Smothers Brothers of Blues: Chicago Blues Story

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A blues documentary about the Smothers Brothers of Blues, two musician brothers who migrated from the Mississippi Delta to Chicago. - Hi. I am a daughter of the blues. I am raising funds to tell the life story of my dad, one of the early Chicago blues pioneer, Otis "Big Smokey" Smothers and his brother, bluesman Abe "Little Smokey" Smothers. These brothers were influential in forming the Chicago Blues sound.   They are the Smothers Brothers of Blues. My dad, Big Smokey, wrote a catalog of blues songs and recorded and played with blues legends Muddy Waters, Howlin ...

Read More Wolf, Bo Diddley, Charles Musselwhite, Sunnyland Slims and others. My uncle Little Smokey was a well known and respected blues man as well who recorded with great blues men. I have written a documentary based on their life which begins in the Mississippi Delta. These two brothers were influential in forming the Chicago Blues sound and touched

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