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Showing posts with label Barkin' Bill Smith. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Barkin' Bill Smith. Show all posts

Saturday, August 18, 2012

Tell Me What's The Reason - Dave Specter & Barkin' Bill Smith


Barkin' Bill Smith (August 18, 1928 – April 24, 2000) was an American Chicago blues and electric blues singer and songwriter. Although he was born in Cleveland, Mississippi, Smith spent his latter years in Chicago
Smith was raised in Mississippi, but later relocated to East St. Louis, Detroit and finally Chicago. He obtained his stage name from Homesick James in 1958, after the pair had worked together. Smith sang in front of various blues bands around Chicago for many years, having been initially influenced by Joe Williams, Jimmy Witherspoon and Brook Benton. He finally made his recording debut in 1991, providing the vocals on Dave Specter's first album, Bluebird Blues. His connection with Delmark Records then continued when they issued Smith's own solo debut, Gotcha!, in 1994. Gotcha! featured guitar work by Steve Freund.

In his latter years declining health restricted his live appearances.

Smith died in April 2000 in Chicago, from pancreatic cancer, at the age of 71.
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