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SmittyonSteel

SmittyOnSteel

About Me

NYC native Smitty plays his original instrumental compositions on National resophonic guitars bottleneck style with a virtuosity seldom heard, an intellectual take on classic delta blues. Compositions for: HBO; Sopranos premier series; Sopranos 2006 series promos; Sopranos; the making of,2006. Deadwood promos Gold medal, 2006 New York Television and Film festival, Silver medal 2007 "Best original score of promotional spot". Cinemax; Comedy central, Tracy Ullman, Denis Leary; Original composition and performance in off broadway production of Sam Shepard's "Lie of the mind". Performances and recordings with: My sometime band mates;Lee Shallcross, Mike Charzuk, who is one of the funniest people on the planet and my pinting buddy and bass player, Todd Horton, Tim Givens, Pat Daugherty as well as; Aaron Comiss of the Spindoctors; Keith Richards & the Xpensive winos; Conductor composer Butch Morris; West african musicians Diabate and Insectivora fire eater @ Coney Island side show. Also notable, top engineer and good friend Steef. Recordings; "Witch Hunt" Soulsearchmusic 1999 "The Jacklight Sessions" Soulsearchmusic 2001 "Like A Child" Soulsearchmusic 2003 "Monkey Junk" Witch Hunt publishing 2003 Featured: WWOZ New Orleans radio featured artist,SouthXSouthwest Music festival, CB'gallery, NYC; Otto's Shrunken Head, NYC (Weekly performances) NUBLU, NYC (Weekly performances)

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 16/02/2008
Band Website: soulsearchmusic.com
Band Members: Currently, Steve Smithie, National resophonic guitars.
Influences: Mississippi Fred McDowell, Muddy Waters, Robert Johnson, Freddie King, Neville Bros, Duane Allman, The Allman Bros, Skip James, Rolling Stones, Sly and the Family Stone, Early Ska, 60's soul, 70's soul, The Philidelphia sound, The South, Mississippi, Memphis, NOLA, NYC, Aretha, Stax, Merle Haggard, Hank, Miles, Monk, James Brown, Sam Butler, Five Blind Boys, Keith Richards, The Band, Bob Marley, Left Hand Frank, Bill Dicey, Howlin Wolf, Hubert, Buddy Guy, Chris Whitley, Dan Lynch's, The Sixties, The Seventies, Nam, John Lee Hooker, The Temps, The Ojay's, The Beatles, Mississippi John Hurt, Martin Scorcese, Louie Armstrong, The 19th Century, the 20's 30's 40's 50's, summer in the city, Joshua Tree, John Hammond, Hendrix, Otha Turner, Jessie Mae Hemphill, R L Burnside, Bob Dylan, Louis Jordan, Broonzy, Bukka, Joe Tex, Arthur Alexander,The Guess Who, Nick Drake, Coffee, Tobacco, A pint, A nice suit, Tom Waits, Albert King, Neil Young, Lightning Hopkins, Bill Evans, Jelly Roll Morton, Son House, Duke Ellington, Fellini, Elmer Bernstein, Nino Rota, James Cann, spanish moss, Lucinda Williams, Town Van Zant and WillieMaes.........
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

SMITTY & CO @ NUBLU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_JO0KRWU9I Live@ Nublu NYC
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