Josh Smith - 2 albums: Inception / I'm Gonna Be Ready

Josh Smith was born October 7, 1979 in Middletown, Connecticut. Before he was 1, his family relocated to Florida, eventually settling in Pembroke Pines, a suburb of Fort Lauderdale. At age 3, he received his first guitar and at 6, he started taking guitar lessons. Josh was exposed to the blues at an early age. He listened to a variety of artists, such as Muddy Waters, B.B. King, Albert King and T-Bone Walker. He also started going to concerts, including the Allman Brothers, Rolling Stones and Bruce Springsteen. By 12, Josh was playing at established professional blues jams in South Florida, such as Musicians Exchange Café in Fort Lauderdale and Club M in Hollywood, FL. When Josh was 13, the Rhino Cats, house band at Club M, asked him to be the lead guitarist. Musicians Exchange owner Don Cohen was so taken aback by the talent of this young musician that he offered to help manage and develop Josh’s career.

The Café was renowned for bringing in the best national touring blues bands, and Josh was quick to learn how to approach these blues greats, many of whom would invite Josh to sit in with them, thinking it may be a “novelty” to have a 14-year-old kid playing the blues. The novelty quickly wore off and was replaced by musicians stopping, watching and listening as this “kid” wailed out blues licks better than many of the touring guitarists on the circuit. Josh began sitting in with such greats as Jimmy Thackery, Tinsley Ellis, Kenny Neal, Lucky Peterson, Matt “Guitar” Murphy, Johnny “Clyde” Copeland, Double Trouble, Joanna Connor and Kim Simmonds, among others. Jimmy Thackery said of the 14-year-old, “Josh is three heartbreaks away from being a true blues guitar genius.” At 14, Josh released his first CD, Born Under a Blue Sign, and at 15, he released his second CD, Woodsheddin. Josh released his 6th studio CD, “Inception,” in 2009. This is an all-instrumental CD with a variety of genres that was once again well received by the public and critics alike. In 2010, Josh re-released his CD, “Deep Roots,” as “I’m Gonna Be Ready.” In October 2012, Josh’s CD, “Don’t Give Up On Me,” was released in Germany.

Album: Inception
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 68:31
Size: 156.9 MB
Styles: Electric guitar blues
Year: 2009
Art: Front

[3:47] 1. Inception
[7:13] 2. Just Within Reach
[4:23] 3. Looking Ahead
[2:33] 4. Propulsion
[4:51] 5. Drown In My Own Tears
[6:31] 6. Penance
[6:49] 7. Triple J Hoedown
[4:01] 8. Fulfillment
[5:52] 9. Canyon
[4:17] 10. Hairflip
[4:48] 11. Bemsha Swing
[7:02] 12. Niki
[6:17] 13. Resolution

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Album: I'm Gonna Be Ready
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 58:16
Size: 133.4 MB
Styles: Electric guitar blues
Year: 2011
Art: Front

[3:18] 1. Fine Young Thing
[3:33] 2. Only You
[4:14] 3. Goin' Out Tonight
[5:05] 4. The Way You Do
[4:47] 5. You And Me (Don't Belong Together)
[6:51] 6. I'm Gonny Be Ready
[4:55] 7. Newtie
[4:35] 8. Sober Up Baby
[4:16] 9. Where's My Baby
[6:19] 10. Ain't Enough
[4:06] 11. Already Found
[6:11] 12. Dead Wrong

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