Hezekiah Leroy Gordon Smith (August 14, 1909 – September 25, 1967), better known as Stuff Smith, was an American jazz violinist. He is well known for the song "If You're a Viper" (the original title was "You'se a Viper").
Smith was, along with Stéphane Grappelli, Michel Warlop, Svend Asmussen, Ray Nance and Joe Venuti, one of jazz music's preeminent violinists of the swing era.
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Some of their strengths
Stuff Smith has many admirable traits.
Based on spiritual traditions from around the world, they are someone who can be described as Bold, Energetic, Passionate, Intense, Confident, Extroverted, and Intelligent.
Bold and Confident
According to Mysticism’s Astrology tradition, Stuff Smith is someone who is a bold, confident, energetic, and optimistic person, who is able to combine personal warmth and charisma with intelligence. A person who is ambitious and motivated.
Adaptable and Versatile
Based on Daoism’s Ba-Zi or ‘Chinese Zodiac’ tradition, people who know Stuff Smith well know them as someone who can be adaptable, flexible, and polite, like a flower or a sapling.
Ambitious and Forceful
According to Hinduism’s Jyotisha or ‘Vedic Astrology’ tradition, many would also describe Stuff Smith as someone who is ambitious, hard-working, determined, and intelligent.
A person who has a knack for identifying opportunities, has amazing concentration and focus, who can work independently, who likes starting new things, and who is somewhat of an intellectual.
Dynamic and Imaginative
Based on the Mayan Tzolk’in or ‘Mayan Astrology’ tradition, Stuff Smith is someone who can bring a purifying element to situations, and who is a risk-taker with vision and imagination.
They are also someone who is curious, dynamic, and positive, and who enjoys inspiring and communicating with other people.
Creative and Leadership-oriented
According to Judaism’s Kabbalah tradition, Stuff Smith tends to be someone who is a natural leader, with determination, motivational powers, and who takes obligations seriously. Who has charisma, a sense of humor, and who tends to attract attention.
Some of Stuff Smith's challenges
While Stuff Smith has many strengths, nobody is perfect. They also have some challenging traits they need to manage.
For example, Stuff Smith can be Emotional, Arrogant, Status-seeking, Standoffish, Complicated, Brusque, and Relentless.
Arrogant and Status-seeking
One of Stuff Smith's key challenges is that they are someone who can come across as arrogant and status-seeking.
Relentless and Inflexible
Stuff Smith is someone who can be relentless, obsessive, and inflexible, who can be confrontational with work colleagues, can have difficulty communicating feelings and be somewhat reclusive, and who can be self-destructive, overindulgent, and extravagant.
Domineering and Stubborn
Finally, Stuff Smith also can be too rebellious, not respond to criticism well, and be too emotional and extreme about things.
