Ethel Smith was an American organist. She released the album Galloping Fingers and the EP French Can Can. Some of her most popular songs include Tico Tico and Down Yonder. Smith headlined a 26-week engagement at Rio de Janeiro's famed Copacabana Club in 1940. Smith later appeared in films such as Bathing Beauty, Easy to Wed, and Melody Time. Smith passed away in 1996.