Summary
Not too long after Willie "Big Eyes" Smith joined Muddy Waters' band, he was sitting outside a nondescript hotel room, passing time blowing a few notes on his harmonica.
Waters himself heard Smith, and delivered a proposition to his drummer: Since he liked what he was hearing, why not come out from behind the drum kit and step out front with the harp?See the full content of this document
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Bluesman Keeps Tradition but Adds His Own Mark
"I turned him down, flat cold, no way," says Smith, who performs tonight at Moondog's in Blawnox. "Because I loved the drums, too, and at that point I didn't f...
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