Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers

Bio:

Hi everybody! I’m excited to be on MySpace, and I’m looking forward to staying touch with my friends and meeting new friends. About Me: I’m a Jazz and Blues singer based in San Francisco. I have a 7-piece band, and we’re fortunate to tour all over the US and internationally. I’m very proud of my band-they’re smokin’ and totally hot! I’m working on a new album that I’m very excited about-you can find out about it here or on my website, lavaysmith.com. My website also includes lots of photos and information about me and my band. Please send me a email through my website www.lavaysmith.com to receive my monthly calander!

Member Since:

July 30, 2006

Members:

Vocals-Lavay Smith; Piano-Chris Siebert; plus our favorite cats on the planet! Trumpet-Allen Smith, Bill Ortiz, Mike Olmos; Trombone-Danny Armstrong; Saxophone-Jules Broussard, Howard Wiley, Charles McNeal, Ron Stallings; Bass-David Ewell; Drums-Darrell Green. Plus All-Star Special Guests: Trumpet-Joel Behrman; Trombone: Marty Wehner, Mike Rinta; Saxophone-Herman Riley (LA), Rickey Woodard (LA), Matt Hong (NYC), Mark Hynes (NYC), Brad Leali (Lubbock, TX!!!), Pete Cornell, Joe Cohen; Bass-Marcus Shelby, Devin Hoff; Drums-Howard Wiley, Sly Randolph

Influences:

Favorite Music: Jazz: Louis Armstrong, Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday, Helen Humes, Dinah Washington, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Carmen McRae, Teri Thornton, Denise Perrier, Mary Stallings, Ledisi, Paula West, Carmen Gettit, Ingrid Lucia, Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, Al Hibbler, Eddie Jefferson; Blues: Johnny Otis, Big Mama Thornton, Koko Taylor; Gospel: Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Marie Knight, Mahalia Jackson, Dorothy Love Coates; R&B: Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Lauren Hill, Erykah Badu, Jill Scott, Alicia Keyes; Country: Patsy Cline

Sounds Like:

All of your favorites: Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday, Helen Humes, Little Esther Phillips, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Illinois Jacquet, Dizzy Gillespie, Tadd Dameron, James Moody, Quincy Jones, Louis Jordan, Ray Charles, Professor Longhair, and more..

Record Label:

Fat Note Records