Whether playing piano for the first time or playing trumpet for the last time, a love for music permeated Paul Smoker’s life as he recorded more than 50 songs and imparted his passion to hundreds of students.Smoker, who grew up in Davenport and was a musician and music teacher at multiple Eastern Iowa colleges including Coe College and the University of Iowa, died May 14 at his home near Rochester, N.Y.
A Musical Mentor Gained His Chops In The Corridor
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