Paul J. Smith was the son of Joseph J. and Anna M. Smith of Caldwell, Idaho. Joseph J. Smith was the band director at the College of Idaho for many years and was penned by Idaho's former governor Robert Smylie as "The Father of Music" in the Boise Valley, as he taught all musical instruments.My grandfathers talent and teaching skills was obviously passed on to his four son's, as all but one of them became well know and sought after composers and musicians in Los Angeles both before and after WWI...
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