BRODERICK SMITH
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Genre: Blues / Country / Roots Music
Location Victoria, Au
Profile Views: 36899
Last Login: 2/21/2012
Member Since 5/18/2007
Website http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LmJyb2Rlcmlja3NtaXRoLmNvbS8=
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Type of Label Indie
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Bio
Broderick Bio • Found as a baby under a tree on the Yorkshire Moors by gypsies • Sold by gypsies to visiting Americans Mr. and Mrs H.C.Speir • Speir couple name him Broderick Speir after actor Broderick Crawford and take him back to their home in Jackson, Mississippi • Spends early childhood on a small farm in Mississippi. Remembers the Speir's odd chicken coops made out of old 78 metal masters and helping Mr Speir take100's of 78s to the tip ( Brod recently bought the site of the old Jackson Tip and plans to excavate) • Still has rare Charley Patton recording of " Rudy Vallee stole my woman" b/w "J Edgar Hoover's ballroom gown" • On a visit to Nashville with the Speirs he sees Slim Dusty performing at the Grand Ole Opry • Transfixed, he resolves to move to Australia and take up this kind of music. • Gets job on the railway as a gandy dancer( track worker) • Hops on a freight train to Los Angeles • Gets job on cruise ship heading for Australia playing blues songs and minstrel novelties • Arrives in Australia where he ingratiates himself with the Smith family of St Albans Victoria and is adopted by them . Becomes Broderick Smith. • Sees Australian music for the first time on TV. The show is "Brian Henderson's Bandstand" • Discouraged, he abandons music for some time but embraces the Australian Way of Life • Excells at every sport.......gains lots of friends and becomes head prefect at school • Starts Home brewing in Mr Smith's shed.........gains more friends • Gets part time job at Four and Twenty pie factory to get free pies......even more friends • Leaves school for Melbourne job • Sees boy with Charley Patton album in City street in early sixties • Strikes up friendship and discovers Melbourne Folk/Jazz scene • Goes to Frank Traynor's and is beaten up by young men with chin beards, dressed in tan duffelcoats • Grows chin beard and buys tan duffel coat • Is accepted into the folk/jazz scene • Now gets periodically beaten up by St Albans Rockers • Learns from this experience to be non-aligned with any group but friendly towards all. • Keeps duffle coat and chin beard but cultivates fantastic Rocker hairdo and trades in Vespa for Norton( Harleys are too expensive) • Gets drafted in late sixties but stays in Australia. • Gets out of service and while playing Footy is hit on head by full beer bottle • Comes to in daze and decides to be Rock God • Becomes minor effigy • Falls over, hits head again, forgets last 20 years, is accepted into Country Music scene, Folk Scene, Blues scene etc. • Possibly only Australian performer to play Tamworth, Port Fairy, Wangaratta Jazz Festival,Carols by Candlight, and Broadford • His personal motto is " Look friendly and keep your head down" -
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4 Songs | Sep 21, 2008
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Craig Telfer AKA RIVV Thanks for your inspiration and all the best for 2010 and beyond .......
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10 of 95MorePlease check out my nsw dates with Matt Walker http://www.brodericksmith.com/
Enjoying the new video - it's great!
hello - i'm from melbourne - i have just posted the 9 songs from my new album "kiss on the cheek" on myspace - i played in a band with john e lee back in 89/90
I got a call asking me to play more Dingoes! Blue Sanctuary was the request.
Jack Napolean is an great song.
Happy Xmas and wishing you all the best in 2010.
Just got my AMRAP CD today. 'Unknown Country' is on it for me to air!
Hey Brody...How's that biscuit mic holding up bro???
uhhhh...U seen my teefers around on the dance floor???
hey brod, your new album is great :)