Little Smokey Smothers

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Hello Baby

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Released: Jan 1, 2000

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Hello Baby
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Roll Your Money Maker
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Got To Be Some Changes Made
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Crack Head Woman
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Genre: Blues
Location CHICAGO, Illinois, US
Profile Views: 14447
Last Login: 5/26/2007
Member Since 4/7/2007
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Type of Label Indie
Bio
BLUES GUITAR LEGEND, AND ALLIGATOR RECORDING ARTIST, LITTLE SMOKEY SMOTHERS, WILL BE PERFORMING A RARE SHOW ON SATURDAY, APRIL 28TH, 2007!!! (in the Los Angeles area - Arcadia, CA) .. .. HERE ARE THE DETAILS: .. .. The Arcadia Blues Club 16 E. Huntington Dr. Arcadia, California 91006 626-447-9349 .. .. For sound samples of Little Smokey Smothers, go to: www.myspace.com/littlesmokeysmothers .. .. NOTE: $10 in advance until 9pm, after that... $15 at the door. www.arcadiabluesclub.com, www.info@red-entertainment, for advance reservations for will call. .. .. Please leave your name and number of tickets you are ordering on the answering machine. .. .. TELL ALL YOUR BLUES-LOVING FRIENDS AND SEE YOU THERE!!! .. .. .. .. Born Albert "Abe" Smothers in 1939 in Tchula, Mississippi, Smokey took up the guitar at 15, and moved to Chicago. Within a few years, he was performing with Howlin' Wolf, including some of Wolf's classic Chess sides "Howlin' for My Darling," "Mr. Airplane Man," and "I've Been Abused." .. .. Smothers played with just about anybody who was anybody during the '60s, performing and recording with The Paul Butterfield Blues Band (a founding member), Buddy Guy, James Cotton, Earl Hooker, and Junior Wells. Smothers also took a young University of Chicago student -- Elvin Bishop -- under his wing, to teach him the blues. .. .. Smothers still performs pretty regularly, including a gig at the 1999 San Diego Blues Festival and a private party in Paris for the Rolling Stones on Mick Jagger's 55th birthday. His recent recordings include Bossman! and Second Time Around.
Members
Little Smokey Smothers - singer and guitar .. .. Cadillac Zack - guitar .. .. T.C. Markle - drums .. .. Rick Reed - bass .. .. Tony Llorens - keyboard
Influences
Smokey has influenced many, including the legendary Elvin Bishop!
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Little Smokey Smothers