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Otis "Big Smokey" Smothers (March 21, 1929 – July 23, 1993) was a Chicago blues guitarist and singer. He was a member of Howlin' Wolf's backing band and worked with Muddy Waters, Jimmy Rogers, Bo Diddley, Ike Turner, J. T. Brown, Freddie King, Little Johnny Jones, Little Walter, and Willie Dixon. His younger brother, Abe (born Albert, January 2, 1939 – November 20, 2010), was the bluesman Little Smokey Smothers, with whom he is sometimes confused.

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  • Smokey Smothers (de)
  • Otis "Big Smokey" Smothers (en)
  • Smokey Smothers (nl)
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  • Otis "Big Smokey" Smothers (March 21, 1929 – July 23, 1993) was a Chicago blues guitarist and singer. He was a member of Howlin' Wolf's backing band and worked with Muddy Waters, Jimmy Rogers, Bo Diddley, Ike Turner, J. T. Brown, Freddie King, Little Johnny Jones, Little Walter, and Willie Dixon. His younger brother, Abe (born Albert, January 2, 1939 – November 20, 2010), was the bluesman Little Smokey Smothers, with whom he is sometimes confused. (en)
  • Otis Smothers (Lexington (Mississippi), 21 maart 1929 - Chicago, 23 juli 1993) was een Amerikaanse bluesgitarist en -zanger. Hij was lid van de begeleidingsband van Howlin' Wolf en werkte samen met Muddy Waters, Jimmy Rogers, Bo Diddley, Ike Turner, , Freddie King, , Little Walter en Willie Dixon. Zijn jongere broer Abe (geboren Albert, 2 januari 1939 - 20 november 2010) was de bluesman Little Smokey Smothers, met wie hij soms verward wordt. (nl)
  • Otis „Big Smokey“ Smothers (* 21. März 1929 in Lexington, Mississippi; † 23. Juli 1993 in Chicago, Illinois) war ein US-amerikanischer Blues-Gitarrist und -Sänger. Als Howlin’ Wolf Smothers 1956/57 als Rhythmus-Gitarrist ins Studio holte, hatte Smothers bereits eine etwa zehnjährige Erfahrung als Bluesmusiker hinter sich. Mit Howlin' Wolf nahm er während dieser Zeit Songs wie Who's Been Talking und Tell Me auf. 1960 arbeitete Smothers mit Freddy King zusammen und bekam einen Plattenvertrag bei , wo er auch einige Solo-Aufnahmen machte. So veröffentlichte er 1961 sein Debüt-Album Sings the Backporch Blues. (de)
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  • Chicago, Illinois, U.S. (en)
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  • Lexington, Mississippi, U.S. (en)
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