Byther Smith
USA
Born: 17 April 1933
Years Active: 70, 80, 90, 2000
Genres: Blues
Styles: Chicago Blues, Electric Blues, Modern Electric Chicago Blues, Electric Chicago Blues, Modern Electric Blues
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Strictly judging from the lyrical sentiment of his recordings to this point, 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...
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