Tell Me How You Like It (Remastered) Byther Smith

• 1 Tell Me How You Like It 04:11
• 2 I Don't Like To Travel 04:13
• 3 Cut You Loose 03:44
• 4 Walked All Night Long 04:03
• 5 Close To You 03:58
• 6 Come On In This House 04:00
• 7 300 Pounds Of Joy 04:01
• 8 Hold That Train 05:24
• 9 You Ought To Be Ashamed 03:48
• 10 What My Mamma Told Me 03:48
• 11 This Little Voice 03:16
• Total Runtime 44:26

Info zu Tell Me How You Like It (Remastered)

In 1981, Byther Smith finally found the opportunity to record his first full-length album for producer Kehn Bacon and his Grits label. Accompanied by a small, compact band (Mike Baietto, Bruce Felgen, Joe Pusateri), he delivers a superb record featuring his expressive voice and intense, incisive guitar playing. Highlights include “Walked all night long”, “300 pounds of joy”, “What my mamma told me” and “This little voice”. In Europe, the album was reissued by the British label Red Lightnin', and helped Byther to make a name for himself outside the US.

Recorded at Timbre Recording Studio in Illinois, this masterpiece of Chicago and delta blues is the magnum opus of Mississippi blues singer and guitarist Byther Smith. Originally released in 1983 and remastered in 2024, this alum captures the sound of Smith and his boys raw and live in the studio, playing out their trademark brand of tight-knit Chicago blues, rock and roll on tracks including 'Tell Me How You Like It', 'Three Hundred Pounds of Joy' and 'Close to You'.

"A mainstay on the Chicago blues scene since the ’60s, “Byther Smith has earned a reputation as one of the most intense performers and songwriters in the blues.” (Living Blues)

Byther Smith, vocals, guitar
Mike Baietto, guitar
Bruce Felgen, bass
Joe Pusateri, drums

Recorded at Timbre Recording Studio, Alsip, Illinois by Jerry Muzika
Mixed and Mastered at Riverside Studio, Chicago by Steve Wagner
Produced by Byther Smith and Kehn A. Bacon

Digitally remastered

Byther Smith
was a true Living Legend of the Chicago blues scene and during his long lasting career he worked with the greatest of the Chicago blues artists like Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Jimmy Reed and Otis Rush. Born in Monticello, Mississippi on April 17, 1933 young Byther Smith got his first musical experiences with gospel music, a music that he returned to at various stages of his career. As a teenager Byther moved to Arizona, working on a cattle ranch and playing with a country & western band at weekends. In 1957 he moved to Chicago at the advice of his cousin, the legendary J.B. Lenoir. He began gigging and taking guitar lessons from Robert Lockwood and Hubert Sumlin presumably on the basis that if you’re going to get a guitar teacher you might as well get the best.

In the early 1960’s Byther Smith was working the clubs on guitar and bass both as a leader and in various bands as sideman. A group of highly prized recordings were made resulting in 45’s on labels such as Bea & Baby, Cruise and Apex. In 1965 it was back to gospel with the Gospel Travellers for a time. In the 1970’s he spent five years in the house band at Theresa’s Tavern, which often meant playing with Junior Wells.

1979 found Byther Smith determined to make it under his own name and a steady stream of coast to coast gigging and touring commenced. He made several recordings and his releases, “Addressing the nation with the blues” (JSP) and “Housefire” and “I’m a mad man” (both on Bullseye), were very successful. Byther released three CDs (“Mississippi Kid”, All Night Long and Hold that train) on Delmark Records. During the years Byther Smith has toured all over the world. In Europe several times, among others as a member of the Chicago Blues Festival. Byther Smith did several very successful European tours between Nov ’94 and Sept ’99. During these tours he performed in Holland, Belgium, Germany, France, Norway, Sweden and the UK. Byther released two CDs on Black and Tan Records; Smitty’s Blues (2001) and Throw Away The Book (2004).

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