Social Scapes

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Soulful Chicago vocalist and guitarist Byther Smith is a fighter, a scrapper, a hard worker and a survivor. As a child in Monticello, Mississippi he lost both his parents; his mother when he was one year old and his father six months later. Smitty came to Chicago in the mid-’50s and by the early ’60s was playing at Theresa’s Lounge, where he backed Junior Wells. He also worked with Big Mama Thornton, George ‘Harmonica’ Smith and Otis Rush. He recorded his first LP for the Grits label in 1983, two for Bullseye in the early ’90s. DVD special features include a bonus track and Byther Smith commentary. All region NTSC.

Byther Smith: Blues On The Moon – Live at Natural Rhythm Social Club