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("Photo courtesy Illinois Slim" [Tom Morris])
Barrelhouse Chuck, Rich Yescalis, Smokey Smothers, Steve Cushing, Dave Waldman (Ice Cream Men); source: Back cover of SteepleChase SCB-9009; photographer: James Fraher
Barrelhouse Chuck, Rich Yescalis, Smokey Smothers,
Steve Cushing, Dave Waldman (Ice Cream Men)
source: Back cover of SteepleChase SCB-9009
photographer: James Fraher


Big   Smokey Smothers
Otis "Big Smokey" Smothers
b. March 14 (or 21), 1929 in Lexington, Holmes County, Mississippi
d. July 23, 1993 at home in Chicago, Illinois

buried at Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip, Illinois
discography

#year
of release
title / label / notes
18/1956HOWLIN WOLF

- I Asked For Water (8175)   @ youtube
- So Glad (8176)   @ youtube



originally unissued track from same session:
- Break Of Day (8177) [Chess LP 6641 125]   @ youtube

rec. July 19, 1956 in Chicago, IL; Howlin' Wolf, voc, hca; Otis Spann Hosea Lee Kennard, p; Willie Johnson [?], Otis 'Smokey' Smothers, g; Willie Dixon, b; Earl Phillips, dr


Chess 1632 (US 8/1956)

Howling Wolf discography

22/1957HOWLIN' WOLF

- My Life (8354)   @ youtube
- Going Back Home (8352)   @ youtube



originally unissued tracks from same session:
- Bluebird (8353) [Blues Ball 2001, Chess CHD 2-9349]   @ youtube
- You Ought To Know (8355) [Blues Ball 2001, Chess CHD 2-9349]   @ youtube

rec. December 1956 in Chicago, IL; Howlin' Wolf, voc, hca; Adolph 'Billy' Duncan, ts; Hosea Lee Kennard, p; Willie Johnson, Otis 'Smokey' Smothers, g; Willie Dixon, b; Earl Phillips, dr


Chess 1648 (US 2/1957)

Howling Wolf discography

37/1957HOWLIN' WOLF

- Somebody In My Home (8530)   @ youtube
- Nature (8531-4)   @ youtube



originally unissued tracks from same session:
- Somebody In My Home (alt tk) [Blues Ball LP 2002]
- Nature (8531-1) [P-Vine PLP-6031]
- Nature (alt tk) (8531-6) [Blues Ball LP 2001]

rec. June 24, 1957 in Chicago, IL; Howlin' Wolf, voc, hca; Adolph 'Billy' Duncan, ts; Hosea Lee Kennard, p; Willie Johnson, Otis 'Smokey' Smothers, g 1); Willie Dixon, b; Earl Phillips, dr
1) Experts (unanimously) at Facebook: Obviously no two guitars can be heard; guitarist doesn't sound like Willie Johnson; guitarist might be "Big Smokey, or Little Smokey miscredited as Big Smokey, or maybe someone else, like L.D. McGhee" (Scott Dirks)


Chess 1668 (US 7/1957)

Howling Wolf discography

411/1959HOWLIN' WOLF

- The Natchez Burning (8178) *   @ youtube
- You Gonna Wreck My Life (U 7618 alt tk) #   @ youtube

# rec. March 1954 in Chicago, IL; Howlin' Wolf, voc, hca; Otis Spann, p; Lee Cooper, g; Willie Dixon, b; Earl Phillips, dr

* rec. July 19, 1956 in Chicago, IL; Howlin' Wolf, voc, , hca g [?]; Otis Spann Hosea Lee Kennard, p; Willie Johnson [?], Otis 'Smokey' Smothers, g; Willie Dixon, b; Earl Phillips, dr


Chess 1744 (US 11/1959)

Howling Wolf discography

51959?HOWLIN' WOLF

- Who's Been Talking? (8528)   @ youtube
- Tell Me (8529)   @ youtube

rec. June 24, 1957 in Chicago, IL; Howlin' Wolf, voc, hca; Adolph 'Billy' Duncan, ts; Hosea Lee Kennard, p; Willie Johnson, Otis 'Smokey' Smothers, g 1); Willie Dixon, b; Earl Phillips, dr
1) Experts (unanimously) at Facebook: Obviously no two guitars can be heard; guitarist doesn't sound like Willie Johnson; guitarist might be "Big Smokey, or Little Smokey miscredited as Big Smokey, or maybe someone else, like L.D. McGhee" (Scott Dirks)


Chess 1750

Howling Wolf discography

61960HOWLIN' WOLF

- Spoonful (10265) #
- Howlin' For My Darling (9584) *

# rec. June 1960 in Chicago, IL; Howlin' Wolf, voc; Otis Spann, p; Freddy Robinson, Hubert Sumlin, g; Willie Dixon, b; Fred Below, dr

* rec. July 1959 in Chicago, IL; Howlin' Wolf, voc, hca; Abb Locke, ts; Hosea Lee Kennard, p; Hubert Sumlin, Abraham Smothers, g; S.P. Leary, dr


Chess 1762

Howling Wolf discography
Hubert Sumlin discography

710/1960SMOKEY SMOTHERS

- Crying Tears (K4870-2) @ youtube @ 19:10
- What Am I Going To Do? (K4874-2) @ youtube @ 26:59

rec. August 25, 1960 in Cincinnati, OH; Otis Smothers, voc, g; Fred Jordan, g; Phillip Paul, dr

 
Federal 45-12385 (US October 1960)

811/1960SMOKEY SMOTHERS

- I've Been Drinking Muddy Water (K4875-1)   @ youtube
- Ain't Gonna Be No Monkey Man No More (K4876-3)   @ youtube



originally unissued tracks from same session:
- I've Been Drinking Muddy Water (K4875 alt tk) [Ace CDCHD 858]
- I Ain't Gonna Be No Monkey Man No More (K4876-2) [Ace CDCHD 858]

rec. August 25, 1960 in Cincinnati, OH; Otis Smothers, voc, g; Fred Jordan, Freddie King, g; Phillip Paul, dr

 
Federal 45-12395 (US November 1960)

91961SMOKEY SMOTHERS

- Smokey's Lovesick Blues (K4869-6) @ youtube @ 13:50
- Come On Rock Little Girl (K4880-1) #   @ youtube



originally unissued tracks from same session:
- Smokey's Love Sick Blues (K4969-1) [Ace CDCHD 858]
- Come On Rock Little Girl (K4880, alt incomplete tk) # [Ace CDCHD 858]

rec. August 25, 1960 in Cincinnati, OH; Otis Smothers, voc, g; Fred Jordan, # Freddie King, g; Phillip Paul, dr

 
Federal 45-12405 (US 1961)

101961SMOKEY SMOTHERS

- Midnight And Day (K4871-?) @ youtube @ 22:30
- Honey, I Ain't Teasin' (K4872-4)   @ youtube



originally unissued tracks from same session:
- Midnight And Day (K4871-1, incomplete) [Ace CDCHD 858]
- Honey I Ain't Teasin' (K4872-2) [Ace CDCHD 858]

rec. August 25, 1960 in Cincinnati, OH; Otis Smothers, voc, g; Fred Jordan, g; Phillip Paul, dr

 
Federal 45-12420 (US 1961)

1112/1961SMOKEY SMOTHERS

- I Can't Judge Nobody (K4878-1) #   @ youtube
- Blind And Dumb Man Blues (K4873-2)   @ youtube



originally unissued track from same session:
- Blind And Dumb Man Blues (K4873-1) [Ace CDCHD 858]

rec. August 25, 1960 in Cincinnati, OH; Otis Smothers, voc, g; Fred Jordan, # Freddie King, g; Phillip Paul, dr

   
Federal 45-12441 (US December 1961)

127/1962SMOKEY SMOTHERS

- Hello Little School Girl (F1451-3)   @ youtube
- Twist With Me Annie (F1454-6)   @ youtube

rec. February 14, 1962 in Cincinnati, OH; Otis Smothers, voc, g; Little Boyd, hca; prob. Joe Carter, b; Jimmy Malender Morelander, dr

 
Federal 45-12466 (US July 1962)

Little Boyd discography

134/1963SMOKEY SMOTHERS

- Give It Back (K4879-?) *   @ youtube
- Way Up In The Mountains Of Kentucky (F1452-4) #   @ youtube



originally unissued track from same session:
- (What I Done For You) Give It Back (K4879-1) * [Ace CDCHD 858]

# rec. February 14, 1962 in Cincinnati, OH; Otis Smothers, voc, g; Little Boyd, hca; prob. Joe Carter, b; Jimmy Malender Morelander, dr

* rec. August 25, 1960 in Cincinnati, OH; Otis Smothers, voc, g; Fred Jordan, Freddie King, g; Phillip Paul, dr


Federal 45-12488 (US April 1963)

Little Boyd discography

1411/1963SMOKEY SMOTHERS

- You're Gonna Be Sorry (K4877-?) *   @ youtube
- The Case Is Closed (F1453-2T) # @ youtube



originally unissued track from same session:
- You're Gonna Be Sorry (K4877-1) * [Ace CDCHD 858]

# rec. February 14, 1962 in Cincinnati, OH; Otis Smothers, voc, g; Little Boyd, hca; prob. Joe Carter, b; Jimmy Malender Morelander, dr
* rec. August 25, 1960 in Cincinnati, OH; Otis Smothers, voc, g; Fred Jordan, Freddie King, g; Phillip Paul, dr

 
Federal 45-12503 (US November 1963)

Little Boyd discography

   

- Lover's Lane
- Got A Long Distance Call
- I Need Your Love
- Fast Boogie
- Din't Want Me No More

rec. c. 1961 in Chicago, IL; Otis Smothers, voc, g

La Salle unissued

151962Smokey Smothers sings the backporch blues

King LP 779 / Polydor INT 623 239 track sequence:
- I Can't Judge Nobody [Federal 12441]
- Come On Rock Little Girl [Federal 12405]
- Honey I Ain't Teasin' [Federal 12420]
- You're Gonna Be Sorry [Federal 12503]
- (What I Done For You) Give It Back [Federal 12488]
- Smokey's Love Sick Blues [Federal 12405]

- I've Been Drinkin' Muddy Water [Federal 12395]
- Crying Tears [Federal 12385]
- Midnight And Day [Federal 12420]
- Blind And Dumb Man Blues [Federal 12441]
- What Am I Going To Do [Federal 12385]
- I Ain't Gonna Be No Monkey Man No More [Federal 12395]



Krazy Kat KK 7406 track sequence:
- I Can't Judge Nobody [Federal 12441]
- Come On Rock Little Girl [Federal 12405]
- Honey I Ain't Teasin' [Federal 12420]
- You're Gonna Be Sorry [Federal 12503]
- (What I Done For You) Give It Back [Federal 12488]
- Smokey's Love Sick Blues [Federal 12405]
- I've Been Drinkin' Muddy Water [Federal 12395]
- Crying Tears [Federal 12385]

- Midnight And Day [Federal 12420]
- Blind And Dumb Man Blues [Federal 12441]
- What Am I Going To Do [Federal 12385]
- I Ain't Gonna Be No Monkey Man No More [Federal 12395]
- The Case Is Closed [Federal 12503]
- Way Up In The Mountain Of Kentucky [Federal 12488]
- Hello Little School Girl [Federal 12466]
- Twist With Me Annie [Federal 12466]



Official CD 779 track sequence:
- I Can't Judge Nobody [Federal 12441]
- Come On Rock Little Girl [Federal 12405]
- Honey I Ain't Teasin' [Federal 12420]
- You're Gonna Be Sorry [Federal 12503]
- (What I Done For You) Give It Back [Federal 12488]
- Smokey's Love Sick Blues [Federal 12405]
- I've Been Drinkin' Muddy Water [Federal 12395]
- Crying Tears [Federal 12385]
- Midnight And Day [Federal 12420]
- Blind And Dumb Man Blues [Federal 12441]
- What Am I Going To Do [Federal 12385]
- I Ain't Gonna Be No Monkey Man No More [Federal 12395]
- The Case Is Closed [Federal 12503]
- Hello Little School Girl [Federal 12466]
- Twist With Me Annie [Federal 12466]
- Way Up In The Mountain Of Kentucky [Federal 12488]
- I Got My Eyes On You [Gamma 104]
- I'm Looking For You [Gamma 104]
- Everybody's Talking [Red Beans LP RB-009]
- Sugar Pie [Red Beans LP RB-009]
- I'll Be Your King [Red Beans LP RB-009]
- Don't Mess With My Mew Mew [Red Beans LP RB-009]
- You're My Bird [Red Beans LP RB-009]
- Searching For My Baby [Red Beans LP RB-009]
- Hello Little School Girl [Red Beans LP RB-009]



Ace CDCHD 858 track sequence:@ youtube
- I Can't Judge Nobody [Federal 12441]
- Come On Rock Little Girl [Federal 12405]
- Honey I Ain't Teasin' [Federal 12420]
- You're Gonna Be Sorry [Federal 12503]
- (What I Done For You) Give It Back [Federal 12488]
- Smokey's Love Sick Blues [Federal 12405]
- I've Been Drinkin' Muddy Water [Federal 12395]
- Crying Tears [Federal 12385]
- Midnight And Day [Federal 12420]
- Blind And Dumb Man Blues [Federal 12441]
- What Am I Going To Do [Federal 12385]
- I Ain't Gonna Be No Monkey Man No More [Federal 12395]
- The Case Is Closed [Federal 12503]
- Way Up In The Mountain Of Kentucky [Federal 12488]
- Hello Little School Girl [Federal 12466]
- Twist With Me Annie [extended take of Federal 12466]
- I've Been Drinking Muddy Water [previously unissued alt tk)
- Blind And Dumb Man Blues [previously unissued tk 1)
- Honey I Ain't Teasin' [previously unissued tk 2)
- Smokey's Love Sick Blues [previously unissued tk 1)
- Come On Rock Little Girl [previously unissued alt incomplete tk)
- Midnight And Day [previously unissued tk 1 incomplete)
- (What I Done For You) Give It Back [previously unissued tk 1)
- I Ain't Gonna Be No Monkey Man No More [previously unissued tk 2)
- You're Gonna Be Sorry [previously unissued tk 1)

Ace CDCHD 858 compiled by John Broven & Dave Sax

Polydor INT 623 239 / Official CD 779 erroneously claim Sonny Thompson playing piano


King LP 779 (US 1962) "Smokey Smothers sings the backporch blues"

 
= Polydor INT 623 239 (Germany 1966) (rechanneled stereo) "The Driving Blues of Smokey Smothers"


(=) Krazy Kat KK 7406 (UK 1982) "Smokey Smothers: The Complete Sessions 1960/1962"

(original) notes by Seymore Stein

(=) Official CD 779 ("Denmark" 2000) "Smokey Smothers sings the backporch blues"

notes by Bill Dahl, Dave Sax & John Tefteller

(=) Ace CDCHD 858 (UK 2002) "Smokey Smothers sings the backporch blues"

Krazy Kat Records discography
Little Boyd discography

161968SMOKEY SMOTHERS

- I Got My Eyes On You (Watching Everything You Do) (GA103A)   @ youtube
- I'm Looking For You (GA103B)   @ youtube

or

- I Got My Eyes On You (Watching Everything You Do) (GA103A)
- I Got My Eyes On You (instr) (GA104B)   @ youtube

rec. 1968 in Chicago, IL; Otis Smothers, voc, g, hca; b; dr


Gamma 104 (b-side = GA103B)


Gamma 104 (b-side = GA104B)

171970Have A Good Time - Chicago Blues
Chicago Anthology

Homesick James
- Little And Low ## [unissued Willie Dixon recording]   @ youtube
- Look On Yonder's Wall # [unissued Willie Dixon recording]   @ youtube
- My Home Ain't Here ## [unissued Willie Dixon recording]   @ youtube
Walter Horton
- I Need My Baby Blues * [unissued Willie Dixon recording]   @ youtube
- Have A Good Time * [unissued Willie Dixon recording]   @ youtube
Prez Kenneth
- I Am The Man Downstairs § [Biscayne 005]   @ youtube
- Messin' With Mabel § [Biscayne 015]   @ youtube


Smokey Smothers
- I'm Lookin' For You + [Gamma GA-104]   @ youtube
"Poor" Bob Woodfork
- I Wanna School You Pretty Baby || [originally unissued]   @ youtube
- Ain't Got A Lousy Dime || [originally unissued; alt tk of "The Sun Is Rising"]   @ youtube
L.C. McKinley
- So Strange // [originally unissued]   @ youtube
- Mind Your Business // [originally unissued]   @ youtube
Snooky Pryor
- I'm Going Away \\ [Atomic-H unissued]   @ youtube
- Rest A Little While \\ [Atomic-H unissued]   @ youtube


compiled by Mike Leadbitter
Walter Horton photo (inner gatefold) by Marcel Imsand

# rec. August 1964 in Chicago, IL by Willie Dixon; Homesick James, voc, g; ## Walter Horton, hca; Henry Gray or Willie Mabon, p; Mighty Joe Young, g; Willie Dixon, b; Clifton James, dr

* rec. 1964 in Chicago, IL; Walter Horton, voc, hca; Henry Gray, p; Mighty Joe Young, g; Willie Dixon, b; Clifton James, dr

§ rec. 1964/65 in Chicago, IL; Prez Kenneth (Kenneth Kidd), voc, b; Willie Welchess, ts; Birmingham Jones, hca; Kermit Chandler, g; Leroy Spottsville, dr


+ rec. 1968 in Chicago, IL; Otis "Big Smokey" Smothers, voc, hca, g; b; dr

|| rec. 1965 in Chicago, IL; "Poor" Bob Woodfork, voc, g; Henry Gray, p; Buddy Guy, Mighty Joe Young, g; Willie Dixon, b; Clifton James

// rec. 1964 in Chicago, IL; L.C. McKinley, voc, g; p; g; b; dr

\\ rec. 1954 in Chicago, IL by the Rev. Houston H. Harrington for his Atomic-H label; Snooky Pryor, voc, hca; Lazy Bill Lucas, p; Homesick James, g

notes on four leaflets (December 1970) by Mike A. Leadbitter
 

inner gatefold with Walter Horton photo by Marcel Imsand



Sunnyland KS 101 (UK 1970)

Sunnyland Records discography

181972Blues Rarities

J.L. Smith
- Got My Top Let Down
- If It's Too Late
- I Hate To See You Go
- Can't Stand Your Evil Ways
- Tears Won't Help You Baby
- Bleeding Heart
Mighty Joe Young
- Sweet Kisses

John Littlejohn
- Bloody Tears [T-D-S 4710]
- What In The World [Margaret 997]
- 29 Ways [T-D-S 4713]
- Kitty O [Margaret 996]
Little Eddie
- Teddy Bear Blues
Bo Dudley
- Shotgun Rider


Fenton Robinson
- From My Heart
- Say You're Leavin'
Prez Kenneth
- I Am The Man Downstairs
G.L. Crockett
- Every Goodbye Ain't Gone
Magic Sam
- She Belongs To Me
Andrew Odom
- Fattening Frogs For Snakes
Jody Williams
- You May

Louis Meyers
- Just Whaling
- Bluesy
Detroit Jr.
- The Way I Feel
Bobo Jenkins
- Tell Me Who
- Nothing But Love

Smokey Smothers
- I Got My Eyes On You
Eddie Taylor
- Big Town Playboy


front cover photo by Horst Lippmann

2 LP set

Rarities no #, no print on labels (NL 1972)

191979Blow By Blow

Junior Wells
- A Tribute To Little Walter
Jerry McCain
- She's Tough
Andy Belvin
- Travellin' Mood
Sammy Lewis
- Somebody Stole My Love [8th Street ESR-1001]
Sam Myers
- My Love Is Here To Stay
Long Tall Lester
- Working Man
Eddie Hope
- A Fool No More
Charles Walker
- My Babe

Eddie Hope
- Lost Child
Sammy Lewis
- You Lied To Me [8th Street ESR-1001]
Jerry McCain
- Steady
Cliff Jackson
- Nine Below Zero
Sam Myers
- Sleeping In The Ground
Charles Walker
- 40 Days And 40 Nights
Long Tall Lester
- All Because Of You

Smokey Smothers
- Hello Little Schoolgirl

the original 1979 issue has Charles McDaniels, the 1985/86 re-release has Junior Wells on the front cover!

     
Sundown CG 709-01 (NL 1979)


= Sundown CG 709-01 (NL 1985/86 ?)

Sundown Records discography

201980Smokey Smothers

- Between Midnight & Day
- Baby Please Don't Go
plus 6-8 tracks

rec. December 1980 at WBEZ radio station in Chicago, IL; Otis Smothers, voc, g; Dave Waldman, hca; Illinois Slim, g; Steve Cushing, dr

151982SMOKEY SMOTHERS & HIS ICE CREAM MEN

- Things Ain't What They Used To Be
- Black Cat Girl

rec. August 8, 1981 in Chicago, IL; Otis Smothers, voc, g; Lester Davenport, hca; Illinois Slim, g; Big John Trice, b; Steve Cushing, dr


Rooster Blues R48

211982American Livin' Blues Festival 1982
Live in Europe

DLP track sequence:
Abb Locke
- Honky Tonk

Smokey Smothers
- I Wanna Be With You   @ Spotify
Lester Davenport
- Be Careful Baby
- I Got A Woman

Lafayette Leake
- Fast Boogie
- I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town
- Short Dressed Woman
- Trouble In Mind


Queen Sylvia
- Early Time Rock
- Blues And Troubles
- Gonna Find My Baby
Jimmy Dawkins
- Dont' Ch'a Wanna Know

Jimmy Dawkins
- Sound Of The West Side
- Feel So Bad

all contributing artists
- Paris Jam


CD track sequence:
Smokey Smothers
- I Wanna Be With You
Lester Davenport
- Be Careful Baby
- I Got A Woman
Lafayette Leake
- Fast Boogie
- I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town
- Short Dressed Woman
- Trouble In Mind
Queen Sylvia
- Early Time Rock
- Blues And Troubles
- Gonna Find My Baby
Jimmy Dawkins
- Dont' Ch'a Wanna Know
- Sound Of The West Side

all contributing artists
- Paris Jam

rec. May 25, 1982 live at La Maison des Arts Créteil, France; Jimmy Dawkins, voc, g; Lester "Maddog" Davenport, voc, hca; Queen Sylvia Embry - voc, b; Lafayette Leake, voc, p; Big Smokey Smothers, voc, g; Abb Locke, sax; Rich Kirch, g; Sylvester Boines, b; Jim Schutte, dr; prod. by Larry Martin & Sylvain Mustaki

gatefold DLP

Paris Album C 3346/47 (Fr 1982)


= EPM FDC 5513 (Fr 1993)


= Encore CD 157 742 (Fr 2000) ("Blues Collection")

Sylvia & Johnny Embry discography

221986Otis 'Smokey' Smothers and his ice cream men: Got My Eyes On You

- Everybody's Talking || # * §
- Sugar Pie || # * §
- I'll Be Your King || # §
- Don't Mess With My Mew Mew || *
- You're My Bird (voc/g only) ||
- Searching For My Baby || # §

- Got My Eyes On You //
- Midnight And Day \\ *
- Hello Little School Girl \\ *
- I Got Love ||
- Ever Ready Daddy || * §
- Blow Wind Blow \\ *

|| rec. December 4/5, 1985 at ACME Recording Studios in Chicago, IL by Mike Rasfeld; Otis 'Smokey' Smothers, voc, g; * Dave Waldman, hca; # Barrelhouse Chuck, p; § Rich Yescalis, b; Steve Cushing, dr (except "You're My Bird")
// rec. April 12, 1984 at WBEZ Studios in Chicago, IL by Ken Rasek; Otis 'Smokey' Smothers, voc, g; Illinois Slim (Tom Morris), g; Steve Arvey, b; Steve Cushing, dr
\\ rec. December 12, 1980 at WBEZ Studios in Chicago, IL by Ken Gagne; Otis 'Smokey' Smothers, voc, g; * Dave Waldman, hca; Illinois Slim (Tom Morris), g; Steve Cushing, dr (except "I Got Love")

photos by James Fraher

notes by Pete Crawford

Red Beans RB-009 (US 1986)


= SteepleChase SCB-9009 (Denmark 1986)

231987Chicago Blues Session   Volume 2

Smokey Smothers
- Schooldays [Hello Little School Girl] #
- Don't Judge Nobody [I Can't Judge Nobody] #
- Do The Thing #
- Sad Day [Sad, Sad Day] #
Vera Taylor
- Look Out
- All Your Lovin Mr. Lovin

Johnny B. Moore
- Sacrified
- Memphis Bound
Eddie Taylor
- Take Your Hands Down
- I Got Long To Stay
Homesick James
- You Treat Me Nothing
Floyd Jones
- Take A Little Walk With Me


# rec. August 8, 1984; Otis Smothers, voc, g; Eddie Taylor, g; Willie Kent, b; Tim Taylor, dr


Wolf 120.848 (Austria 1987)

241998Boston Blackie & Otis 'Big Smokey' Smothers: Chicago Blues Session   Volume 1

Otis 'Big Smokey' Smothers
- I Can't Judge Nobody   @ youtube   @ Spotify
- Hello Little School Girl   @ Spotify
- Sad, Sad Day   @ Spotify
- Do The Thing   @ Spotify
Boston Blackie
- ABC Blues   @ Spotify
- Louise #   @ Spotify
- Hey Baby #   @ youtube   @ Spotify
- How Much More Long *   @ youtube   @ Spotify

Otis 'Big Smokey' Smothers
- Give Me Back That Way   @ Spotify
- Blues All Day Long   @ youtube   @ Spotify
- I've Been Drinking Muddy Water   @ Spotify
Boston Blackie
- ABC Blues (tk 2) *   @ Spotify
- Find Me Another Babe *   @ Spotify


Boston Blackie tracks rec. January 29, 1992 at ACME Recording in Chicago, IL by Paul Smith; Boston Blackie, voc, g; Luther Adams, g; # Willie Kent or * Michael Riley, b; Cleo Williams, dr; prod. by Willie Kent; photo by Felix Wohrstein
Otis 'Big Smokey' Smothers tracks rec. 1984 & 1991
Smokey Smothers photo by James Fraher

notes by JoeAnn Larson & Richard Shavzin (Boston Blackie) and Sam Burckhardt (Smokey Smothers)

Wolf CD 120.847 (Austria 1998)


= Wolf CD 120.847 (Austria 2013) "Boston Blackie & Otis 'Big Smokey' Smothers: ABC Blues"

Boston Blackie discography

251999Chicago Blues From Federal Records

Kid Thomas
- Wolf Pack
- The Spell
- Jivin' Mess
- You're Fine
- Come Here Woman
- Beulah Come Back
- Here Is My Story
- Ride On, Ride On

Smokey Smothers
- I've Been Drinking Muddy Water [Federal 12395]
- Blind And Dumb Man Blues [Federal 12441]
- Hello Little School Girl [Federal 12466]
- Come On Rock Little Girl [Federal 12405]
Willie Mabon
- Light Up Your Lamp [Federal 12306]
- Rosetta Rosetta [Federal 12306]
- It's Gonna Hurt You [Negro Rhythm 107]
- Got To Find My Baby [Negro Rhythm 107]
Bobby King
- I Want You To Rock Me
- Two Telephones
- W-A-S-T-E-D
- What A Day What A Night
Eddie Clearwater
- Real Good Time
- Hey Bernardine


notes (1998) by Ray Topping

Ace CDCHD 717 (UK 1999)

Willie Mabon discography
Eddie Clearwater discography

262016Big Smokey Smothers with The Crowns: That's Alright@ youtube (full album playlist)

- That's Alright
- I Need Your Lovin'
- Take A Little Walk With Me
- Sugar Pie
- Can't Hold Out Much Longer
- 41st Street Boogie
- Black Nights
- Hard Hearted Woman
- Greasy Gravy


prod. by Paul Barry
1-6 rec. April 18, 1992 at New Moon Studio by Brad Moe; Big Smokey Smothers voc, g; The Crowns: Paul Barry, hca; Thomas Mahon, p; Jeff Hester, g (1, 3, 5-9); Paul Rossez, g (2, 4, 7-9); Ed Dunn, b; Warren Kassulke, dr
7-9 rec. 1990-93; Bobby Johnson, voc (7, 8)
cover photo by Marc Norberg


Paul Barry CD 98576 86412



Additional information appreciated !!!

 

Sources / Further reading:
- own record collection
- Jean-Claude Arnaudon: Dictionnaire du Blues.- Paris, France (Filipacci) 1977, pp. 232-233
- Karel Bogaert: Blues Lexicon.- Antwerpen (Standaard) 1972, p. 345
- Bob Eagle & Eric S. LeBlanc: Blues - A Regional Experience.- Santa Barbara (Praeger Publishers) 2013, p. 228
- Les Fancourt & Bob McGrath: The Blues Discography 1943 - 1970.- Vancouver 2006, p. 498
- Les Fancourt & Bob McGrath: The Blues Discography 1943 - 1970 (2nd edition).- Vancouver 2012, pp. 575-576

- Les Fancourt & Bob McGrath: The Blues Discography 1943 - 1970 (3rd edition).- Vancouver (Eyeball Productions) 2019, p. 592
- Robert Ford & Bob McGrath: The Blues Discography 1971 - 2000 [the later years].- Vancouver 2011, pp. 275, 421
- Sheldon Harris: Blues Who's Who - A Bibliographical Dictionary of Blues Singers.- New York 1987, pp. 475-476
- Mike Leadbitter & Neil Slaven: Blues Records 1943 to 1966 - A complete guide to 20 years of recorded blues.- London/New York (Oak Publications), 1968.- pp. 293-294
- Mike Leadbitter, Leslie Fancourt & Paul Pelletier: Blues Records 1943 to 1970 - A selective discography, Vol. two, L to Z.- London (Record Information Services), 1994, pp. 512-513

- http://www.globaldogproductions.info/f/federal.html
- eBay auctions
- diverse internet resources

thanks to Alan Balfour, Scott Dirks, Byron Foulger, Kirk Whiting, Hannes Folterbauer, Steve Cushing, Max Hoeffner, Tano Ro, Gilbert Guyonnet, Don Deering and Tom Morris (Illinois Slim) for additional info / scans

 

Tony Russell & Chris Smith with Neil Slaven, Ricky Russell & Joe Faulkner: The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings.- London/New York/Toronto (Penguin Books), 2006   Otis 'Smokey Smothers' entry by Chris Smith in Tony Russell & Chris Smith with Neil Slaven, Ricky Russell & Joe Faulkner: The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings.- London/New York/Toronto (Penguin Books), 2006, p. 599
Otis 'Smokey Smothers' entry by Chris Smith
in Tony Russell & Chris Smith with Neil Slaven, Ricky Russell & Joe Faulkner: The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings.- London/New York/Toronto (Penguin Books), 2006, p. 599

 

Brothers <b>Otis 'Big Smokey' and Albert Abraham 'Abe' 'Little Smokey' Smothers, 1977; source: Front cover of Living Blues # 37 (Mar/Apr 1978); photographer: Jim O'Neal
Brothers Otis "Big Smokey" and Albert Abraham "Abe" "Little Smokey" Smothers, 1977
source: Front cover of Living Blues # 37 (Mar/Apr 1978); photographer: Jim O'Neal

 

B I G   S M O K E Y   S M O T H E R S; source: Front cover of Red Beans RB-009 (US 1986); photographer: James Fraher)
Big Smokey Smothers
source: Front cover of Red Beans RB-009 (US 1986); photographer: James Fraher

 

B I G   S M O K E Y   S M O T H E R S and Floyd Jones at 3rd Annual Chicago Blues Festival, 6-8 June, 1986; source: Juke Blues #6 (Autumn 1986), p. 21; photographer: Brian Baumgartner
Big Smokey Smothers and Floyd Jones at 3rd Annual Chicago Blues Festival, 6-8 June, 1986
source: Juke Blues #6 (Autumn 1986), p. 21; photographer: Brian Baumgartner

 

 

 

 

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