Elliott Smith

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
Website	Official website

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.

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

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