APR 10, 1999

Elliott Smith at The Bottleneck, Lawrence, KS, USA

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Apr 7, 1997

Elliott Smith at The Club Soda, Kalamazoo, MI, USA

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NOV 2, 2000

Elliott Smith at Southgate House, Newport, KY, USA

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MAR 19, 1999

Elliott Smith at Exit/In, Nashville, TN, USA

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MAR 15, 1999

Elliott Smith at Sapphire Supper Club, Orlando, FL, USA

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OCT 27, 2000

Elliott Smith at Recher Theatre, Towson, MD, USA

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