George "Harmonica" Smith
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George "Harmonica" Smith in 1980
George "Harmonica" Smith (April 22, 1924 – October 2, 1983)[1] (born Allen George Smith) was an American electric blues harmonica player.[2]
Life and career
Born in West Helena, Arkansas, United States, but brought up in Cairo, Illinois, he began playing professionally in 1951.[3] He joined the Muddy Waters' band in 1954 and played intermittently with that group.[3] He spent most of his life living on the West Coast of the United States.[3]
Smith played with Bacon Fat a blues group before working with Big Mama Thornton in the 1970s.[3] He played harmonica on her live album Jail in 1975.[3]
George "Harmonica" Smith died in 1983, in Los Angeles, California at the age of 59.[1]
Selected discography
- 2011: Teardrops Are Falling (Electro-Fi Records)[4][5]
- 1993: Harmonica Ace Ace Records[3][6]
- Unknown: Harmonica Blues King Dobre Records 1061[7]
References
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External links
Categories:
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- 1924 births
- 1983 deaths
- Blues musicians from Arkansas
- American blues harmonica players
- Harmonica blues musicians
- Electric blues musicians
- People from West Helena, Arkansas
- People from Cairo, Illinois
- West Coast blues musicians
- Juke Joint blues musicians
- Deram Records artists
- 20th-century American musicians
