LC control no. | n 87102280 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | Smothers, Otis, 1929-1993 |
Variant(s) | Smothers, Smokey, 1929-1993 Smothers, Big Smokey, 1939-1993 |
Associated country | United States |
Located | Chicago (Ill.) |
Birth date | 1929-03-21 |
Death date | 1993-07-23 |
Place of birth | Lexington (Miss.) |
Place of death | Chicago (Ill.) |
Field of activity | Blues (Music) |
Profession or occupation | Blues musicians Guitarists Singers |
Found in | His Got my eyes on you [SR] p1986: label (Otis "Smokey" Smothers) container (b. 3-21-29 in Lexington, Miss.; guitar, vocals, and composer) Wikipedia, November 23, 2018 (Otis "Big Smokey" Smothers; born March 21, 1929, Lexington, Mississippi; died July 23, 1993, Chicago, Illinois; African-American Chicago blues guitarist and singer; his younger brother, Abe (born Albert, January 2, 1939; died November 20, 2010), was the bluesman Little Smokey Smothers, with whom he is sometimes confused; moved to Chicago in 1946; was a member of Howlin' Wolf's backing band and worked part-time backing Muddy Waters; helped to form the Muddy Waters Junior Band in the late 1950s) Mississippi Writers & Musicians WWW site, November 23, 2018 (Otis "Big Smokey" Smothers; Otis "Smokey" Smothers; born March 21, 1919, Lexington, Mississippi; raised in the Tchula area along with his younger brother Abe (known as “Little Smokey”); moved to Chicago in 1946; died there, July 23, 1993; blues guitarist) <https://www.mswritersandmusicians.com/mississippi-musicians/otis-big-smokey-smothers> |