Death
Smith and his wife Lola moved to Scottsdale, Arizona, in 2004, but Lola died of cancer a few months later. Smith later recorded an album, Legacy, with Joey DeFrancesco, and the two began preparation to go on tour. However, before this could happen, Smith was found dead on February 8, 2005, at his Scottsdale home by his manager, Robert Clayton. He was deemed to have died in his sleep of natural causes. Smith is survived by two sisters, Janet Taylor and Anita Jones; and three children, Jia, Connie and Jimmy, Jr.
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