Jack Smith was born in Newark, New Jersey, and grew up in Staten Island, New York. Starting out as a tap-dancer and a singer, he traded in his tap shoes for a guitar at the age of twelve and began writing and composing his own songs almost immediately.
He spent the sixties as a folk singer, working with a vocal group called The Smith Brothers (there was one woman singer in the group, but what the heck), that reached its peak when they made a demo for CBS with the legendary John Hammond, Sr.
The decade drew to a close with the formation of the now mythical band Orville Dorp, which migrated to Vancouver in the early seventies.
The band had it..s share of fame with a song called Jesus Marijuana which they released as a 45 rpm single, and then passed into history around the time that Jack was given the name Smiling Jack by some friends from a band called Stallion Thumrock.
The name stuck, and Jack stayed in Vancouver for 20 years, becoming a Canadian citizen and raising a son, MacKenzie.
During this 20 years Jack formed a number of interesting groups, from Smiling Jack and the Sparklers through Delta Airtight and ending up with a four piece vocal group called Party Fever, which released an album titled ..Ahh... Capella.. in 1990.
Then Jack moved back to the States for a while, singing a bit of country music in Florida and then living in New Jersey again where his focus finally settled on the blues. His first solo album, ..Direct To Dat Jack.., was recorded in Hoboken in 1994.
A visit to Spain opened up a world of new possibilities and later that year Jack moved his blues to Madrid, where he has been living for the last 12 years with his wife Carmen and their daughter Maria.
During this period Jack released 3 CDs in Spain, ..First Night With The Blues.. in 1996, ..Second Chance.. in 1997 and ..Three Seconds to Love Me.. in 2003.
He has just finished recording his fourth CD, ..This Blue Before.., in Canada, using an all-star line-up of Canadian musicians as well as his Spanish drummer, Quique Villafane. The recording was produced by the internationally famous jazz guitarist Pat Coleman and features a brillant horn section led by Phil Dwyer.
Over the course of some 40 years as a working musician, Jack has had the great fortune to work as an opening act for some of the biggest names in show business, including B.B. King, John Mayall, Bonnie Raitt, Charlie Musselwhite, Johnny Clyde Copeland, John Hammond, Jr, and the Reverend Gary Davis.
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Europe
La hora del Blues-Vicente Zumel-Barcelona-http://www.lahoradelblues.com/
La Ser-Madrid-La Hora 14 - http://www.cadenaser.com
Backstage Radio News - Salvatore Baldacchino, Radio TQV Belgium 87.7 fm
Classic Blues -www.classic21.be ..Belgium- Francis Delvaux
FM Brussel , Belgium - 98.8 FM
Radio Tusla- Bosnia Herzegovina-Jeans Generation-www.BARIKADA.com
94.00 MHz - Kalesija, Lukavac, Tuzla, Zivinice
96.5 MHz - Banovici, Brcko, Derventa, Modrica, Odzak, Orasje / Djakovo, Slavonski Brod, Zupanja
103.8 - Maglaj, Teslic, Tesanj, Zavidovici, Zenica, Zepce
105.1 - Doboj, Gracanica
Helsinki Blues Cafe- Finland -http://www.live365.com/stations/catnadja
Radionotte-Franco-Radio Nova FM 93.5. -North-West Sardinia -www.radionotte.net
Midnight Special Blues Radio-Paul Bondarovski-Paris-http://www.live365.com/stations/bonda6974?
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Bobtje Blues Podcast-Bobtje & Vasco-www.bobtjeblues.com
Rock Oko (Rock –Eye)-Rattko Matic & Mladen Loncar - Mike -Radio/Krizevci 96,60 MHz -Croatia
Rockin'XXL- Bernd - EVW 95.6 and 99.3 FM- Ems-Vechte-Welle, Lingen, Germany
Bluestimen, -Bjorn Wiksaas -Radio Ung, -FM 106,9 -http://www.radioung.no -Kristiansand, Norway
RADIO HOLSTEBRO -Kjell Andreassen -97,4 MHZ -CABLE 89,0 MHZ
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LE COLLECTIF DES RADIOS BLUES, Radio in France y Quebec:
All Blues & Dixie Rock - Luc Brunot-on RCF Corr..ze (Ussel 102 / Brive 91.4 / Tulle 106.9 / Argentat 89.3) http://perso.orange.fr/all-blues-dixie-rock/
Radio Blues Intense on RBA FM Auvergne Limousin (104.4 / 98.2) http://perso.orange.fr/all-blues-dixie-rock/RBI.htm
CROSS..BLUES STATION .. Michel Faton-sur la R.A.M.(radio Alpine Meilleure)
Shotgun Blues ..Frederic Briout-tous les lundi de 18h .. 19h sur Fr..quence Amiti.. Vesoul 91.3 FM
MOJOBLUES- Joelle Maraton- SUR O2 RADIO 91.3 www.o2radio.net
VIRUS DE BLUES Propos.. par Jean-Pierre Savouyaud Sur MDM RADIO (101.1) .. Mont-de-Marsan
Maxwell St. .. Alain Enjalbert- on Terre Marine www.terremarinefm.com
B.L.U.E.S. NEWS -Serge Levet - BEAUB FM Mercredi 18h/19 Redif. Samedi 15h
LE BLUES VOUS VA SI BIEN KAOLIN FM Jeudi 21/23h Redif. Dimanche 12h
En collaboration avec CLOVIS l'AMERICAIN
Le Blues Caf..-Cedric Vernet et Francis Rateau -SUR COULEURS FM - 97.1 FM (Nord Is..re)
Tous les 1ers mardis du mois en direct de 20H .. 22H- SUR LA WEBRADIO W3 BLUES RADIO http://bluesradio.free.fr
Rue D..Auteuil- Michel Dubois-CKRL-fm 89.1 Quebec
Baker Street - Xav-http://www.radiobakerstreet.com/
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UK
Digital Blues-www.phoenix.com
Blues Radio UK - www.bluesradio.co.uk
Hambone's Blues Rumshack-Lerwick, Scotland -
www.shetlandpodcaster.co.uk
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Australia and New Zealand
Salty Dog Blues N Roots Podcast- Australia -www.salty.com.au
Tess's Blues Groove- Australia
http://www.live365.com/stations/tesstify2
Saturday Night Blues Tess Coleman -BBB FM, Tanunda, South Australia
The Blues Man- Railway Blues -Brisbane Australia- 101.1 fm
www.101fm.asn.au
CoastFM 963 -Highway 49 Blues- Bill Dewdney- streaming www.coastfm.org-Tuesday 24/4/07 10pm--Midnight streaming -www.ozblues.net
Sugar City Blues- Canadian Cath - 4CRM- 107.5 FM- Mackay, Queensland-Saturday, 5-8 PM -http://www.4crm.com.au/Home/tabid/36/Default.aspx
Sidestream- 99.7FM-4RED -Arthur Elliott- Redcliffe,Queensland, Australia
Dave's Blues Mix
STAR FM Community Radio,St.Helens,Tasmania,Australia-93.7fm, 100.3fm and 98.5fm -www.starfm.org.au
Blues for Hippies- Mike Butler-The Studio Fm 107.4-Tauranga,New Zealand
Tuesday Blues- Mark Ryding- 2RRR 88.5FM-2-4pm- Sydney, Australia
Red Hot and Cool- Anthony Moulay-BayFM 99-Byron Bay,Australia-
www.bayfm.org -Noon–2pm,Saturdays
The Blues Room- Nate- Hamilton Community Radio, New Zealand- AM 1206-FM106.7
http://www.communityradio.co.nz/index.asp?pageid=2145835508
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Israel
Eli's Blues- Israel public radio 88FM- http://88fm.iba.org.il/
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USA
Blues Cafe-WRSW 107.3FM in Warsaw, Indiana
Paul Parello's Blues Power-http://www.chicagobluesman.com/
Sittin.. At The Crossroad with Big D
WWOZ Radio 90.7FM- New Orleans, La.
BluzNdaBlood Podcast- Star City Virginia
http://bluzndablood.com
KMBH Radio-88 FM- Harlington, Texas (Chris Maley)
Mark Kerr..s Blues Nation Podcast .. Greenwood, La. www.markkerrltd.com/bluesnation.htm
BLUES DELUXE (syndicated radio show) www.freeworldradio.com
The Big Break Music Podcast-Don D. Lewis- Kansas City-http://www.thebigbreakpodcast.com/
KRVM 91.9 FM, Eugene, Oregon-Breakfast With the Blues- BoogieKing Steve
"General Eclectic"-Tom Bingham -WCVF-FM -Fredonia, NY
EIGHT TO THE BAR WITH TARR-Les Tarr -KMFB 92.7 FM / 96.7 FM -
http://www.kmfb-fm.com -Mendocino, California
'Radioactive Blues Programming for the Tragically Hip & Twisted'
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Canada
CHMR FM 93.5 - St Johns, Newfoundland- The Blind Lemon Blues Show-Terry Parsons-www.www.chmr.ca
CFRO 102.7 FM -Vancouver, B.C.- 'ONE O'CLOCK JUMP' -Paul Norton-www.coopradio.org
CHLY-101.7 FM- Nanaimo B.C.
CFBX 92.5 FM -Kamloops, BC- Steve Marlow, Music Director
At The Crossroads-Brant Zwicker-ATC Blues Network-www.atcblues.ca (CFFM-FM .. Cariboo Network)(98.3 CIFM Network)Online at -myspace.com/atcblues
CFFF 92.7 FM (95.3 cable)- Peterborough, ON -Blue in the Face-Al Kirkcaldy- Tuesdays
8 pm to 10 pm-www.trentradio.ca -
CIUT-FM, 89.5, Toronto- Let The Good Times Roll- Every Thursday- 3-5 pm
AM 1430. Mississauga, Ontario- Sunday Night Soul- Johnny Max- www.sundaynightsoul.com
JAZZ.FM91 -BLUZ.FM -Toronto-Danny Marks
CKLN 88.1 FM, Toronto- Lowdown 2 Uptown-Blues Doctor Julie Hill & Dr. Feelgood-Wednesdays 8 to 10 PM ET-www.ckln.fm- Rogers digital cable channel 947
10,000 Blues- CKIA-FM 88,3 Mike Rochette-Quebec City, Canada
