Byther Smith - Smitty's Blues / Byther Smith On Black And Tan, Vol. 1

Album: Smitty's Blues
Size: 132,1 MB
Time: 56:49
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2001
Styles: Chicago Blues
Art: Full

01. Ought To Be Ashamed (4:47)
02. Little Voice (3:40)
03. So Many Roads, So Many Trains (5:11)
04. She's A Good 'un (4:56)
05. Five Long Years (6:16)
06. Your Daughter Don't Want Me No More (4:34)
07. Same Thing On My Mind (3:11)
08. You Don't Love Me No More (4:45)
09. Tramp (4:34)
10. Sell My Monkey (5:26)
11. Don't Hurt Me No More (5:15)
12. I Live Here (4:11)

Byther really flies on this set and you can really feel the energy he and his band laid down on these tracks. Byther even recorded an acoustic song on this album, something he never has done before. If you love that raw, brooding Chicago blues sound, played and sung with lots of soul and emotion., you'll love this set. It's as rough and tough as you can get it today. And it's definitely 'Smitty's blues'.

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Album: Byther Smith On Black And Tan, Vol. 1
Size: 100,2 MB
Time: 43:03
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2018
Styles: Chicago Blues
Art: Front

01. All For Business (3:17)
02. The Man Wants Me Dead (5:01)
03. Wait And See (4:36)
04. Don't Hurt Me No More (5:14)
05. I Didn't Get None (3:21)
06. Put Your Arms Around Me (4:24)
07. Little Voice (3:38)
08. Same Thing On My Mind (4:37)
09. Love Me Like I Love You (4:36)
10. Things I Used To Do (4:05)

Strictly judging from the lyrical sentiment of his recordings, it might be wise not to make Chicago guitarist Byther Smith angry. Smitty's uncompromising songs are filled with threats of violence and ominous menace (the way blues used to be before the age of political correctness), sometimes to the point where his words don't even rhyme. They don't have to, either -- you're transfixed by the sheer intensity of his music. Smitty came to Chicago during the mid-'50s after spending time toiling on an Arizona cattle ranch. He picked up guitar tips from J.B. Lenoir (his first cousin), Robert Jr. Lockwood, and Hubert Sumlin, then began playing in the clubs during the early '60s. Theresa's Lounge was his main haunt for five years as he backed Junior Wells; he also played with the likes of Big Mama Thornton, George "Harmonica" Smith, and Otis Rush.

A couple of acclaimed singles for C.J. (the two-part "Give Me My White Robe") and BeBe ("Money Tree"/"So Unhappy") spread his name among aficionados, as did a 1983 album for Grits, Tell Me How You Like It. The rest of the country then began to appreciate Smitty, thanks to a pair of extremely solid albums on Bullseye Blues: 1991's Housefire (first out on Grits back in 1985) and I'm a Mad Man two years later. With two sets on Delmark and a stepped-up touring itinerary, Smitty really hit his stride. He continued with strong performances and recordings during the new millennium, issuing two albums on Black & Tan, 2001’s Smitty’s Blues and 2004’s Throw Away the Book; returning to Delmark for 2008’s Blues on the Moon: Live at the Natural Rhythm Social Club; and issuing Got No Place to Go on Fedora, also in 2008. ~by Bill Dahl

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