Otis “Big Smokey” Smothers (21 Mar 1929 - 23 Jul 1993)

Male Person - United States

Releases (1)

Official

Album

  1. Sings the Backporch Blues 1962

Relationships (1)

Siblings

  1. Abraham “Little Smokey” Smothers (02 Jan 1939)

Recordings by (48)

  1. I Can't Judge Nobody 2:35 (1962)
  2. Come on Rock Little Girl 2:45 (1962)
  3. Honey, I Ain't Teasin' 2:55 (1962)
  4. You're Gonna Be Sorry 3:53 (1962)
  5. (What I Done for You) Give It Back 2:47 (1962)
  6. Smokey's Love Sick Blues 2:40 (1962)
  7. I've Been Drinking Muddy Water 2:25 (1962)
  8. Crying Tears 3:05 (1962)
  9. Midnight and Day 2:35 (1962)
  10. Blind and Dumb Man Blues 2:58 (1962)
  11. What Am I Going to Do 2:03 (1962)
  12. Ain't Gonna Be No Monkey Man No More 2:20 (1962)
  13. Come on Rock, Little Girl 2:49 (12 Feb 1996)
  14. I Can't Judge Nobody 4:33 (17 Jun 1998)
  15. Hello Little School Girl 5:23 (17 Jun 1998)
  16. Sad, Sad Day 5:21 (17 Jun 1998)
  17. Do the Thing 3:41 (17 Jun 1998)
  18. Give Me Back That Way 4:54 (17 Jun 1998)
  19. Blues All Day Long 7:58 (17 Jun 1998)
  20. I've Been Drinking Muddy Water 6:25 (17 Jun 1998)
  21. Hello Little School Girl 3:00 (11 May 1999)
  22. I Can't Judge Nobody 2:46 (17 Sep 2002)
  23. Honey, I Ain't Teasin' 3:03 (17 Sep 2002)
  24. You're Gonna Be Sorry 3:06 (17 Sep 2002)
  25. (What I Done for You) Give It Back 2:52 (17 Sep 2002)
  26. Smokey's Love Sick Blues 2:57 (17 Sep 2002)
  27. I've Been Drinking Muddy Water 2:30 (17 Sep 2002)
  28. Crying Tears 3:25 (17 Sep 2002)
  29. Midnight and Day 3:01 (17 Sep 2002)
  30. Blind and Dumb Man Blues 3:05 (17 Sep 2002)
  31. What Am I Going to Do? 2:07 (17 Sep 2002)
  32. I Ain't Gonna Be No Monkey Man No More 2:28 (17 Sep 2002)
  33. The Case Is Closed 2:49 (17 Sep 2002)
  34. Way Up in the Mountains of Kentucky 2:54 (17 Sep 2002)
  35. Hello Little School Girl 3:02 (17 Sep 2002)
  36. Twist With Me Annie (extended take) 3:10 (17 Sep 2002)
  37. I've Been Drinking Muddy Water (Previously Unissued alternate take) 2:30 (17 Sep 2002)
  38. Blind and Dumb Man Blues (Previously Unissued alternative take 1) 4:08 (17 Sep 2002)
  39. Honey, I Ain't Teasin' (Previously Unissued alternative take 2) 3:00 (17 Sep 2002)
  40. Smokey's Love Sick Blues (Previously Unissued alternative take 1) 3:02 (17 Sep 2002)
  41. Come on Rock Little Girl (Previously Unissued alternative Incomplete take) 1:41 (17 Sep 2002)
  42. Midnight and Day (Previously Unissued alternative Incomplete take 1) 2:05 (17 Sep 2002)
  43. (What I Done for You) Give It Back (Previously Unissued alternative take 1) 2:41 (17 Sep 2002)
  44. I Ain't Gonna Be No Monkey Man No More (Previously Unissued alternative take 2) 2:30 (17 Sep 2002)
  45. You're Gonna Be Sorry (Previously Unissued alternative take 1) 3:02 (17 Sep 2002)
  46. Come on Rock Little Girl 2:18 (2002)
  47. Twist With Me Annie 3:02 (2009)
  48. I’ve Been Drinking Muddy Water 2:28 ()

On Recordings (6)

Instruments

  1. I Asked for Water (She Gave Me Gasoline) 2:51 Howlin’ Wolf (1959) guitar
  2. Somebody in My Home 2:26 Howlin’ Wolf (1959) guitar
  3. Natchez Burnin' 2:11 Howlin’ Wolf (Jan 1966) guitar
  4. Somebody in My Home (alternate take) 2:34 Howlin’ Wolf (17 Jun 1993) guitar
  5. I'll Be Your King 2:19 Barrelhouse Chuck (2000) guitar

Vocals

  1. I'll Be Your King 2:19 Barrelhouse Chuck (2000)

Credited as (5)

  1. Smokey Smothers
  2. Otis Smothers
  3. Otis "Smokey" Smothers
  4. Otis “Big Smokey” Smothers
  5. Boston Blackie & Otis “Big Smokey” Smothers

Works (2)

Wrote

  1. Come on Rock Little Girl
  2. Crying Tears

Links (5)

Other Databases

  1. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13921613s
  2. https://d-nb.info/gnd/1051288428

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/751807

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/46948290

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2295455